I wonder how long it’s going to take for everyone to figure out about this dude who is batting so far out of his league that it doesn’t even make sense. Pick any single thing going on his videos - sound or visual - and it’s cooler than anything else that could be made with a warehouse full of expensive, vintage equipment and with a style and elegance that a major production house couldn’t properly imitate. Insane talent. Makes make me question why I’ve got all this expensive vintage hardware because he does it better than with a sample and a broken cassette player. Never ceases to amaze me, man. Your videos get the inspiration flowing in a way that not many other things do and I’m going to keep telling you how much I enjoy your channel.
The market is so niche and the amount of moving parts involved would force them to make ridiculously expensive boutique units. I wish they were still around too, but I don't want to see them at $1000 for a shoebox recorder.
@@zachariahpoltergeist4516there’s new things from tascam. tape decks. not great. there’s a hip walkman thingy. not great either. so maybe it’s great, unsure. we could also get better at repairing things, saving them from dumpsters n stuff.
I can tell a lot of work went into this video, the editing, the waveform comparison. The EQ of the tapes. People that talk about tapes are normally.... well.... different. Its refreshing to have someone point out its beauty and not "WOAH check out my heckin lo-fi chill beat maker!!!"
Same. Noise is helpful to fill in gaps and create a mood. I dislike listening to music when there is a break and suddenly I feel I'm in a anechoic chamber!
For some reason your guitar and beats tracks helped my ADHD. I downloaded the video and trimmed those part to listen to later. Thank you sir, you are a genious! :D
I'm thoroughly enjoying watching your channel grow man, keep doing what you do. A piece of unsolicited advice from a well-meaning old man: there may come a point, if it hasn't already, where the feedback from 'out there' gets louder than the signals from within, and you will be driven to do things for no other reason than "more". When that happens, don't fully become the thing you project, because then your audience will own you. And friendly and devoted they may be, they can't possibly know you, and the disconnect won't go well for your psyche. Disclaimer: I am not an attorney, and this is not legal advice :-)
Dude you’re genuinely one of my favorite creators and I just found out about you the other day, I just bought a Yamaha mt8x and have been obsessed with analog, you have such an amazing style and I love what you’re doing. Please keep doing this man. I have a Salvation Army literally plopped right next to my apartment you’ve inspired me to check everyday
I was able to get a library of congress C1 tape player for $20 on FB Marketplace because the guy who had it said it wouldnt play right even with the power cable. For some reason, when the battery in the machine is dead, it will not play the tape right even on a power supply. I took the battery out and it worked just fine. Also changed the belts. Similarly, i also found my tascam 424 mkii 4 track recorder. It was like $22. It wouldnt start but all it needed was a new capacitor. Changed the belts and it works perfectly. Already used it as an instrument and recorded a few songs on it. So fantastic. This guy is right, you can just get lucky. Keep trying.
Just ordered my first cassette recorder because of this vid, I grabbed a Tascam Porta 07 and a stack of tapes. Can't wait to experiment, thanks so much for this. And I second all of the other comments praising your channel and production value. I feel lucky to be a subscriber so early. You'll be at 100k in no time if you keep this up!
Great video! I was fortunate to have purchased and used brand new cassette multitracks in the late 80's and early 90's. The best I owned was a Tascam 488 that I synced via FSK to a Roland MV30 sequencer/sound module. Your creative video has almost inspired me to look for another 488 or a 688 (still have the original 7 and 8-track masters safely stored).
Every single thing I've heard from this channel has the absolute warmest analog sound with great stereo separation. I know the way its recorded/ mic'd up has a big amount to do with it as well, but the overall end product is so tasty.
Means a lot! After years and years of trying to “perfect” a mix it’s only when I stopped actually trying (out of exhaustion) did I ever finally achieve any result I thought was good!
I have an old C-1 I purchased at a thrift store YEARS ago for like $5, it turns on but I think the belt doesn't work, I was meaning to get it repaired and this video may have just inspired me to. Thank you!
This video is awesome! I know the video is sponsored by Recording The Masters. They are awesome and all that, but for those of us who like to hunt for royaltyfree samples and soundclips, nothing beats the meat quite like crusty old home recordings on cassettes. You know, the ones that aren't of vinyls or the radio. People used to record the weirdest things, go thrifting and make some techno! 😅
Great video! I enjoyed it a lot! Cassettes aren't a bad format at all, it depends on how much money you want to invest. it is actually a format that reached "analog perfection" few years before it fell into oblivion
I'm old enough to have had an original Sansui WS-X1 6-track cassette recorder back in the early 90s. It was sweet, double tape deck and everything. Bouncing down, flipping for backward stuff. I was more creative with that thing, an Alesis SR16 drum machine and a Juno 106 than I've ever been since. Now going for around £800 on Reverb. Also had an ADAT 8-track, which was less interesting. Wish I'd kept them both. I did keep my original Akai S3000, which is similarly vibey for re-sampling. keep it up man, your channel is super inspiring!
