On Oct 4, 2011, at 3:46 PM, wrote:
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>> This problem takes me all the way back to the origins of tape editing
>> with editing blocks which had an angled cutting slot.
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> Exactly. A 45-degree splice on quarter-inch tape at 7.5 ips is 33 ms--per=
fect.
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> -Dan
Perfect for editing mono audio. But using the 45 degree angle cut on stereo=
material produced a noticeable ping-pong effect at the splice, where one c=
hannel would transition slightly before the other. So the steeper angle cut=
was added to the edit block to minimize that effect. Joel Tall, the invent=
or of the EdiTall blocks, said that he set that angle to give a good crossf=
ade with no ping-pong for stereo at 15 ips. This is more like a 10ms crossf=
ade.
Even with the crossfades created by the angled splices, clicks would someti=
mes be created at edit points. This was usually traced to using a magnetize=
d razor blade. Something I'm glad has been relegated to the dustbin of hist=
ory!
--Flawn
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