I love how this had an almost sarcastic vibe to it, but actually it was extremely informative and completely helpful to anyone not already knowing all of this. And even having a couple less known tips or facts to go with it. Like the tape selector, and the battery switching! Excellent info infovideo. Great job!!
Fun Fact If you want your batteries to last longer switch the tape to the other side and fast forward instead of rewinding as rewinding kills batteries quicker
Some of my cassette players don't even have a rewind function and i hate taking the tape out to rewind a song. i dont care about battery life because i use rechargeable as everyone should these days.
I'm from the 2000s but I still remember when cars had cassette players in them. My mom had one in her Chevy Prism and my dad had one in his Ford Tempo.
To be honest here, I actually miss these cassette tape player Walkman. They were like the coldest thing back then, especially for a 13-year-old. Let me see here, if I could remember the five first cassette tapes I bought back then. Cinderella night songs, iron maiden somewhere in Time, stryper in God we trust, dokken back for the attack and Ozzy Osbourne no rest for The wicked. Oh yeah, I cannot forget riding my skateboard while listening to these cassette tapes too. Good times and great memories, Great video right here and I enjoyed watching
I'm getting my first ever portable cassette player today! I was able to snatch one for $9 via FB marketplace. Now my problem is to get cassettes lol. Thanks for this tutorial and tips!
I was born in 2007 and had a Walkman all through elementary school because of my adhd and it helped. Now in high school I'm pulling it back out because they are taking our phones away during school and I still have adhd and music still helps. I already know my teachers are gonna find it funny when I walk in with it so I don't have to worry about it getting taken away.
Amazing, 30 years ago we could not imagine that one can handle a walkman in such a way. We tried all different things but never ended up being so creative as you now in 2019! We tried to let music pass the microwave or played baseball with our portables, but the sound never ended at the opposite
taking the batteries out is such an important thing people overlook. I think the biggest issue I find with used....anything with batteries... is the insane amount of corrosion and acid that forms from sitting in a drawer.
Me being born in 1991… We had that exact same Walkman around my time as I remember. I never owned one but it’s on my watch list right now on eBay for $199.99. I do have a cheaper Walkman however… but it was $30 on Amazon and it’s an Unbranded type with poor sound quality, but it does at least have good Bluetooth connectivity. Wish me best luck to win and buy this exact same Walkman I’m watching on eBay… Which is the one you reviewed. Cool video too.
@@Miguelramirez-ow7ot digital like ipod touch walkmans or the cassette walkmans with a digital tuner cus I got a cassette Walkman with a digital tuner and it doesn't do that
That WM-FX10 is the perfect backup Walkman. Dirt cheap, still pretty easy to find at thrift, and solidly "good enough". Advanced super user tips: if it's playing too slow and you know the batteries are good, there's a pot switch through a small hole on the back that adjusts the speed. If it won't move at all then the belt is probably bad (it's fairly easy to replace if you can dig up the service manual.) If the fast forward doesn't work correctly then do as I did and ignore the problem; if your experience mirrors mine it'll fix itself with 3-5 months of use. In the meantime flipping the tape and rewinding = fast forward.
I had one just like this. I was always playing 80s Metallica on it. I did notice that the tape would start to slow down when the batteries got low. But I could still squeeze a couple hours out of it using the fm tuner.
I was born in 2004 but I know to use one am only here cause I bought one and my mum said do you even know how to use it I said yes she didn't believe me and she sent me your video link great vid am leaving a like
This is life not just downloading an app and touch the screen, this actually felt like you not only listen to the music but you can feel the music physically too. #backintheday
At 4:28, plug a aux cable into the Walkman and your computer (Use Microphone/Line-In if your computer has that) and start a sound recorder to record music off a tape
I've always wanted a cassette player after my dad told me about them but since I was a tiny child couldn't get one. I knew the basic functions and how it worked cause my grandma had a vhs player at her house that we used to watch cartoons and I read about them In books. Recently I have come to realize I am a full grown adult and can now actually [AFFORD] one. My mom texted me to send my grandma my Christmas list though so ima have her buy it for me and pretend to be surprised. You might be wondering what I'm doing watching this video if I already "know" how it works. Well I just wanted to make sure so I don't have my grandma buy me something that I'll never use and will end up in my closet. ....which it probably will anyways. But at least I'll know how to use it. .... uhh.. .. yeaaaa...
i know this video is sarcasm, but i honestly love walkmens and have a cassette collection. some might say the audio quality sucks. but its nostalgic to me. love it
My two primary walkman are the Sony WM-3 and a 90s Sony with antirolling. I used to have a sports walkman with all the bells and whistles but it kept eating my tapes.
