silentgods Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I love Cassettes. Also the dude in that trailer has the same name as me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabpower Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 It sounds like a very interesting project. But... As I remember, I had a lot of troubles with cassettes with the tape stuck in the player and having bad sound with time. I do not trust magnetic tapes in the long run. The portability and ease of recording was the only upside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrc Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 i actually dusted off my tape collection last weekend. Kinda fun to listen to them again. I still will buy tapes if they are demos, tour tapes or have exclusive material... plus its nice to be able to get them for like 5ppd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrangerwithcandy Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 i actually dusted off my tape collection last weekend. Kinda fun to listen to them again.I still will buy tapes if they are demos, tour tapes or have exclusive material... plus its nice to be able to get them for like 5ppd. Truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrom92 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I have so many negative opinions on this that I'm just going to refrain from posting them, so as to not incite a flame war. There is literally no benefit or point for anyone involved doing this. Give me one reason that this is an idea worth pursuing as a recording artist or someone who would purchase the tape, and I will paypal you the cost of one beer. Seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I have so many negative opinions on this that I'm just going to refrain from posting them, so as to not incite a flame war. There is literally no benefit or point for anyone involved doing this. Give me one reason that this is an idea worth pursuing as a recording artist or someone who would purchase the tape, and I will paypal you the cost of one beer. Seriously. "There is literally no benefit or point for anyone involved doing this. " that's what they said about putting out records in the early to mid 90's when cd's were so prevalent. i'm curious as too what your opinions are. to answer your question: it benefits those who still buy cassettes for whatever reason. they are dirt cheap to produce professionally and the mark up, while substantially lower than charging for a 7", have higher return value percentage wise. And if you don't sell them, your loss is miniscule. Now where's my $10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriss Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I'm almost tempted to package an issue of my 'zine with a tape of some kind. Running a few dozen of them would be dirt cheap but I bet most of them would stay pristine given how many folks actually have cassette decks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I'm almost tempted to package an issue of my 'zine with a tape of some kind. Running a few dozen of them would be dirt cheap but I bet most of them would stay pristine given how many folks actually have cassette decks. it really depends on what you put on it. if you put shit that won't be released on a 7" or lp for some time, people will buy it if you get the right distro. i'd buy it if the bands were any good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derkwithano Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 I have so many negative opinions on this that I'm just going to refrain from posting them, so as to not incite a flame war. There is literally no benefit or point for anyone involved doing this. Give me one reason that this is an idea worth pursuing as a recording artist or someone who would purchase the tape, and I will paypal you the cost of one beer. Seriously. "There is literally no benefit or point for anyone involved doing this. " that's what they said about putting out records in the early to mid 90's when cd's were so prevalent. i'm curious as too what your opinions are. to answer your question: it benefits those who still buy cassettes for whatever reason. they are dirt cheap to produce professionally and the mark up, while substantially lower than charging for a 7", have higher return value percentage wise. And if you don't sell them, your loss is miniscule. Now where's my $10. a beer is $10 in Portland???? I'd need to start a kickstarter just to drink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonxstorm91 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I think this is the stupidest fad ever... The whole nostalgia thing really needs to just die already.What is the benefit of making a cassette? Really? Now an open reel future... I could get used to that. you're on a record forum and you think nostalgia has to die? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patron Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I have so many negative opinions on this that I'm just going to refrain from posting them, so as to not incite a flame war. There is literally no benefit or point for anyone involved doing this. Give me one reason that this is an idea worth pursuing as a recording artist or someone who would purchase the tape, and I will paypal you the cost of one beer. Seriously. All this coming from the dude who bitches about new records coming without shrinkwrap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 "There is literally no benefit or point for anyone involved doing this. " that's what they said about putting out records in the early to mid 90's when cd's were so prevalent. i'm curious as too what your opinions are. to answer your question: it benefits those who still buy cassettes for whatever reason. they are dirt cheap to produce professionally and the mark up, while substantially lower than charging for a 7", have higher return value percentage wise. And if you don't sell them, your loss is miniscule. Now where's my $10. a beer is $10 in Portland???? I'd need to start a kickstarter just to drink. he said the price of a beer. he didn't say what kind or size. I could have easily gone higher with a Imperial Stout that ranges in the $25-$30 a bottle. And there still are more expensive beers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habbazoot Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Can