Erase before recording onto tape?

[Alex Coleman]

Does it make any noticeable difference to erase a cassette tape
before recording onto it?

What about in the case of video cassette records where the recording
density is quite high?

[Todd H.]

Alex Coleman > writes:
> Does it make any noticeable difference to erase a cassette tape
> before recording onto it?
>
> What about in the case of video cassette records where the recording
> density is quite high?

It can in cassette and video. More so if a given unit's erase head
isn't terribly beefy.

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[Mike O'Sullivan]

Alex Coleman wrote:
> Does it make any noticeable difference to erase a cassette tape
> before recording onto it?

It would probably be beneficial if you use a bulk eraser, rather than
just recording over the existing material.

[Arny Krueger]

"Alex Coleman" > wrote in message


> Does it make any noticeable difference to erase a
> cassette tape before recording onto it?

Depends. There have definately been some cassette machines
that couldn't fully erase a tape when recording over it. One
source of problems is the narrow tracks.

> What about in the case of video cassette records where
> the recording density is quite high?

Never saw that problem with VCRs. I time-shifted vigorously
with VCRs up until this year, which involved reusing tapes
until they physically broke.