I grew up with these. It's funny if not patronizing to teach the young kids who like to say, "OKAY, BOOMER!" P.S. You are right about not allowing batteries to corrode.
Ik this is probably in a sarcastic light (but nonetheless also educational), but thanks for the video! Im young(aka not an adult yet) and have this weird fascination with cds and tapes, and want to just collect a-ton of them and use them to their fullest (+ love the preservation aspect of it all).. so its nice to feel guided sense i grew up in a generation where we only really used dvds - not cds or tapes and so on.
I can't believe this haha I still have mine when it was it new discman x10 anitishock. I have reel to reel (Akai GX-260D), record player pioneer PL-740 turntable.
I'm watching this after having purchased a lot of these when I was a kid before RUclips. The only instruction I used was the plus and minus for putting the batteries in.
I had one in 2015 and it lasted me till 2018 that 20 dollar cassette player was my would the id broke and i gave it to my friend and Idk if he still has it but now I'm getting back into it
I got one from Amazon but it does not have an AC or DC adapter and there is no radio in it, but it works great and it's so cute. I tried all tricks to add a stereo to it in case I get tired of the earplugs but nothing worked. Do you know any miracle that may help me listen on speakers?
Bruh.... I literally still use my walkman from when i was a little kid.... And it's the exact same model as this one.... only mine is blue..... Its the Sony Walkman WM-FX10
Listening to Robert Downey Jr singing Smile on my RCA Model No RP-1868B. Just to note, the headphone jack can also be used as an AUX out jack, unless your model has a dedicated AUX out jack, which can be connected to AUX In jacks on stereo systems that don't have cassette decks.
That's not what anti rolling is for. Anti rolling is to stop the problem where it briefly fast forwards while you're stopping it because the pinch roller pulls back before it stops allowing it to roll the tape at full speed for a split second causing it to be a few seconds ahead next time you push play. Having a heaver wheel on the capstan is what prevents the speed from fluttering while it'd bouncing around and only direct drives mechanisms can fully prevent that.
i have a cassette player but when i push the play button the button doesn’t stay down and the music doesn’t play i tried figuring it out myself and think i messed up 3 of my favorite and only cassette tapes :/
@@sophia-nb4mw any Sony model but you may have to replace the belts, my advice is to get a newer one and make sure it has been refurbished as they always cost less
Are you rocking?
Yeah
Yup
Hey if your reading this where did you get this certainly cassette player I wanted that one
Yeah dude. I just replaced the belt in my Sony wm-fx407.
Yes but I am anti rolling
I love how this had an almost sarcastic vibe to it, but actually it was extremely informative and completely helpful to anyone not already knowing all of this. And even having a couple less known tips or facts to go with it. Like the tape selector, and the battery switching! Excellent info infovideo. Great job!!
i suddenly want a casette player
They have them on amazon
same
Bought a panasonic cassette player with radio, cost me 50$
Ask your parents/ grandparents most of them will have at least one Cassette Deck/ walkman type devices
Then get one. It's cheaper than a spotify premium subscription.
Fun Fact
If you want your batteries to last longer switch the tape to the other side and fast forward instead of rewinding as rewinding kills batteries quicker
Oh brilliant, good tip!
Some of my cassette players don't even have a rewind function and i hate taking the tape out to rewind a song. i dont care about battery life because i use rechargeable as everyone should these days.
I'm from the 2000s but I still remember when cars had cassette players in them. My mom had one in her Chevy Prism and my dad had one in his Ford Tempo.
In my country we usually buy used cars that come with one of those.
Feeling grateful for my interest in cassette players and older technology because I eventually was able to find one on ebay and it works like a dream.
To be honest here, I actually miss these cassette tape player Walkman.
They were like the coldest thing back then, especially for a 13-year-old. Let me see here, if I could remember the five first cassette tapes I bought back then.
Cinderella night songs, iron maiden somewhere in Time, stryper in God we trust,
dokken back for the attack and Ozzy Osbourne no rest for The wicked.