anyone recommend a good tape deck? Maybe with a CD player too? I have like 10 tapes but only a walkman to play them on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Can anyone recommend a good tape deck? Maybe with a CD player too?I have like 10 tapes but only a walkman to play them on. i had a onkyo that never gave me problems in 5 years of having it, not once have i had to fix anything. good times. with a cd' player, you'd probably have to get one of those generic home systems that are all in one. i don't really care for those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patron Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Can anyone recommend a good tape deck? Maybe with a CD player too?I have like 10 tapes but only a walkman to play them on. i had a onkyo that never gave me problems in 5 years of having it, not once have i had to fix anything. good times. with a cd' player, you'd probably have to get one of those generic home systems that are all in one. i don't really care for those. I've got a Pioneer home system with a CD player, duel tape deck and stereo receiver (which I use for my turntable as well) and can't say a single bad thing about it. Except I guess it's size, but it'd better than having all the components separately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avery Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 the problem with those generic home stereo systems is when one thing breaks. i had one and then the CD player broke and it cost more to fix it than it did to replace it. my MIL gave me a nice bose CD/radio player though so i can play my CDs again but now i don't have a tape player anymore since i got rid of the broken sony CD/tape/radio system. the only place i can listen to tapes on now is my husband's 2000 era car. otherwise, i'm with the people about collecting or buying new tapes... one thing i hated about them when i listened a lot as a kid in the 80s and early 90s was the tape spaghetti and getting jammed in the player/walkman/etc. never really had problems with CD skipping or even records. so i'd say the latter 2 are my preferred listening formats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamlikesmusic Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I'm all for demo tapes and other small/unique releases on cassette, but I think it's fucking stupid when a large, established band puts out a tape. I'd gladly pay twice as much as a tape if it means getting an album on a format that doesn't suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbercity Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 The idea of cassettes coming back sounds like it'd be something out of Portandia.Looks like a cool documentary though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriss Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 the problem with those generic home stereo systems is when one thing breaks. i had one and then the CD player broke and it cost more to fix it than it did to replace it. my MIL gave me a nice bose CD/radio player though so i can play my CDs again but now i don't have a tape player anymore since i got rid of the broken sony CD/tape/radio system. the only place i can listen to tapes on now is my husband's 2000 era car. otherwise, i'm with the people about collecting or buying new tapes... one thing i hated about them when i listened a lot as a kid in the 80s and early 90s was the tape spaghetti and getting jammed in the player/walkman/etc. never really had problems with CD skipping or even records. so i'd say the latter 2 are my preferred listening formats. I can see this point - none of the cassette decks in my house seem to want to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectivemike Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Tapes were only nice when Discmans used to skip. I remember how psyched I was (and how jealous my friends were) when I finally got a blue disc man that could withstand 8 seconds of shaking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectivemike Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I have so many negative opinions on this that I'm just going to refrain from posting them, so as to not incite a flame war. There is literally no benefit or point for anyone involved doing this. Give me one reason that this is an idea worth pursuing as a recording artist or someone who would purchase the tape, and I will paypal you the cost of one beer. Seriously. It's cheap. It's easy. That's two reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxv Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 a beer is $10 in Portland???? I'd need to start a kickstarter just to drink. he said the price of a beer. he didn't say what kind or size. I could have easily gone higher with a Imperial Stout that ranges in the $25-$30 a bottle. And there still are more expensive beers. Where I come from, those 25+ dollar beers are know as Hydrahead Beers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madtired Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Can anyone recommend a good tape deck? Maybe with a CD player too?I have like 10 tapes but only a walkman to play them on. I found a Denon DR-M30HX for $25 on craiglist. Used to sell for about $450 new. You want a stand-alone 3-head unit. Craigslist or ebay is your best bet .. new cassette decks by Sony (about the only manufacturer still making them) can be 120-150 and only have 2-head design typically.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrom92 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 To anyone who says it's cheap - no it's not, it's a waste of fucking money. Digital is cheaper and even an 8 track cartridge will best the sound quality of an 1/8th of an inch tape running at 1.75 ips. At least a band who puts forth the money to do a vinyl release is putting out a quality product that is worth paying for, whether or not they do it for nostalgia purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriss Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I'm cloudy on what goes into producing a run of tapes - what's the process? Does anyone have a rough idea of cost per unit to do that? The more I think about it, the more I figure it'll atleast be a fun thing to do for an upcoming issue of N & B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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