Some random ideas:::: Play the tape on a different VCR and see if it does the same thing.
Some VCRs allow you to switch between hifi sound and linear audio tracks. Maybe the noise is on one and not the other. The picture is okay, and does not jump when the popping noises happen? You cannot clean a VHS tape. You can insert a cleaning tape into the machine and see if that helps, but if the noise is in the same place on the tape every time, the problem is with the tape. It's possible that the tape was placed near a magnetic field; on a speaker or TV, which could cause some erasure. You could have worn it out if you played it alot, like a hundred times. Or if you left it on 'pause' for too long. Last resort, you may have to buy another one, or record it if TRIO shows it again. RR Josh Eubank wrote: > Here's what's up: > > Back in September, I purchased Painting with Words and Music on VHS! Until > earlier this week the tape has played fine, but now for some unexplainable > reason, now on the songs Night Ride Home and The Crazy Cries Of Love, I now > have what I can only describe as a popping sound on each track that's just > quick! It just sounds and then no more! How could it have happened? Can I > clean it in any way...Like I said, these sounds were deffinitly not there when > I bought it originally! Anyone have any suggestions! I don't want to have to > pay another $20 to replace it you know? Any thought anyone on the list has > would be great! This is a very frustrating situation! Thanks a lot, The rest > of the tape is fine, but it pains me to think I'd have to live with it > especially when I don't know where it came from! Can this weird kind of thing > sometimes happen with videos especially when they're ones you play a lot? > Basically, what I'm saying here is that I don't like these new sounds, and I > want to get rid of them without buying another copy! Any way to do that? > > Josh > > P.s. Ken, if you get this email as well, could you reply with your thoughts! > Your real knoledgable! Thanks.