Oh yeah, I cannot forget riding my skateboard while listening to these cassette tapes too. Good times and great memories,
Great video right here and I enjoyed watching
No Rest for the Wicked was made by Cage The Elephant, no?
@@Atnomenthe ozzy osbourne one is a full album, the one youre talking about is just a single song.
I'm getting my first ever portable cassette player today! I was able to snatch one for $9 via FB marketplace. Now my problem is to get cassettes lol. Thanks for this tutorial and tips!
I was born in 2007 and had a Walkman all through elementary school because of my adhd and it helped. Now in high school I'm pulling it back out because they are taking our phones away during school and I still have adhd and music still helps. I already know my teachers are gonna find it funny when I walk in with it so I don't have to worry about it getting taken away.
That was incredibly comprehensive. More than I expected it could be.
Amazing, 30 years ago we could not imagine that one can handle a walkman in such a way. We tried all different things but never ended up being so creative as you now in 2019! We tried to let music pass the microwave or played baseball with our portables, but the sound never ended at the opposite
As a kid, this was my most prized possession . loved it ! 😍
taking the batteries out is such an important thing people overlook. I think the biggest issue I find with used....anything with batteries... is the insane amount of corrosion and acid that forms from sitting in a drawer.
I keep coming back to this video, because it's great and in a way, nicely humorous
Wow, you learn something every day, it just 2day wasn’t one of these days.
The rotation at 2:00 was magnificent
Me being born in 1991… We had that exact same Walkman around my time as I remember. I never owned one but it’s on my watch list right now on eBay for $199.99. I do have a cheaper Walkman however… but it was $30 on Amazon and it’s an Unbranded type with poor sound quality, but it does at least have good Bluetooth connectivity. Wish me best luck to win and buy this exact same Walkman I’m watching on eBay… Which is the one you reviewed. Cool video too.
Did you know you could actually connect a tape player like that to an auxiliary cord to a newer vehicle?
@@AverageDoggo Oh okay
The problem with the newer "digital" sony Walkmans had those loud ass beep noises so turn it down first.
@@Miguelramirez-ow7ot digital like ipod touch walkmans or the cassette walkmans with a digital tuner cus I got a cassette Walkman with a digital tuner and it doesn't do that
Every vehicle should be equipped with aux inputs. I use it for my smartphone.
feeling old when there's a video teaching you how to use one of these (realizing some people never used a cassette player before)
I just bought my favorite book for a cassette tape and I’m excited
Dang I had that exact one as a kid! So cool to see and get a flashback of the memories
That WM-FX10 is the perfect backup Walkman. Dirt cheap, still pretty easy to find at thrift, and solidly "good enough".
Advanced super user tips: if it's playing too slow and you know the batteries are good, there's a pot switch through a small hole on the back that adjusts the speed. If it won't move at all then the belt is probably bad (it's fairly easy to replace if you can dig up the service manual.) If the fast forward doesn't work correctly then do as I did and ignore the problem; if your experience mirrors mine it'll fix itself with 3-5 months of use. In the meantime flipping the tape and rewinding = fast forward.
Just got mine today and thanks to you I’m listening to journey!
found a walkman at my parents room. Just put some batteries and i felt like star lord
I had one just like this. I was always playing 80s Metallica on it. I did notice that the tape would start to slow down when the batteries got low. But I could still squeeze a couple hours out of it using the fm tuner.
What mine does is that the audio slowly disappears and then completely goes away, but the tape is still playing. It’s very weird.
I had gotten my portable cassette/radio from five below it's a great player I also have my portable tape deck thanks for this
4:44 that truly is a lifesaver... Used to do that all the time....😉😉😉
I was born in 2004 but I know to use one am only here cause I bought one and my mum said do you even know how to use it I said yes she didn't believe me and she sent me your video link great vid am leaving a like
This is life not just downloading an app and touch the screen, this actually felt like you not only listen to the music but you can feel the music physically too. #backintheday
YESSSS
Exact
At 4:28, plug a aux cable into the Walkman and your computer (Use Microphone/Line-In if your computer has that) and start a sound recorder to record music off a tape
Nice tips thank you
I've always wanted a cassette player after my dad told me about them but since I was a tiny child couldn't get one. I knew the basic functions and how it worked cause my grandma had a vhs player at her house that we used to watch cartoons and I read about them In books. Recently I have come to realize I am a full grown adult and can now actually [AFFORD] one. My mom texted me to send my grandma my Christmas list though so ima have her buy it for me and pretend to be surprised. You might be wondering what I'm doing watching this video if I already "know" how it works. Well I just wanted to make sure so I don't have my grandma buy me something that I'll never use and will end up in my closet. ....which it probably will anyways. But at least I'll know how to use it. .... uhh.. .. yeaaaa...
