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I tried to record music onto a cassette tape using modern tech

12 points by rockbruno

by gattilorenz

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Tbh this was somewhat underwhelming… I expected using a microcontroller+motor to replace the mechanisms of a regular cassette mechanism, or some other uses of modern tech for the cassette.
Instead, it’s just… a tape recorder connected, in a somewhat convoluted way, to spotify.

by RetroTechie

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I wonder how many of these small tape recorders still exist in the world today. They used to be ubiquitous back in the day. But surely a big % must have been dumped in the trash or a recycling bin @ some point.
Wouldn't surprise me if there'd be a viable market for such devices brandnew. Not just for nostalgic greybeards, also younger folks unfamiliar with yesteryear's tech & curious about it.

by tanseydavid

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This takes me back to the frustrations of trying to record band rehearsals in small spaces using the built-in-mic (a very long time ago).
Poor fidelity of cassette tape medium was the least of the issues. The biggest problem was the built in mic's inability to handle the overall volume.
Lots of experimentation with placement of the recorder (and thus mic) within the rehearsal space would eventually yield results that were no longer useless -- but still pretty, pretty bad. I do not miss cassette.
To be honest I don't really even miss analog -- but this comes to down convenience and flexibility rather than fidelity comparisons.
Said another way: there are no analog DAWs (a redundant and captain-obvious statement, I do realize).

by HardwareLust

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