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30th Jan 2015, 4:09 PM
	Neil Forbes Rock, Country or R. & B. - Classic Hits for me! Member since Dec 2014 252 Points	Trainman wrote: Actually, one of the biggest problems with 8 tracks (apart from the lousy fidelity) was often the jump from one track to the next occurred right in the middle of a song! That's because there was only so much tape in the cartridge. The tape speed was 3.75 inches per second(or 3 and 3-quarters if you prefer) and the amount of tape was for one pass of 20 minutes(multiplied by four "programmes" gives the same as a CD-R in today's technology. The tape width was (I think) one inch across, same as a VHS videotape, maybe less, so the audio track pairs were probably slightly narrower than on a regular compact cassette.. The cutting of a song in half? that happened on cassettes too on occasion, a result of bad planning and not providing enough tape for the album.

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