This sounds surprisingly good on voice recording in my opinion, for a modern cassette recorder! It sounds like it might even be AC bias!!---Of which I have a very, very hard time believing that a MODERN WAL-MART cassette recorder would EVER be AC BIAS?! If it is DC bias, however, it has surprisingly little background noise.
I'm pretty sure that it is DC bias, as it uses a permanent magnet erase head, but I could be wrong about that. It does make pretty decent sounding recordings, though!
Contrary to popular belief, the erase head type does not dictate bias. There are AC bias recorders with permanent magnet erase, AC bias machines with DC erase, and of course AC bias machines with AC erase. Then of course there are DC bias machines with permanent magnet erase and DC bias machines with DC erase. Also, this model I saw another video where on the specs, it was listed as AC bias. I plan to do a video on all of these differences, along with differences in background noise content, once I get my hands on my DC bias recorders (which are currently many, many miles away...).
Hi Mike.can I just push "play and record"and start reciting poems for my grandkids?I put in a blank tape and started but nothing recorded.Do I have to plug int something.Didn't think so because I only got the microphone and blank tape in the box.Bought it over a year ago.Why won't it record?It plays my old tapes fine.
I'm assuming that the "record" button goes down as well as the play button. The Onn cassette recorder has a built-in microphone as well as a separate plug-in microphone. To use the built-in microphone for voice recording, you need to have your mouth very close to the mike (2.5 feet), and the built-in mike will pick up some motor noise. To use the external microphone, plug it in just like Mike shows on the video, place it on a desk or solid surface, and speak. Don't be too far away from the external mike.
R Benz pretty much has you covered. Did that work for you? If not - you needn't push down both the play and record button. Both will go down together when just record is pressed. If none of that solved your issue, let me know!
I understand playing music in mono...but does it record in mono? As in, if I plug in a stereo cord will it record in stereo, where it will play such on another player? Or is literally everything about this recorder mono ONLY? Thanks.
This is the review I've been looking for! I do have one question though: if I were to record say straight from my computer or MP3 into the aux input jack would the recording itself be mono or just the playback? In other words, if I were to record from my computer onto a cassette using this then played that cassette on a different stereo-capable player, would it still playback mono? Thanks! Overall this was a great review
I'm glad to hear that you found my review of this cassette deck helpful! The record/play head is mono, so no matter what, this deck is mono. It records and plays back in mono. So yes, if you recorded a tape on this deck and played it back on another deck, it would still be mono.
I made a test recording from a Sony Discman CD player using a 1/8 inch to 1/8 inch connector cable connected from the Discman's headphone out jack to the Onn's auxiliary input jack. The recording itself becomes mono. You will want to use headphones to check the output level of your source; the Onn does not have recording level controls, the "automatic level control" is not very sophisticated, so the key is making a couple of short cassette recordings so your tape copy isn't distorted (excessively high volume) or unbearably hissy (excessively low volume).
@@fearthereaper76 Yup, there's likely going to be some hissing there because this unit is DC bias for recording as opposed to AC bias. DC bias = far noisier recordings, unfortunately. Additionally, it's got an automatic gain control, which means if your sound level coming into the unit is low, it will boost it (and the hiss from the low volume level) up. The combination of these two things can result in some very poor recordings.
Yes, but as is stated in the vid, it only records in mono. There is not stereo input, it will fold it down to both channels. I specifically just tried it. Sucks.
Right! It is a mono deck with a mono headphone jack, meaning that the output will only come out of the left headphone on a stereo set of headphones. To get it to come out of both earphones, you'd need to buy an adaptor to make the mono output go to both channels. The tape will play out of both channels on a regular deck, just in mono. Hope this helps!
The newer 2018 version of the Onn cassette recorder, model OND19AAA09, does play in mono through both sides of the headphone. This is a difference between different versions of the Onn cassette recorder. Mike's review is of the earlier 2015 model, almost identical design and performance, and nearly identical visual appearance except the speaker area looks different.
My recorder has a problem where every time I record on the a side the b side get distorted and it happens the other way around. Does anybody know how to fix that
Hmm, interesting. That definitely should not be happening. I'd suggest that you attempt to get a refund. Sounds to me like the erase head might be slightly mis-aligned, causing it to partially erase the recording on the other side. Not really sure whatever else that might wrong, but like I said, I'd suggest that you get a refund, as it sounds like a defective product.
That's going to depend on the particular tape that you purchase. Some varieties include (total tape time, A&B): 15 minutes, 46 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 92 minutes, 120 minutes. 60 & 90 minute tapes are by far the most common. Of course, if you decided to record over a factory pre-recorded cassette, the tape length might be any number of lengths, as they typically only included as much tape as was needed to cut down on cost (so if an album runs for 41 minutes, there will most likely be 41 minutes of tape in the shell). Hope this helps!
If you can, I would return it. Cassette decks have a lot of very small parts and springs in them, and can be difficult to repair if you are not used to working on them. And since this deck doesn't cost very much, I don't even know if it would be worth the time/money to repair. So if I were you, I would return it.
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I had one of those, going to buy another one.
Sounds like 1970s am radio to me. Nice.
Yes, it does have a bit of an AM radio sound for sure!
Thank you for the best review I have found on this!! My Walmart just started carrying them.
You're quite welcome; I'm glad you found it useful!
@@mikestech1119 yes, very Useful!
This sounds surprisingly good on voice recording in my opinion, for a modern cassette recorder! It sounds like it might even be AC bias!!---Of which I have a very, very hard time believing that a MODERN WAL-MART cassette recorder would EVER be AC BIAS?! If it is DC bias, however, it has surprisingly little background noise.
