Re: Akai blank cassette question

Ron Capik wrote:


> Sorry, non responsive. Please try again (In your
> own words.)


Okay here it is:

My favorite analog audio storage medium consist of the optical 
equivalent of magnetic tape. It is similar to the optical tracks of old 
analog B&W films -- except without the video or any images. My optical 
tape records audio optically on a tape using variable-density encoding 
[not variable-area] and is monaural. As with any photography, the tape 
must not be exposed to light before recording or development and must 
not be exposed to extraneous light [light other than the optical audio 
signal] during or before recording/development. Such exposure will 
corrupt the film. After recording. The film is developed using 
photographic chemicals. This tape is like a reel-to-reel [i.e. not a 
cassette] film using optics and chemistry instead of magnetism.


Movietone kicks photophone's @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 because the former uses 
variable-density while the latter uses variable-area.

I've listened to both variable-density and variable-area. I prefer the 
former over the latter.

I don't have this analog audio storage device I described. It is
something I would like to have but I don't. While it is possible to make
this device, I am probably the only individual in the world who wants
it. Nobody else cares for something like this. This is mainly because I
am the only one who enjoys the artifacts associated with the
variable-density audio of old B&W movies. Most everyone else prefers VA
over VD. Not to mention, most also prefer magnetic over optical -- 
opposite of me.

The problem is my film device does not exist because there is no demand
for it. I am the only one in the world who cares to have such a device.
No one else has any interest in the audio quality of the old VD audio
tracks.

As for performance levels I would like the artifacts specifically
associated with VD tracks to be clearly noticeable without ruining the
musical quality of the audio.

Two things I do not want -- at all -- are any clipping or aliasing. At 
the same time, I want high-quality treble. I am a fan of treble but not 
bass. I do not want there to be any distortion that specifically results 
from sounds being too loud [e.g. clipping] or from the sounds being too 
high in frequency [e.g. aliasing]. Yet I still want all treble that any 
human can hear to be encoded. The film and the rest of the equipment 
should be able to handle at least 1.5x the loudest sound a human ear can 
be exposed to without any pain or damage. Treble response should be up 
to 40 kHz or higher while the clipping point should be at 140 dB or 
above. I want to record my soft-rock and smooth jazz songs [such as from 
Phil Collins/Steve Winwood] into such a device. I may prefer the 
high-clipping point of 140 dB, yet I don't like loud music. I hate the 
songs of Creed, Nine-Days, Limp Bizkit and other obnoxious boisterous 
psychos.

For some reason, I find the artifacts associated with B&W VD tracks to 
be appetizing. Even I can't understand why. It's something about the 
noise/distortions [other than those caused by excess 
amplitude/frequency] in VD that I enjoy. It's like the sound of fresh 
garlic bread baking in clay oven fueled by bituminous coal. That's the 
best description I can give.

I've listened to audio artifacts from very old B&W movies [which used
VD]. That's where I get my opinion. I've compared it with movies that
came out later [with VA instead of VD]. From there, is where I got my
preference for VD over VA.