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09/30/2018 found tape - warped goodbye

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ChrisReierson

October 1st, 2018

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Excerpt from 1/4" tape found in a Channel Master "Small Talk" reel-to-reel tape recorder I bought on 09/30/2018. Material is dated to 1972.

The moving parts on this unit, as to be expected, were weak and temperamental, so there's a lot of motor noise to be heard. I still had a much easier time getting audio from this recorder than I did with the Grundig, and comparatively this recorder sounds much better.

This excerpt is from the end of one side; it was probably meant to be funny, but the warped tape speeds and abrupt end give it a more sinister vibe.

see also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na_Na_Hey_Hey_Kiss_Him_Goodbye

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analog
found
found-sound
human
kiss-him-goodbye
reel
sound
speech
tape

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Wave (.wav)

Duration

0:16.443

File size

2.8 MB

Sample rate

44100.0 Hz

Bit depth

16 bit

Channels

Stereo

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n4a1q5e2

1 month, 3 weeks ago

That last part, turning off is cool

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