I'm pretty sure that it is DC bias, as it uses a permanent magnet erase head, but I could be wrong about that. It does make pretty decent sounding recordings, though!
Contrary to popular belief, the erase head type does not dictate bias. There are AC bias recorders with permanent magnet erase, AC bias machines with DC erase, and of course AC bias machines with AC erase. Then of course there are DC bias machines with permanent magnet erase and DC bias machines with DC erase.
Also, this model I saw another video where on the specs, it was listed as AC bias.
I plan to do a video on all of these differences, along with differences in background noise content, once I get my hands on my DC bias recorders (which are currently many, many miles away...).
Interesting; I never knew that! I always thought that the head was indicative of the bias used.
Hi Mike.can I just push "play and record"and start reciting poems for my grandkids?I put in a blank tape and started but nothing recorded.Do I have to plug int something.Didn't think so because I only got the microphone and blank tape in the box.Bought it over a year ago.Why won't it record?It plays my old tapes fine.
I'm assuming that the "record" button goes down as well as the play button. The Onn cassette recorder has a built-in microphone as well as a separate plug-in microphone. To use the built-in microphone for voice recording, you need to have your mouth very close to the mike (2.5 feet), and the built-in mike will pick up some motor noise. To use the external microphone, plug it in just like Mike shows on the video, place it on a desk or solid surface, and speak. Don't be too far away from the external mike.
R Benz pretty much has you covered. Did that work for you?
If not - you needn't push down both the play and record button. Both will go down together when just record is pressed. If none of that solved your issue, let me know!
Good video
Thank you!
I understand playing music in mono...but does it record in mono? As in, if I plug in a stereo cord will it record in stereo, where it will play such on another player? Or is literally everything about this recorder mono ONLY? Thanks.
This is the review I've been looking for! I do have one question though: if I were to record say straight from my computer or MP3 into the aux input jack would the recording itself be mono or just the playback? In other words, if I were to record from my computer onto a cassette using this then played that cassette on a different stereo-capable player, would it still playback mono? Thanks! Overall this was a great review
I'm glad to hear that you found my review of this cassette deck helpful! The record/play head is mono, so no matter what, this deck is mono. It records and plays back in mono. So yes, if you recorded a tape on this deck and played it back on another deck, it would still be mono.
I made a test recording from a Sony Discman CD player using a 1/8 inch to 1/8 inch connector cable connected from the Discman's headphone out jack to the Onn's auxiliary input jack. The recording itself becomes mono. You will want to use headphones to check the output level of your source; the Onn does not have recording level controls, the "automatic level control" is not very sophisticated, so the key is making a couple of short cassette recordings so your tape copy isn't distorted (excessively high volume) or unbearably hissy (excessively low volume).
You have to use mono headphones and it will work for both sides. Lol
Lol i just made two tapes off of this and i don't know if it's just me or is there a loud hissing sound in the recordings
@@fearthereaper76 Yup, there's likely going to be some hissing there because this unit is DC bias for recording as opposed to AC bias. DC bias = far noisier recordings, unfortunately. Additionally, it's got an automatic gain control, which means if your sound level coming into the unit is low, it will boost it (and the hiss from the low volume level) up. The combination of these two things can result in some very poor recordings.
Can you record from a phone onto this device with an aux cable?
You should be able to do so; just connect it into the "Aux" input on the side of the cassette deck instead of the "Mic" input.
Yes, but as is stated in the vid, it only records in mono. There is not stereo input, it will fold it down to both channels. I specifically just tried it. Sucks.
@@jamesrael9557 damn so if i record something on the tape and try the tape in my walkman or something it's only gonna work for one ear?
whenever i record onto tape the playback only comes out of one headphone
Right! It is a mono deck with a mono headphone jack, meaning that the output will only come out of the left headphone on a stereo set of headphones. To get it to come out of both earphones, you'd need to buy an adaptor to make the mono output go to both channels. The tape will play out of both channels on a regular deck, just in mono. Hope this helps!
The newer 2018 version of the Onn cassette recorder, model OND19AAA09, does play in mono through both sides of the headphone. This is a difference between different versions of the Onn cassette recorder. Mike's review is of the earlier 2015 model, almost identical design and performance, and nearly identical visual appearance except the speaker area looks different.
My recorder has a problem where every time I record on the a side the b side get distorted and it happens the other way around. Does anybody know how to fix that
Hmm, interesting. That definitely should not be happening. I'd suggest that you attempt to get a refund. Sounds to me like the erase head might be slightly mis-aligned, causing it to partially erase the recording on the other side. Not really sure whatever else that might wrong, but like I said, I'd suggest that you get a refund, as it sounds like a defective product.
Do you know how many minutes the blank tape is?
That's going to depend on the particular tape that you purchase. Some varieties include (total tape time, A&B): 15 minutes, 46 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 92 minutes, 120 minutes.
60 & 90 minute tapes are by far the most common. Of course, if you decided to record over a factory pre-recorded cassette, the tape length might be any number of lengths, as they typically only included as much tape as was needed to cut down on cost (so if an album runs for 41 minutes, there will most likely be 41 minutes of tape in the shell).
Hope this helps!
The tape provided with the Onn deck is 60 minutes, which is 30 minutes per side.
@@peacearchwa5103 thank you
Not Good Review. Amazing Review
Also Can You Put Your Cassete In A Different Player To Listen
Yes, you could take the tape and play it in another cassette deck.
Mike's Tech hey my onn recorder does not want to rewind nor play. Sometimes it works but sometimes it does not work. What do I do?
If you can, I would return it. Cassette decks have a lot of very small parts and springs in them, and can be difficult to repair if you are not used to working on them. And since this deck doesn't cost very much, I don't even know if it would be worth the time/money to repair. So if I were you, I would return it.