Thread: Tape squeak/screech.

Does anyone have problem with this? I'm currently trying to rip tapes and some start to squeak usually about 5 mins before the end. By the time the tape ends its a very loud screech that copies over to the recording. Someone told me to fast forward/rewind the tape a few times before recording to make it taut - but this make no different or maybe makes it delay slightly or a tad quieter for a while.

Anyone know how to overcome this problem as I have some packs where it happens on every tape. I dont think its my player as others are fine.

ive had this acouple of times in the past and have just fast forward the tape like you mentioned, most of the time it worked. Sorry i cant be of more help

if FULLY winding back and forward both in the tape deck AND with a pencil dont stop it..
could be that the tape is wound too tightly or the wheels are strugging to turn easly

i always open up the tape and make sure the tape and the wheels are sitting correctly in the housing.

99% of the time that sorts it

Started trying to rip the United Dance tapes I received this week and its defintiely getting worse. It used to be small squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak near the end of the tape. Now its a squuuuuuuuuuueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkkkk k constantly and its starting earlier thro the tape. I think its the player as I'm convinced not all tapes could be that bad.

Gutted I cant rip, or even properly listen to the tapes yet.

i had this it was the tape player / cd player wasn't happy at all but i was in luck the other side on the tape player worked thank fuck mine is about 4-5 years old now just it dont go on the other side till i get a new 1