I would like to measure my cassette deck when I get it restored with new belts, and probably checking the turntable too at some point, and thought I would ask where to find a suitable smart-phone app that can do it, if such exists.
Found these two apps on Google Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.AM.AM.RPMSpeed&hl=en_US
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vinylrpm&hl=en_US
But these seem to be aimed at turntables only, can one use any of these for cassette deck measurements, or do anyone know of an app that can specifically measure cassette deck W&F ?
I assume the measurements have to be done in conjunction with a prerecorded calibration cassette / vinyl.
Thanks
ps. some links to useful SW etc.
The latest version 8 of the WFGUI program by Alex Freed, ANT Audio
http://www.ant-audio.co.uk/index.php?cat=post&qry=library
http://www.ant-audio.co.uk/Tape_Recording/Service/wfgui_8.zip
edit: BTW sources for calibration cassettes and vinyls would be good too, of course Ebay have a lot of stuff as usually but not sure of the quality so recommendations are welcome.
Found these two apps on Google Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.AM.AM.RPMSpeed&hl=en_US
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vinylrpm&hl=en_US
But these seem to be aimed at turntables only, can one use any of these for cassette deck measurements, or do anyone know of an app that can specifically measure cassette deck W&F ?
I assume the measurements have to be done in conjunction with a prerecorded calibration cassette / vinyl.
Thanks
ps. some links to useful SW etc.
The latest version 8 of the WFGUI program by Alex Freed, ANT Audio
http://www.ant-audio.co.uk/index.php?cat=post&qry=library
http://www.ant-audio.co.uk/Tape_Recording/Service/wfgui_8.zip
edit: BTW sources for calibration cassettes and vinyls would be good too, of course Ebay have a lot of stuff as usually but not sure of the quality so recommendations are welcome.
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The app I looked at uses the gyroscope in the phone to measure rpm etc - you put the phone on the turntable. I haven’t seen one for cassette
Brian
Brian
Thanks Brian.
I will add just some additional calibration cassette tape related info here so I don't forget it.
Found a thread on Tapeheads forum recommending warmly a German by name Haspeter Roth who sells high quality calibration tapes on his eBay page.
https://www.tapeheads.net/threads/hanspeter-roth-cassettes.90622/
https://www.ebay.com/usr/hanspeterroth
https://luckyx02.de/kalibrier-cassetten-von-hanspeter-roth/
Another one is ANT Audio in UK, bu they are out of tapes until end July 2024.
http://www.ant-audio.co.uk/index.php?cat=post&qry=alignment_tapes
Cassette tape measurements: How The Test Was Done
https://audiochrome.blogspot.com/2019/12/cassette-tape-comparative-measurements.html
I will add just some additional calibration cassette tape related info here so I don't forget it.
Found a thread on Tapeheads forum recommending warmly a German by name Haspeter Roth who sells high quality calibration tapes on his eBay page.
https://www.tapeheads.net/threads/hanspeter-roth-cassettes.90622/
https://www.ebay.com/usr/hanspeterroth
https://luckyx02.de/kalibrier-cassetten-von-hanspeter-roth/
Another one is ANT Audio in UK, bu they are out of tapes until end July 2024.
http://www.ant-audio.co.uk/index.php?cat=post&qry=alignment_tapes
Cassette tape measurements: How The Test Was Done
https://audiochrome.blogspot.com/2019/12/cassette-tape-comparative-measurements.html
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