On 3 oct, 14:35, (Brad) wrote:
Hi,

I have been recording audio cassettes (family gatherings & my kids) into
MP3 files.

Unfortunately one of these cassettes is Ampex (problem brand) with a
history of "drag". I removed the tape and put it in a new cassette case,
but it wasn't a complete "fix".

you probably have sticky shed syndrome - the tape has hydrolised.
playing the tape on a good quality machine which has a simpler tape
path (ie.e without any extra autostop levers etc) may help. if the
contents are valuable you may have to bake it to get it playable.
Google is your friend!
-B