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Not only are heads still manufactured, a significant number of cassette recorders are also currently manufactured.

I have significant experience with lots and lots of old tape. Tape is very resilient. Failure in digital is catastrophic; even significant problems in a tape often still result in a viable playback for transfer. "Magnetic tape can physically degrade over time" is of course true as a general...

Cassettes are valid and viable today. IMO anyone who doesn’t note this is not thinking things through, not paying attention, and/or drinking the “more technology is better” kool-aid. Record a bunch of cassettes, put them in a shoebox somewhere, then fast-forward 40 years. Your tapes will still...

RE: sound quality- most people clearly do not care much about sound quality at all. I think for most everyday people, sound quality today surely is worse than it was in the cassette era. Soooo many people basically listen to music on their phone speakers and maybe earbuds. If they’re super into...

I would ask: Does is actually sound better *sonically*? Or is it just more compelling/have more appropriate artistry to it? The reason I ask, is because I’ve never heard a later remix by anyone that matches the original in terms of those elusive things like feel/vibe/mojo. Part of what you are...

Hmm your question doesn’t make any sense IMO. If it were me, I would use the MS16 for multitrack- connect the outputs there to the inputs in your mixer and monitor from the mixer. I would use the mike preamps on the 354 and feed their outputs to the inputs on the MS16 for recording. When it...

... basically if you set it up like I noted above- by pressing the buss switches in or out- you’d be switching from record to playback. As in- depress the buss switches for 1-4 in for recording, then out for monitoring w/ the buss switches for 5-8 in. Essentially turning the channels “off” and...

Maybe I’m missing something but- what are you trying to accomplish with the routing exactly? You could do something like assign tracks 1-4 to buss 1-2 (panned hard L-R) and tracks 5-8 to buss 3-4 (panned hard L-R). Press the buss buttons off/on, depending on what you want to hear. Use the buss...

Cassettes now available- https://trounrecords.bigcartel.com/product/dandelions

Thanks for listening

Thanks, JP- yep it's actually I think my favorite reverb I've ever used. Highly recommend the Vocal Master.

Mono indeed, and yes it was recorded live w/ just guitar/vocal. And THANKS

Here’s another clip:

Thanks Beagle- I used a few different guitars and mics for the record as it was experimental- for this one, it was a ‘67 Guild D44 and an old AKG D202 mic. Guitar and vocal were miked together w/ the AKG. Yep, the Shure Vocal Master PA/mixer. It’s a real sleeper and has great spring reverb...

Been forever, but I’ve just finished up my first set of recordings in a few years. The album is a minimalist exercise called Dandelions and is slated for release on cassette and download June 29: http://magichero.bandcamp.com This is an all analog recording, cut on a mid-‘60s Ampex 602...

Fair, as I have not personally used these exact machines - however based on the (numerous) Tascam and Fostex decks I have owned, I would say that is more likely to be the exception rather than the rule if that's the case. IME, a Teac 144 is better than an Fostex A8, a Tascam 388 is better than...

1- Tascams are better than Fostex, more or less across the board. Regardless of format or tape speed IMO. They sound better, and they are better built and more reliable. 2- The TSR-8 uses more of the 1/2” tape than the Fostex 16-track, even if you recorded a mono signal on all tracks on both...

IMO recording is really for 3 different primary functions for most people: 1- Making a record to release it. 2- Simply doing it, enjoying it, and getting something out of it. 3- Making a living at it. Now let me unpack these points: 1- This is probably where most of us on this forum trip...

I hear way more hiss during the opening section of this than anywhere on your sample: Wouldn't It Be Nice (Remastered) - YouTube

I just listened to your “hiss” mp3, and it sounds completely normal. What is the issue exactly?