Oh those are legendary! I too wish I hadn’t sold some important pieces in my life. But the future is bright. Things always come back around when you least expect.
Thank you for drawing the public's attention to the alternative record and, as for me, the real sound. your channel is a storehouse of similar and mostly useless thematic channels. I love old-school analogue gear. I have been painstakingly assembling an analog studio for 8 years, it was very exciting..
Amazing! I just went on a trip to Colombia South America, to visit some relatives (I grew up in Canada pretty much my entire life), and some older cousins who are musicians there gifted me a TASCAM Porta 07 Ministudio 4-Track Cassette Recorder (it looks very used but it powers up and works!). This is video is an inspiration for me to get this thing going and trying it out. I'm going to see if I can order some of those RTM tapes on Amazon!
Rambling comment: I'm relatively new to tape, but I've been getting heavily into 4-track cassette and now I'm pretty much hooked. It makes me weirdly sad though, thinking about how there are no new cassette machines being made (or reel-to-reels, which I'd love to upgrade to if I can ever afford one.) There's a kind of dread knowing that this way of making music is considered obsolete and won't be possible fairly soon. Skeptical people online always say 'just use a plugin, it can sound the same' well even so, my Portastudio never interrupts me because of plugin license issue, there's no CPU latency, and because I only have a few pieces of hardware I never get stuck deciding how to do something. A Portastudio is actually much easier to use and more practical than a DAW in many ways!
You are speaking my LANGUAGE. Now let me suggest that there is nothing to fear, nothing to be sad about. New machines will come. They already have in the pro world. Look up Mara Machines. The more people that embrace this world, the more likely it is for the revival to take effect.
Sharp qt-50 was my first deck when I was five! It ate a few copies of Exposé “Exposure” on me but it’s so cute I forgive. I’m glad to see it back in action!
I just discovered your channel, and it's really opened my eyes to the endless variety of sounds, ideas, and textures, all in a great quality video. thank you,
Great video! Nice to see the M-7 microphone. I still have an old M-7 with the mics, but only one mic works. I should try and use that for recording again. Thanks for the inspiration.
Def try it. Its amazing. I missed out on a stereo pair one ebay last week. I also want one of those M7 cut out and modified as preamp on ebay. I just can't justify spending money.
Mate, I'm so happy to find this channel. Btw, I'm also tapehead, playing and recording my RTM, Basf, Agfa, Zonal tapes on my Revox B77 (factory restored, brand new). Collected over 200 reel tapes over the past 5 years (10.5 inch reels, with various designs and window shapes). So I understand your passion, keep making music and videos. This is art (at least for us) :D 🙏Please, make a playlist with all these instrumentals that you used in your videos, You have such great taste in music 😍
As an obsessive animal, I feel qualified to say that RTM’s FOX is nearly equivalent to TDK’s D formulation of tape. My deck has adjustable Bias and they even bias up very similarly. I haven’t tried their “Type One,” but I imagine it’s similar if not just an updated look with the same tape contained within.
I've been working on a custom mellotron/tape echo style unit that instead of open tape loops we use a library of standard cassettes, or my favorite, the nice fat wide "8-track" style tape, which is already a huge loop where the cassette is end to end.
The production quality is amazing holy shit, you’re gonna make it big if you keep goin on like this dude! Such a chill mix of information and entertainment. Meanwhile I’m gonna go buy a couple several ish cassettes and recorders (they will absolutely be my gateway to more physical media formats)
Really like your channel. I’d like to a get cassette deck. I had one and a bunch of cassettes from the 90’s, but they were all destroyed by hurricane Sandy…
Dope format solid examples. Gotta love this guy. Maybe a quick A/B between all tape recorders using the same audio source would be cool but now I’m being picky. 10/10
I make up the lack of phantom power on my Yamaha MT50 by feeding the master out of a Mackie Blend 6 into the inputs of a machine. Makes it somewhat less portable but it sounds so nice going through 2 preamps before hitting the tape
@@vvundertone Well I’m so new at this that I wouldn’t be able to tell haha, but it works wonders for my needs regardless. Thanks for making these videos, they are always enlightening and inspiring
Man your work is gorgeous.. very few audio production channels with that level .. if any. Video, sound, style .. format just sets new standards. My fear is as your talent will soon be discovered wildly you’ll stop doing this future classic shit on RUclips .. love from France
Thank you so much, well for now I am quite dedicated to this channel. Maybe in the future as I pivot more towards producing the uploads could be less frequent, but the quality and detail I promise will always remain. I enjoy it too much to not over indulge.
i just order a hifi cassette deck for 30 i got one of those shoebox ones at the start of the year but it was unusable and i forgot about it. but you reminded me so im trying again with a proper one
@@vvundertone it sounded terrible but not in a cool way just in a distracting way. I got the deck yesterday it's very cool it was interesting to see how it reacted to my different styles
Ive got a pair of m7's and f96's as well! I like plugging into guitar amps and using it for distorted vocals, and the f96's are great as OH's--despite not being level matched. Try em out with pedals if you haven't all ready.
