Why do cassette tapes squeak

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RockSolid87 Analog nut! The effect is a very high pitched squeaking noise which begins faintly and gets louder and louder. Cleaning the tape heads and tapes helps only for a couple of minutes. The squeaking noise comes back. Especially on long pieces and I did a number of very long pieces this is very annoying.

If anyone has found a remedy for this problem, please let me know. This problem can occur under certain circumstances even with well-adjusted machines and high-quality tapes. You can find out if this has happened by playing the tapes on a known good machine and see if the problem still occurs. There are two possible things to try in this case:. If all else fails, carefully use your finger or a felt pad to gently press the tape against the play head during playback.

Board index Hardware Other Stuff. Squealing audio cassette tapes. Post by CDK » 03 Dec Is it possible to loosen up an audio cassette tape so it will, rewind, fast forward, and play, smoother without binding up? Another thing is why do my cassette tapes squeal at certain points in the tape? Re: Squealing audio cassette tapes. Post by The Gryphon » 03 Dec Squealing cassettes usually occurs when the material that lines the cassette ages.

Some brands are famous for this problem A fix? Depends on the construction of the cassette ; if it is a glued one unlikely Post by Alecc41 » 03 Dec Before you play a tape, slap it into your hand, turn it over, and do it again.