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Are cassette tapes making a comeback?
Posted on 2/23/24 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 2/23/24 at 1:20 pm
I heard on my local TV station that Taylor Swift's new music will be on cassette.
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Posted on 2/23/24 at 1:24 pm to L1C4
Yes, has been for a few years. The youngsters love them.
This post was edited on 2/23/24 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 2/23/24 at 1:43 pm to L1C4
Yes. They’ve been a fad in brooklyn and Nashville for years now because poor musicians could find discarded recording equipment that recorded to tapes for next to nothing and make quality demos. They were literally finding these machines in basements and dumpsters. This led to hipster musicians trading cassettes birthing a whole scene.
I don’t get why non-musicians are using them, though. CD’s aren’t much more cumbersome and have way better audio quality. I guess it’s mostly a nostalgia driven fad revolving around the walkman.
I don’t get why non-musicians are using them, though. CD’s aren’t much more cumbersome and have way better audio quality. I guess it’s mostly a nostalgia driven fad revolving around the walkman.
Posted on 2/23/24 at 3:00 pm to L1C4
This is the first I've heard of any big name musician using them but a lot of the really underground niche bands have been releasing music on cassette for a few years now
Posted on 2/23/24 at 3:08 pm to L1C4
Music acts put them out as nostalgia pieces and as merch novelties—especially since there’s so little other interest/profit in physical media these days.
Posted on 2/23/24 at 3:14 pm to L1C4
I would have to dig in a couple of cabinets to see if i still have any machine that could play them.
Posted on 2/23/24 at 3:21 pm to AlxTgr
I still have a Pioneer double cassette deck. It might be time to dust it off and see if it still works, which I would guess it does
Posted on 2/23/24 at 4:22 pm to FredBear
I haven't seen a cassette player in years.
Car makers don't even put CD players in them now.
Car makers don't even put CD players in them now.
Posted on 2/23/24 at 5:39 pm to shutterspeed
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Music acts put them out as nostalgia pieces and as merch novelties—especially since there’s so little other interest/profit in physical media these days.
Some punk guy was saying bands were selling cassettes at live shows as a form of merchandise that wasn't a t-shirt. And the way everything goes in and out of style, it was time for them to get back in fashion.
I'm hoping CDs make a comeback soon. I think they're a superior listening experience to vinyl and you can play them in a lot more places, like your car or a Discman. And it's nice to own physical media and not give those shitty streaming companies a buck.
Posted on 2/23/24 at 5:46 pm to kingbob
It's not just nostalgia, it's the sounds.
Lo-fi isn't really lo-fi unless it's on used consumer cassette
Lo-fi isn't really lo-fi unless it's on used consumer cassette
Posted on 2/24/24 at 2:20 pm to Gaggle
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Lo-fi isn't really lo-fi unless it's on used consumer cassette
And it's not really really lo-fi unless you mix down your 4-track to one track then add 2 more tracks and then mix all that down to one track. There's no way to sonically match that beautiful shittiness with modern tech.
Posted on 2/24/24 at 6:44 pm to deeprig9
Bad take. Comparing SOTA 1960's to SOTA 2020's recording technology is like comparing oranges to Pluto.
Regardless, Geoff Martin was able to create an amazing recording based on his father's 1960's Beatles master tapes. Proof? Take a listen to the Love SACD.
Regardless, Geoff Martin was able to create an amazing recording based on his father's 1960's Beatles master tapes. Proof? Take a listen to the Love SACD.
Posted on 2/24/24 at 6:55 pm to Gaggle
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Lo-fi isn't really lo-fi unless it's on used consumer cassette
If you are referring to mass produced consumer cassettes, I agree. They sound like crap.
If you are referring to home recordings, my Nakamichi ZX-7 produces excellent tapes. My kids, with much better ears than mine, can't tell the difference between source and tape. Of course, the ZX-7 is one of the absolute best cassette decks ever produced. IMHO, better than the ZX-9 and the GOAT Dragon.
Posted on 2/24/24 at 7:04 pm to au7342
I don't think you understand. They want it to sound "bad". It's an 80s/90s aesthetic
Posted on 2/24/24 at 7:29 pm to Gaggle
Understand. They are doing it intentionally. Nothing like severe HF rolloff due to high speed duplicating using cheap tape.
Posted on 2/25/24 at 7:46 am to Zappas Stache
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Yes, has been for a few years. The youngsters love them.
The nostalgia for crappy replay mediums is always astounding. How long until 8-tracks make a comeback?
Posted on 2/25/24 at 2:41 pm to L1C4
Elton John released his last album "The Lockdown Sessions" sometime in 2021 in LP, CD & cassette formats. I remember fans at the EJ Fan Club were bitchin' why bother buying in cassette format., nobody's buying that. Who's got a tape player nowadays?
Then the official EJ Store was selling the album in bundles so you were forced to get at least a cassette. Long story short, I still have the unopened cassette tape as decoration on my bookshelf.
Then the official EJ Store was selling the album in bundles so you were forced to get at least a cassette. Long story short, I still have the unopened cassette tape as decoration on my bookshelf.
Posted on 2/26/24 at 7:44 am to Palomitz
It's a fad.
The people buying them are too young to remember that horrible tape hiss and the gradual, inevitable degradation of sound quality.
I'm nostalgic about some things. Cassettes will never be one.
The people buying them are too young to remember that horrible tape hiss and the gradual, inevitable degradation of sound quality.
I'm nostalgic about some things. Cassettes will never be one.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 2:33 pm to L1C4
Sure bring them back. I have fond memories like Diver Down crinkling up after leaving in a hot car. And manually rolling out tangled tape with my little finger. Having to fast forward or rewind to hear a song.
Albums at least sound different and often better in some ways than digital.
Albums at least sound different and often better in some ways than digital.
This post was edited on 2/27/24 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 2/28/24 at 5:32 am to FredBear
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I still have a Pioneer double cassette deck. It might be time to dust it off and see if it still works, which I would guess it does
Amazon still has you covered baw.....
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