On 13 May 2002 13:53:55 -0700, lcnickell@aol.com (LLOYD NICKELL) wrote:

>i've used many different tapes
>
>and have noticed on a few brands, that once they are recorded over a
>few times, the tape is affected
>
>i had one instance that you could see both programs on the tape, both
>being scrambled, and taking up their own sections
>
>
>but in general, i'd say it's ok to tape over, just get used to a good
>brand and stick with it
>
>also don't try shooting in another mode on same tape, this causes a
>lot of trouble- ( i.e. recording in sp, then recording over in lp)

I would guess that most (all?) of the difficulties you
report above are due to mixing tape brands with incompatible
lubricants - most users who avoid mixing tape brands
do not report these dropout problems...