David Hoadley
Stormtrack founder
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While recently copying 8-10 year old Mini-DV tapes (Sony DVC 60 LP-90) to DVD discs, there were repeated sound drop-outs, while playing from my Sony DCR-VX2000 to a Panasonic recorder. Video quality was unaffected. Sound would last a few seconds, then suddently silence a few seconds, then sound again, etc.. This occurred with several old tapes that have been kept in an air conditioned bank lock box, along with VHS & S-VHS tapes and slides. I have tried both a head cleaner and fast forwarding/reversing the tapes --but no improvement. When I played a more recent 2008 Mini-DV tape for comparison, kept in a basement room with a dehumidifier, it played perfectly with no sound problems.
Is there a generational sound loss that is unretrievable from old Mini-DV tapes? (I recently played and copied some 23-26 year old VHS tapes, and they played perfectly.)
Is there a generational sound loss that is unretrievable from old Mini-DV tapes? (I recently played and copied some 23-26 year old VHS tapes, and they played perfectly.)