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This is the tedious work behind your favorite music that you rarely get to see. When i was an engineers apprentice, this was the sound that accompanied the start of every morning. In this video a studio apprentice is adjusting the calibration and alignment of the Studer A80 tape machine at Omega Recording Studio. The MRL Calibration Tape plays a 1khz frequency at 250nWb/m. The Weber is the unit of magnetic flux, or in layman’s terms, magnetic strength. It is an important measurement for getting signals on and off of magnetic tape (whether digital or analog). One Weber is much too large a unit to be relevant with tape recorders, so the nanoweber (one billionth of a Weber) is a standard unit of measurement. The recorded level of tape is expressed in nanowebers per meter of tape. Especially in analog recording, the signal level to tape is a critical component in the performance of the tape. Too high a level, and you get distortion and lack of headroom, but with too low a level, your signal-to-noise is compromised. The proper recording level for tape depends a lot on the formulation of the tape and the electrical/magnetic characteristics of the recorder. Recorders are thus aligned using standard reference tapes containing tones at known levels rated in nanowebers per meter. Once the machine is calibrated to a reference, it becomes possible to optimize its levels for the particular formulation of tape desired through another alignment procedure. Recording to tape is just as much an artform as making the music itself.
analog horror is commonly characterized by low-fidelity graphics, cryptic messages, and visual styles reminiscent of late 20th-century television and analog recordings. it is named "analog horror" because of its aesthetic incorporation of elements related to analog electronics, such as analog television and VHS, the latter being an analog method of recording video. analog horror could be regarded as a type of creepypasta.
I think horror podcasts should make cassette tapes of their shows.
Just the thought of pretending to put some "random" cassette into a seemingly old cassette player and listening to the horrors unfold is something I crave.
(Here it is! Apologies, this is my first time creating a full on video, so it's probably crap. You can pause to read stuff)
Elaborating on Stage 5; If you've seen the "blood coming out of Edward's whistle" scene from shed 17, the engine will bleed out of any hole, port and valve in its body, so imagine an engine whistling. Instead of steam, there will be gallons of blood coming out. It's really painful for the engine as they're developing blood circulation in their body.
If anyone wants me to explain any stages like...stage 6...lemme know ^w^
(art by @hangedmin, vizz the vhs designed by @ritamortis)
Are you looking for a fun, smaller server to talk about your favorite analog/digital horror series?
LOOK NO FURTHER! We’re the VHS and Digital Horror Fan Server, and we’re looking for new members! This server is intended to be space to chill, discuss theories, and share fan-art with other members of the community in a more controlled space. People who regularly take part in discussion are encouraged to join, but if you’re here to lurk, that’s just fine!
Server topics are, but not limited to series like The Walten Files, Harmony & Horror, Chezzkids, Andy’s Apple Farm, Shipwrecked 64, Lacey Games, and many more! A full channel list can be found below.
THIS IS A PRIVATE SERVER! In order to gain access, please DM/send an ask to me ( @grimkid ), @hangedmin, or @ritamortis, or reply/interact with this post and I’ll reach out to you!
YOU WILL NOT BE GIVEN ACCESS IF YOU MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
are under 15 / have no age in bio, (primarily) NSFW blogs, racist, basic dni / lgbtqphobic (this includes terfs / transmeds / anti-neopronouns), zionist/pro-israel, discourse account in general, pro-ship / “anti-anti”, MAP/NOMAP / blank blogs, blogs with little to nothing on them. if you post shit abt vivziepop/south park/dsmp/etc also we probably will not allow access to you.
Wanna get a taste of what we’re about before you join? Check out our OOC blog, @ooc-vhscord!
SERVER TOPIC LIST:
(please note that fnaf-vhs is for the subsection of analog horror that fits the description, and not for the series made by squimpus. that series is not tolerated in the server alongside series like urbanspook. due to the recent allegations towards alex kister, we have closed the mandela catalogue channel.)
Watched the premiere, loved most if not all of it. Started inking a Bon from the beginning while watching, but by the end I knew I had to add the new man behind the mask.