George Bogatko asked:

> Out of curiosity, is the tape an old tape?  Cassette tape, like
> any other magnetic media, suffers data loss over time.

While this can be a problem with any cassette tapes, due to poor
handling and storage, I have not experienced it.  I have old original
Pianocorder tapes, newly created tapes and I also utilize direct play
from the computer using a CD adapter in the Pianocorder cassette deck.
Because this particular problem was high resistance in the
record/playback switch, it affected all of these systems.

> Has the information from these tapes been converted to something more
> stable?  I would hate to think that we are faced with yet another
> mechanical control media that is failing and not being preserved.

Not to worry; virtually the entire Pianocorder Library has been
transferred to Midi and cleaned up as needed, by a computer genius who
shall remain nameless at this time.  (Not me).

Tom Lear
San Francisco, Ca.