""Granma" Dave Schein II, CSO" wrote ...
I am converting a 3" 1/4" 4-track reel-tape to CD. Trouble is, the
beginning is playing back fast and high-pitched (hand-in-hand), but
the tail
is slow and low-pitched. This implies to me it is a section from a
larger
reel of tape, but on a small reel. I am currently capturing at
3.75ips.

You didn't state *how much* of a pitch change. If it is slight, it may
have been due to reel/hub size and tension issues, but if large, maybe
from an old hub-drive recorder?

Is there a way of balancing out the speed errors?

I'd capture it using CoolEdit/Audition and use the "Pitch Bender"
function where you can set the beginning and ending factor and
apply the change over the entire length of the capture. It even
shows you a graph of change vs. time so you can set up a non-
linear change if necessary.