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I did this all the time... even used a double cassette deck to make copies... azimuth was the problem if the heads were aligned different.. so you used a small
by HNDen21 1y ago
I did this all the time... even used a double cassette deck to make copies... azimuth was the problem if the heads were aligned different.. so you used a small screwdriver and the top of the cassette had a small opening, this is where you had to align the heads by listening till it didn't sound distorted.. fun times
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- saltysalt 1y agoOh nice, I never knew about that!
- makeset 1y agoThen came a nifty upgrade called "LED control" which installed a red LED next to that screw so all you had to do was turn until it was brightest, significantly reducing ?LOAD ERROR. Good times.
- HNDen21 1y agoYep, there was also a program where a red line would be on your monitor and you had to turn the screw until the line was completely flat
- j_french 1y agoFrom what I remember I had a decent amount of success copying games using a twin tape deck for my amstrad 464. I ended up passing on the amstrad to a colleague over a decade ago, who since moved to the US and is almost certainly on here. If you see this Jim, I found the manual!