The All Things Tape Thread

[Ruiner]

Repurposing this thread to discuss anything tape. Real tape delays, reel to reel, strange contraptions or techniques with tape, looping tape, lofi recording, playing 4 track recorders as an instrument, etc etc etc.

Really I just want a place to store all this stuff so i can find it again but it'd be awesome if anyone has a similar love for all things tape would like to join in and contribute!


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This is really cool, i want one. Some similar creations out there and even products but i like the functionality of this. Eventually he's going to be creating a kickstarter once he has a 3d printed product based on this.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LkZMmxRAB8[/youtube]

[moid]

That's pretty cool - a guitar through that as a duet with some delay on top would be really fun. Thanks for posting

[fever606]

See also: Landscape HC-TT and Music Thing Modular Magnetophone...

The HC-TT is a lot of fun with tape loops...

[Ruiner]

This is amazing and total goals for me. I could sit there and do that for hours and be a happy man. Also, this guy is incredible with tape. Check out his YouTube channel and instagram for all sorts of crazy tape things.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPy6djIrBfo[/youtube]

[popvulture]

I have a Tascam 388. Thought about selling it but recently decided to keep it for the time being, because my bandmate's face got so incredibly sad when I told him I was considering letting it go

It's gonna be slow-going, but I'll throw any progress reports of using it up here.

[Ruiner]

I have a Tascam 388. Thought about selling it but recently decided to keep it for the time being, because my bandmate's face got so incredibly sad when I told him I was considering letting it go

It's gonna be slow-going, but I'll throw any progress reports of using it up here.

You have one of these!?!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ1o1RZr2hE[/youtube]

That is so cool! I have not seen those yet... let me know if you decide to sell it.... i'm sure it's very easy to ship

[actual]

Old Tascam mixers are cool.

[Ruiner]

This is my current tape lineup and a sample of each:



[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgce29RdW6Y[/youtube]



[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jPXsvWDNIk[/youtube]

(note: i don't have the space echo anymore)


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BSSUFbmMDM[/youtube]



[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51zUWQ_Up44[/youtube]



[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeoOqce5oEc[/youtube]

[JonnyAngle]

I loved using tape to record. I'd still do it if I could.

[Ruiner]

I also love what Amulets does with 4 track tape recorders. Of course i discover him as soon as he leaves Austin and moves to Portland

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIiC0DSmLDE[/youtube]

[Jwar]

I loved using tape to record. I'd still do it if I could.

What's stopping you?

https://www.ebay.com/b/Micro-Cassette-V ... bn_1641557

[chrisdermo]

ARRR I love me some tape. I used to work with a couple of Studer A820's (one 1/4", one 1/2") and a 1/4" A80 at work every day. Lining those machines up was such a dream, and they sounded incredible.
Nowadays I only use tape as a hobby and have tended towards the complete other end of the scale, crappy fostex 4track and even crappier microcassette.... something about nostalgia for being a kid I think. I also like committing takes to tape so I can't fuss over a mix for days on end, it feels a lot more free creatively.
Also i've been on a big cassette binge this year, as someone who has to listen to music 8 hours of the day for work I tend to get listening fatigue quite a lot, but I find with cassettes it doesn't happen. Which is lovely! Not sure I'd like cassettes for rock/metal style music though, but it makes synthetic sounds really come to life.

[Ruiner]

ARRR I love me some tape. I used to work with a couple of Studer A820's (one 1/4", one 1/2") and a 1/4" A80 at work every day. Lining those machines up was such a dream, and they sounded incredible.
Nowadays I only use tape as a hobby and have tended towards the complete other end of the scale, crappy fostex 4track and even crappier microcassette.... something about nostalgia for being a kid I think. I also like committing takes to tape so I can't fuss over a mix for days on end, it feels a lot more free creatively.
Also i've been on a big cassette binge this year, as someone who has to listen to music 8 hours of the day for work I tend to get listening fatigue quite a lot, but I find with cassettes it doesn't happen. Which is lovely! Not sure I'd like cassettes for rock/metal style music though, but it makes synthetic sounds really come to life.

Agreed, i recently bought a tape deck and started collecting tapes solely to listen to at work. I would NOT want to listen to a rock/metal album on this medium. Ambient, noise, experimental, electronic music stuff sounds great on cassette IMO. The lofi quality and warmth adds a lot to specific styles of music. I love that i'm forced to listen to the whole thing if i don't want to fast forward through songs... it's almost freeing in a way in a music world full of so many choices and so easy to listen to 30 seconds of a song and move on without taking it in... especially taking in an entire album in one sitting rather than playlists.

[chrisdermo]

^^ yeah! I've gone back to intricately knowing full length albums because of this, rather than being hypercritical and dismissive of every track.

[Ruiner]

Finally scored one of these! And even cooler is it was owned by Alessandro Cortini from NIN!!