I am jealous. I don't know what happened to my other m7! I have the case and everything. One day I hope to find another pair. I have not tried with pedals yet def on my list of experiment's!
Here's a little advice to keep in mind when using Type 1 cassettes to record on those 4 track and 8 track portastudio recorders. These machines are made to use High Bias Type II (chrome) tapes so that means the pre-magnetization is higher than for type 1 tapes. And that means the higher pre-magnetization causes a stronger / louder noisefloor on Type 1 tapes and also a little more dull high frequencies. Using DBX or Dolby C (depending on what the machine offers) does help of course. But the sound will still be a bit more dull than with type II tapes. A little bit of EQ play is needed but if you can deal with the caveats and use it in a musical way, embrace it :) Also, certain Type 1 Tapes seem do handle the higher Bias and recording volumes pretty well. I haven't been using the RTM tapes myself yet (as of september 21st 2024) but the Maxell UR series (the more current productions) seem to handle all that pretty well and much better than very old Type 1 tapes that are very light brown. The darker brown Type1 tapes have a little different formula and if you find some NOS Maxell UR 60 or 90 tapes from the past 12 years or so, you can definitely use them. In a stationary Tape Deck the Tape type detection is usually happening automatically (the tape deck checks the record-protection notches on the upper side of the tape. Type 2 have wider ones) and selects the proper pre-magnetization. Some also let you change the bias manually. Really helpful on tapes with 3 recording heads so you can instantly HEAR the effect of the bias change in real time till you find the optimal setting. *edit because typos*
Great intel. Thank you. Now I want a 3 head deck to try this! My issue with type ii when I use on the fostex is they distort in a unpleasing way. I feel that I can push the type 1s harder. But there is a time and place for all types in my opinion. Even the super messed up old tape would be good for certain synth sound effects I'm thinking of trying.
@@vvundertone Oh 3 head machines are freaking awesome and save you the time of recording and playing it back just to get it digitized again since you can basically do it all in one go. :P Videotape machines in the Broadcast segment are basically ALWAYS like that. When i was working at a postproduction house years ago i saw that the Betacam SP (which uses Dolby C Noise reduction btw), Digital Betacam and even the HD variants HD Cam and HD Cam SR all showed you what you just recorded, while you were recording it. Which mainly has a technical reason so you can instantly see if a tape has damages or if the recording looks proper or not. So yeah this "third head" also exists for rotating head drums in Videomachines. I personally only have ONE Cassette Deck with 3 heads and it's a Sony Tapedeck that i once gotten for cheap on a Fleamarket. Normally people demand absolutely insane prices for 3 head Tapedecks. Way more than they should. I hope you find one for a good price. :)
Two head Nakamichi decks can still be found on CL or eBay all day long for $150 or less. Some models obviously are better than other models but it’s really hard to beat any of them when compared with other two head machines. Been using Nakamichi decks for over 35 years and never has one “eaten” a tape and only,an early 90’s Cassette Deck 2 model,actually shit the bed and stopped working. Highly recommend picking one or two up before prices go up. Shhhh…don’t tell.
Honestly this channel is more inspiring and entertaining than 99% of all „5things i hate about..“ channels. Well done man!
*100% of those kinds of channels
Yep.
Glad you enjoy it! Comments like this make it worth the work 🫡
I wonder how long it’s going to take for everyone to figure out about this dude who is batting so far out of his league that it doesn’t even make sense. Pick any single thing going on his videos - sound or visual - and it’s cooler than anything else that could be made with a warehouse full of expensive, vintage equipment and with a style and elegance that a major production house couldn’t properly imitate. Insane talent. Makes make me question why I’ve got all this expensive vintage hardware because he does it better than with a sample and a broken cassette player.
Never ceases to amaze me, man. Your videos get the inspiration flowing in a way that not many other things do and I’m going to keep telling you how much I enjoy your channel.
This is so true
So true!
Wait’ll Dolby technology filters in. Ways to use older aesthetics and techniques to frame creative content
yeah for real, this guy's rippin' hard on the 'every frame a painting' aesthetic at the intersection of Wes Anderson and Posy. bravo!
Plot twist: he actually uses digital gear and cassette tape VST plugins.