I just bought an old Walkman and I can't hear the tapes, only radio
If you read this you need headphones
They often had a switch to select between radio and tape.
I’m having the same problem
If you have not found out the problem yet,it might need a new belt for the cassette player
If you switched the Walkman to tape and still then you got bad belts
I thank you very much for that battery trick. It's helped me with many things. I briefly fixed my grandpa's remote doing when he ran out of batteries.
Hey, so nice I found that one. Just revived my Sony WM-EX10 from 1990 and love to play my old cassettes ... even doing new mixtapes now !!! :-)))
Prepare for the dad joke: 0:53
Him: "It will roll that way"
Me: "I thought you said it had a anti rolling mechanism"
I used to have a phone like that.
i know this video is sarcasm, but i honestly love walkmens and have a cassette collection. some might say the audio quality sucks. but its nostalgic to me. love it
That's how being a podcaster before RUclips.
Roll the batteries in your palms to use the last juice it has
we had one of these back in 98 and had a tape that played No Scrubs. such memories!
are you single
@Romeo Murcury forget it
My two primary walkman are the Sony WM-3 and a 90s Sony with antirolling. I used to have a sports walkman with all the bells and whistles but it kept eating my tapes.
Can someone lemme know from where to buy it ? I'm just here cause I'm a big fan of hannah baker
i found one on ebay for like ten dollars
@@cameroncalzone8860 I got mine from urban for 20$ and the tapes are 20$ each
@@lalahuseynova3947 holy crap what kind of tapes are you buying
At least in my state, they sell new ones at Meijer and JCPenney. They might sell them at other stores too.
@@lalahuseynova3947 thats way too expensive
Im new to this whole cassette thing so this may sound dumb but I see some tapes have side A and B with different songs, how do I switch between them
Pull the cassette out and flip it over
Been rocking cassettes since 95 , don't have one right now though. But that'll change this month or tomorrow.
I grew up with these. It's funny if not patronizing to teach the young kids who like to say, "OKAY, BOOMER!"
P.S. You are right about not allowing batteries to corrode.
Ik this is probably in a sarcastic light (but nonetheless also educational), but thanks for the video! Im young(aka not an adult yet) and have this weird fascination with cds and tapes, and want to just collect a-ton of them and use them to their fullest (+ love the preservation aspect of it all).. so its nice to feel guided sense i grew up in a generation where we only really used dvds - not cds or tapes and so on.
I just found one of these and I’m so excited! Great video :)
0:54 I love that pun 😂
Love that what’s the story morning glory 😂❤️
I really want one because I have so many tapes that my uncle owned and he recorded Indian and other songs on them.
I can't believe this haha I still have mine when it was it new discman x10 anitishock. I have reel to reel (Akai GX-260D), record player pioneer PL-740 turntable.
This is such a masterpiece.
I'm watching this after having purchased a lot of these when I was a kid before RUclips. The only instruction I used was the plus and minus for putting the batteries in.
Lmao I found a cute hello kitty cassette player and I had no idea how to use it thank you so much for this great video !! 😆☺️
where did you find it? I've been looking for a cassette player for a while
Very nice video. Could you please tell me what model of Walkman you use in the video
Any Bryan Adams tape!!! 🤣 Perfect.
Im buying one today. I fuckin love the 80s but didnt grow up then unfortunately. Im 23🥲 so ready to buy one and buy some tapes
Oh good I need one to play my Mother Love Bone cassettes! ❤️
It's so weird watching this be explained on a video nowadays.
Can you do a video of just the sound effects from the player?
Sure, right here: ruclips.net/video/7sM0GiKoe10/видео.html
I had one in 2015 and it lasted me till 2018 that 20 dollar cassette player was my would the id broke and i gave it to my friend and Idk if he still has it but now I'm getting back into it
Came here to show my kid what a cassette player is. Can't believe I am that old already!
