[sdiy] Tape head collage (pretty much not synth DIY, sorry)

[harrybissell]

OK Senso, bring it !!   :^P

Senso wrote:

> >The head with four pins is undoubtedly a stereo head, I'd suggest
> >using only one
> >half of the head.
>
> On the contrary. Running it over a tape collage, might have
> spectacular stereo effects.
> You could of course very simply make it mono/stereo switchable.
>

Problem is you are unlikely to get coherent sounds. Even a mono head will

probably transmit mush. You might get good at it, but stereo track size
would
REALLY be hard.

I'm gonna push you even farther now... I'd say that a Mono 1/4" track
might be the
best format, read with a cassette head.  Good chance to hear something
vaguely
intelligible.

In fact (new idea and useful) the smallest tape head would probably
suffer the least
azmuith  (so I speld it wrong, correct me :^) error

If you don't WANT semi-intelligibility, why use a tape head. Use the
solid state
replacement... a BBD   :^P

H^) harry