If you store your tapes in a box, find some of those Silica Gel packs that you see in boxes of stuff shipped from Japan to pack in with the tapes. Silica Gel is a desiccant and will lengthen the storage time of modern tapes as humidity is what causes analog tape to shed.
Potential problems w/ commercial open reel tapes
I just bought a reel to reel machine because I have a few tapes of music I made in the 70's while in music school that I want to transfer to CD. When I dug the tapes out of a box in storage (climate controlled, thankfully), I (re)discovered my modest collection of pre-recorded reel to reel tapes I bought 20+ years ago. I'm thinking of seeing how these things sound compared to CDs etc., which could involve playing them a fair bit.
My question is this: Will these commercial, pre-recorded tapes from the 60s and 70s likely hold up to being played back from time to time? Or do I need to dub them onto CD and play the CDs, instead (which would, of course, partly defeat the purpose of enjoying some serious analog sound)?
Many thanks
My question is this: Will these commercial, pre-recorded tapes from the 60s and 70s likely hold up to being played back from time to time? Or do I need to dub them onto CD and play the CDs, instead (which would, of course, partly defeat the purpose of enjoying some serious analog sound)?
Many thanks