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Oddity Archive: Episode 280.2 – Ben A.’s Mystery Tapes (Patreon)

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2024-05-15 14:34:22
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Trying something a little different this week. In the past, I've kicked around the idea of scanning through my backlog of off-air VHS and Betamax tapes in a livestream. Of course, copyright and potentially illicit material are the primary factors behind NOT doing livestreams with that stuff. So, for an experiment, I've recorded an evening's worth of tape cataloging as if it were a livestream, then cut it down to remove anything YouTube might have heartburn with and confine things to those moments where things are actually happening.

Having said that, I had kicked around the idea of doing one of those YouTube "premieres"--where it gets treated as a livestream (even if it's pre-recorded). Problem is, it makes the video 100% private beforehand, so I can't give y'all first crack at it.

Nonetheless, let's see how well this goes over...

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Oddity Archive: Episode 280.2 – Ben A.’s Mystery Tapes (A Not-So-Livestream)

An unintentional episode of Oddity Archive…After Dark…in the most literal sense. Visit our website at http://www.oddityarchive.com Social Media: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/oddityarchive Twitter/X: @oddityarchive Help out the Archive by making a monthly donation to our ongoing Patreon campaign. Visit the campaign at http://www.patreon.com/oddityarchive

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Jen Gibbons

I liked this- I enjoy these behind-the-scenes glimpses into how your show is made. It is obvious that you put a great deal of time, effort, research and scrutiny into what you do.

Ben A.

I always love these "behind the scenes" episodes - even when they don't involve my tapes. They're an interesting look into what goes into digging up content for Archive, and very relatable for those of us who also dabble in preserving off-air stuff... I suppose the R2R tape needs some explanation... That was found buried in a drawer at an AM transmitter site I used to work on. The studios were in that building as well at one time, so I can only figure the "left-wing collage" was made by a very bored board op. As I recall, though, the collage only occupies the first few minutes of the tape. The remainder is a series of network news segments, which sound like they were recorded raw off a satellite feed. There was an old receiver with Mutual's logo languishing in a rack at that site when I worked there, so maybe that's where they were recorded from? As far as the tape format goes, my best guess is half-track stereo operated as two independent mono tracks. When I played around with it on my Akai GX-220D, IIRC both tracks played in reverse when I flipped the tape over.

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Got it. Of course, I only made it a few minutes into the tape in the name of keeping things moving. Thanks again for sending in those tapes!