Vaulting Cassette Tapes and have a final question.


Hey!

I am putting away a large amount of analog cassette tapes and do not have the original cases for each of them. I plan to stuff them into a shoe box and store them away. My question is: Will the magnetism of the tapes adversely affect each other? In other words, will the tapes erase (partially or otherwise) each other?

Thanks!!!

Brad Day
Atlanta, GA
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Showing 1 response by goinbroke

Brad, the distance from one tape to the next is too great for the small amount of magnetism present in each cassette to affect the next. However, the same cannot be said for the many layers of tape wound within each cassete. In addition, magnetization is lost over time as reorientation occurs. This is true of any magnetic storage format, and for any magnet, for that matter. To answer your question, the answer is 'No', the tapes will not erase each other, but they will erase themselves over time. Twenty years from now, you will still be able to hear your treasured music...it just may not sound the way you remember. Hope that helps.