The problem with analog tape-to-tape copies is that sound quality lowers and spurious noises are also copied and more are generated into each new consecutive copy generation. In theory, it is fairly simple duplicating a tape. Just for the record, I do not condone any such conduct but, for experimental and interest reasons, I wanted to ask. ![]() the Nakamichi Dragon or the Pioneer CT-F1250). Out of interest, if one had access to a good hi-fi unit (I did not) could one actually make a duplicate, or did they have other protecting in place? I note there where some very sophisticated tape units available at the time (or soon after) which I understand could give CD a run for its money (e.g. It may be that it was very short or my bad memory. Strangely I seem to remember being able to make a copy of something I had written in BASIC, saved to tape, duplicated, and then had no problems loading. From memory they would suffer from "flutter", I think it is called, or was it wow (or both). I connected them up and tried to make a copy but they would bum out soon after starting. I had two of those external 5-1/4 inch-drive sized tape units (this kind of thing). ![]() We did try and make duplicates of the tapes (yes, I know, but we were ten and had no concept of piracy). ![]() Back when I had a ZX Spectrum 48K, I had a friend that had a 128K and we would swap games for the weekend from time to time.
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