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Phillip[_3_] Phillip[_3_] is offline
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Default Wow and flutter on cassette tape + loss of high frequency

Thanks for the reply Richard!
Do you mean when it was recorded or upon playback today?

When it was recorded, as it's not at the player's fault (it sounds the
same on other decks).
Does it always happen in the same place regardless of where
you start and stop today?

It happens in the same place, regardless...
...then you may have a chance at recovery. But if it was recorded
onto the tape, then it is what it is.

Sounds fair enough.
Are you saying that these brief episodes of clarity are free
of wow and flutter? That seems pretty unusual.

That's pretty much what it is - and these brief episodes of clarity
are related to the pause and restart of the recording deck (sounds the
same on other decks with playback).

If you're interested in hearing part of a song where you can hear all
parts of the problem, I'll upload it. But it does make sense however,
that since all is at the recorder's fault, no luck. It's not a rare
gem or anything though...

Cheers!