Guess I've been thinking about cassettes more and more after seeing one of the vids from John DeVore's YouTube channel. He spends a few minutes showing different tapes--from shows that he recorded, from bands he was in--and talking about their appeal. It isn't an argument for fidelity so much as an appreciation for the way that they create a very personal archive.
I wasn't in a band, but I recorded my radio shows in college. It was the late 90s and a tiny, tiny station that broadcast in AM. (Sheesh, now that I'm thinking about it, I remember two Technics SP-10s in the booth, though I never saw anyone use them.) I loved the feel of Maxell XLII cassettes and I think that you could buy them in the college bookstore, so I used them almost exclusively.
My recordings are pretty terrible, but it's been a lot of fun listening this afternoon on this Nak that I've had at the back of the closet for forever. I got it nonworking and decided today (what's a Friday in late May for, anyway?) to troubleshoot a bit. It works well enough now, though I'm planning to order a belt and idler kit for the sake of longevity.
And I have a couple of cassettes that I bought from artists on Bandcamp because they didn't offer any other physical media. So I guess I can listen to those now?
I wasn't in a band, but I recorded my radio shows in college. It was the late 90s and a tiny, tiny station that broadcast in AM. (Sheesh, now that I'm thinking about it, I remember two Technics SP-10s in the booth, though I never saw anyone use them.) I loved the feel of Maxell XLII cassettes and I think that you could buy them in the college bookstore, so I used them almost exclusively.
My recordings are pretty terrible, but it's been a lot of fun listening this afternoon on this Nak that I've had at the back of the closet for forever. I got it nonworking and decided today (what's a Friday in late May for, anyway?) to troubleshoot a bit. It works well enough now, though I'm planning to order a belt and idler kit for the sake of longevity.
And I have a couple of cassettes that I bought from artists on Bandcamp because they didn't offer any other physical media. So I guess I can listen to those now?