I wasn't sure the right place to post this(it is Philly related anyway) but the vcr cassette wont play unless I hit the vcr menu feature and that screen remains up the whole time. I'm wondering if it was due to a different vcr unit. Is there a way to possibly fix that? It is a good aircheck too. BTW, when the menu screen is up I have to switch it off in order to ff or rewind or any other function to move the cassette along.
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I found an old 2003/2004 Oldies 98.1 aircheck...
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Many vcr's work different, what brand and model do you have? If the WOGL aircheck is audio only does it matter what is on the video screen?
stevations said:Many vcr's work different, what brand and model do you have? If the WOGL aircheck is audio only does it matter what is on the video screen?
It is a Sony SLV-N750. The issue with the video screen is that it has to stay on the menu and in order to do any of the tape functions, I'd have to exit out of menu mode. Once I'm out of menu mode I lose the recorded audio.
Nick said:If you can, post it online and share the wealth!
If I knew how(novice at that stuff) I'd definitely give it whirl.
You're doing something wrong, man. You don't need a monitor. Just hook up the RCA cables from audio out into any stereo system input, and push the play button on the VCR. Whatever audio is on that tape will be heard. If not, there's something wrong with your VCR, and you should use a different one.
Find a good piece of audio recording software. People seem to like Audacity. Plug the RCA out of your VCR into the "line in" on your computer's sound card. Do what you have to do to get the audio playing on the VCR, and then use the software to record on your computer.
Once it's on your computer, you shouldn't have to play the actual tape ever again.
Once it's on your computer, you shouldn't have to play the actual tape ever again.
I'll try my best not to sound like an '80s/'90s-era video geek...
Sounds to me like you recorded the tape either without a clean video signal (you had an audio input but had no "burst" on the video)-- or maybe even without a "control track." If the machine you taped this on was made after the late '80s, chances are there is a control track no matter what. The unit you're trying to play this on is probably a newer one; some of them get finicky when trying to play a tape without a video signal-- and automatically cut the audio out to avoid the consumer's having to hear the obnoxious "roaring" sound. When you pull up the unit's own menu, you're likely "tricking" the machine by giving it a temporary video signal-- unmuting the audio for the time being.
Before transferring the audio, I'd find a different VCR for playback. If you recorded it in Hi-Fi (it'll sound like crap if you didn't), the sound information is actually embedded in the video track-- not the audio one. To get the fidelity, you'll need a VHS machine that'll play the full video track even if it has no signal to lock onto. Tracking will be problematic, but not impossible.
That all being said...
Injecting the Philadelphia Radio content back into the thread, what pray tell was WOGL running in 2003 that was so amazing people are asking you to "share the wealth" online? I can't imagine anything of earth-shattering import that could be worth preserving on that tape, aside from the obvious possibility a Hyski or Nettleton shift is included. And even then, this would be around the time this radio station began to sound very, very boring.
But to each his own. Good luck with the transfer.
Sounds to me like you recorded the tape either without a clean video signal (you had an audio input but had no "burst" on the video)-- or maybe even without a "control track." If the machine you taped this on was made after the late '80s, chances are there is a control track no matter what. The unit you're trying to play this on is probably a newer one; some of them get finicky when trying to play a tape without a video signal-- and automatically cut the audio out to avoid the consumer's having to hear the obnoxious "roaring" sound. When you pull up the unit's own menu, you're likely "tricking" the machine by giving it a temporary video signal-- unmuting the audio for the time being.
Before transferring the audio, I'd find a different VCR for playback. If you recorded it in Hi-Fi (it'll sound like crap if you didn't), the sound information is actually embedded in the video track-- not the audio one. To get the fidelity, you'll need a VHS machine that'll play the full video track even if it has no signal to lock onto. Tracking will be problematic, but not impossible.
That all being said...
Injecting the Philadelphia Radio content back into the thread, what pray tell was WOGL running in 2003 that was so amazing people are asking you to "share the wealth" online? I can't imagine anything of earth-shattering import that could be worth preserving on that tape, aside from the obvious possibility a Hyski or Nettleton shift is included. And even then, this would be around the time this radio station began to sound very, very boring.
But to each his own. Good luck with the transfer.
I have Rockin' Ron Cade and Don Cannon on this cassette. The Don Cannon portion looks to be the entire show.
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