I found that Bryan Adams cassette for 10c at a garage sale, so I didnt have any issue with that step.
Same lol, except I found mine at a record store.
This saved me😄Thankyou
I finally opened it.
I’ll have a Sony Walkman soon (wm-ex442)
I got one from Amazon but it does not have an AC or DC adapter and there is no radio in it, but it works great and it's so cute. I tried all tricks to add a stereo to it in case I get tired of the earplugs but nothing worked. Do you know any miracle that may help me listen on speakers?
Didn’t know it changed depending on what year your in
can u do a tutorial on how to put on pants??
Bruh.... I literally still use my walkman from when i was a little kid.... And it's the exact same model as this one.... only mine is blue..... Its the Sony Walkman WM-FX10
Listening to Robert Downey Jr singing Smile on my RCA Model No RP-1868B. Just to note, the headphone jack can also be used as an AUX out jack, unless your model has a dedicated AUX out jack, which can be connected to AUX In jacks on stereo systems that don't have cassette decks.
Can I plug this into the aux in the car?
Yes you can
@@allanhazle-VideoGuy thanks! I’ll give it a go
I
showed this to my 10 year old daughter and she was like what is this nonscence
i have to hold the play button for it to play? anyone know what im doing wrong?
I remember having one as a teenager around 05-06. I couldnt afford a discman or an ipod and goodwill was practically giving these things away.
Pls bro I need help can you say how to open that wm-fx17 to fix it 🙏🤝
That's not what anti rolling is for. Anti rolling is to stop the problem where it briefly fast forwards while you're stopping it because the pinch roller pulls back before it stops allowing it to roll the tape at full speed for a split second causing it to be a few seconds ahead next time you push play.
Having a heaver wheel on the capstan is what prevents the speed from fluttering while it'd bouncing around and only direct drives mechanisms can fully prevent that.
Mine has a switch and it says “vas- on off” what does that mean?
Can you record audio onto a blank cassette using a walkman?
Depends which one but most of the time no
Where did you get those headphones I love the look of them and I need a pair
They are Turkish Airlines headphones. My friend got them on a flight. Maybe there's a pair on ebay or something though...
@@allanhazle-VideoGuy I found a couple pair on ebay, thanks
i have a cassette player but when i push the play button the button doesn’t stay down and the music doesn’t play i tried figuring it out myself and think i messed up 3 of my favorite and only cassette tapes :/
Do you have any similar demonstrations for the year 2018? Because I’m not sure 2020 is working for me
What do I do if my tape only plays on one side and won't rewind? But it was playing fine
Why im watching a tutorial dad taught me everything when i got one... smh
Der Judenpharao could you suggest one to get? I want to buy one but I can’t figure out what to get.
@@sophia-nb4mw any Sony model but you may have to replace the belts, my advice is to get a newer one and make sure it has been refurbished as they always cost less
It's like watching tutorial you teacher taught you.
Don’t know why I’m watching this because I know how to work one. Haha nostalgia
Mine Walkman cassette player does not work, yes I have put headphones and a cassette in but it’s just buzzing
cheers man fantastic video
What happens if u rewind or reverse without pausing?
some Walkman's didn't have rewind, meaning if you want to rewind a tape, you have to flip it over and fast forward it,
I have this type of cassette walkman in Philips and front side 3 graphic equilizer
I love this video. So WEll made!
Can we make a mixtape from a walkman?
if the walkman has a record function and a radio you could make a mix tape of radio recordings
Recently picked up one love it already one question how do I record my own music on a blank tape when I tryed to do it it sounds distorted
What equipment did you use to record? Or do you have a voice recorder that uses tape?
Thanks, I think this might work for my “new” Sony M-430
Um I have a Sony Walkman and it different it say Sony FM/AM WALKMAN but idk how to put the radio :(
I have been looking for someone with the same Walkman what kind of belt are you using
I'm desperate for a portable cassette player
help me my cassette player sounds higher than the original ones. and i don’t know if my tape or my player is broken 😞 also the speed is faster 😞
I Heard aclot of songs on walkman..Nice feeling that days.
I had almost this exact same unit, the only difference is it had a switch on the front for bass boost. I wonder what ever happened to it.
What are some tapes for some good music have some advice?