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I’ve been having an issue I’m at a loss to explain; I use a Eumig Mark S 810 D Projector, and have two Super 8 sound films. Before a little while ago, both of their soundtracks played back perfectly. But, rather suddenly, they have begun to “waver” for lack of a better word; the sound with suddenly get very quiet, then shoot back up to normal, then quiet again. From what I can tell, the pattern is completely random (i.e., its not a stable up-down-up-down pattern) but doesn’t change each time I run the films. But as the films progress, the effect gradually disappears and the sound plays back normally. I’ve looked inside the projector to see if thats where the problem lies, but due to my inexperience with projector maintenance I didn’t get very far. To me, all signs point to the point to the films themselves being the issue. My best theory is that the stripes somehow got too close to a magnet which erased parts of the sound, but that doesn't explain the intermittent nature of the problem or the fact that it goes away about halfway through the films. I’m wondering if anyone here has some insight?
I’ve been having an issue I’m at a loss to explain; I use a Eumig Mark S 810 D Projector, and have two Super 8 sound films. Before a little while ago, both of their soundtracks played back perfectly. But, rather suddenly, they have begun to “waver” for lack of a better word; the sound with suddenly get very quiet, then shoot back up to normal, then quiet again. From what I can tell, the pattern is completely random (i.e., its not a stable up-down-up-down pattern) but doesn’t change each time I run the films. But as the films progress, the effect gradually disappears and the sound plays back normally. I’ve looked inside the projector to see if thats where the problem lies, but due to my inexperience with projector maintenance I didn’t get very far. To me, all signs point to the point to the films themselves being the issue. My best theory is that the stripes somehow got too close to a magnet which erased parts of the sound, but that doesn't explain the intermittent nature of the problem or the fact that it goes away about halfway through the films. I’m wondering if anyone here has some insight?
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