A brief look is taken at several parameters of the erasing system of a magnetic tape recorder: head losses, remanence vs erasing current, and gap material and size. A re-recording phenomenon is studied, and some measuring problems are discussed.

Author: McKnight, John G.
Affiliation: Ampex Corporation, Audio Division, Sunnyvale, CA
AES Convention: 14 (October 1962) Paper Number: 243
Publication Date: October 1, 1962 Import into BibTeX
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