This is the content that needs to make Fostex/Tascam/Yamaha pay attention again to put some work back into making new versions of cassette recorders.
The market is so niche and the amount of moving parts involved would force them to make ridiculously expensive boutique units. I wish they were still around too, but I don't want to see them at $1000 for a shoebox recorder.
Right. We need a meeting with the big 3 together. They should cross the isle, collab and make something impeccable.
I think you're maybe missing the point. Let's consequently curate the stuff that's out there!
This niche is of no interest to large manufacturing.
@@zachariahpoltergeist4516there’s new things from tascam. tape decks. not great. there’s a hip walkman thingy. not great either. so maybe it’s great, unsure. we could also get better at repairing things, saving them from dumpsters n stuff.
WOW! Finally, a video that made me understand, right in the first few minutes, why audiocassettes are still so massively popular today!
I'm happy this translated!
I can tell a lot of work went into this video, the editing, the waveform comparison. The EQ of the tapes. People that talk about tapes are normally.... well.... different. Its refreshing to have someone point out its beauty and not "WOAH check out my heckin lo-fi chill beat maker!!!"
Thank you. I really am passionate about this stuff so it pleases me to see it translate.
4:01 - I actually really like that lofi sound you got after removing the Dolby noise reduction.
Same. Noise is helpful to fill in gaps and create a mood. I dislike listening to music when there is a break and suddenly I feel I'm in a anechoic chamber!
For some reason your guitar and beats tracks helped my ADHD. I downloaded the video and trimmed those part to listen to later. Thank you sir, you are a genious! :D
I’m quite glad that helped! It’s also inspiration for me to post these as completed works one day 🙏🏼
how do you not have a million subscribers, im so confused, this is better than everything
😅 thank you bro. all in good time.🫡
I'm thoroughly enjoying watching your channel grow man, keep doing what you do. A piece of unsolicited advice from a well-meaning old man: there may come a point, if it hasn't already, where the feedback from 'out there' gets louder than the signals from within, and you will be driven to do things for no other reason than "more". When that happens, don't fully become the thing you project, because then your audience will own you. And friendly and devoted they may be, they can't possibly know you, and the disconnect won't go well for your psyche. Disclaimer: I am not an attorney, and this is not legal advice :-)
we miss your videos : ) how ya been watcha been up to?
hey! Big fan of your work. I appreciate that advice. I hope to continue authentically capturing my sonic adventures as purely as possible. 🤍
Growing up in the 80's & 90's we would use 2 stereo cassette recorders to go back & forth allowing us to get dang good overdubs.
Oh yeah thats the way. 80s ingenuity at its FINEST!
Prince did that as a teenager when he was recording his very early songs.
Dude you’re genuinely one of my favorite creators and I just found out about you the other day, I just bought a Yamaha mt8x and have been obsessed with analog, you have such an amazing style and I love what you’re doing. Please keep doing this man. I have a Salvation Army literally plopped right next to my apartment you’ve inspired me to check everyday
Thank you! I am glad your here. Next to your apartment! Now that is perfect. I wish you the best luck on your new journey!
@@vvundertone thanks for the reply. Been checking everyday no luck they’ve only got speakers so far. I’ll update you
I was able to get a library of congress C1 tape player for $20 on FB Marketplace because the guy who had it said it wouldnt play right even with the power cable. For some reason, when the battery in the machine is dead, it will not play the tape right even on a power supply. I took the battery out and it worked just fine. Also changed the belts.
Similarly, i also found my tascam 424 mkii 4 track recorder. It was like $22. It wouldnt start but all it needed was a new capacitor. Changed the belts and it works perfectly. Already used it as an instrument and recorded a few songs on it. So fantastic.
This guy is right, you can just get lucky. Keep trying.
This is a way of life. Freedom in doing it for yourself.
Just ordered my first cassette recorder because of this vid, I grabbed a Tascam Porta 07 and a stack of tapes. Can't wait to experiment, thanks so much for this. And I second all of the other comments praising your channel and production value. I feel lucky to be a subscriber so early. You'll be at 100k in no time if you keep this up!
Again I gotta compliment this voiceover! Your dialogue is so beautifully saturated and ugh. Keep doing what you’re doing
appreciate your keen attention to detail :)
Great video! I was fortunate to have purchased and used brand new cassette multitracks in the late 80's and early 90's. The best I owned was a Tascam 488 that I synced via FSK to a Roland MV30 sequencer/sound module. Your creative video has almost inspired me to look for another 488 or a 688 (still have the original 7 and 8-track masters safely stored).
Every single thing I've heard from this channel has the absolute warmest analog sound with great stereo separation. I know the way its recorded/ mic'd up has a big amount to do with it as well, but the overall end product is so tasty.
Means a lot! After years and years of trying to “perfect” a mix it’s only when I stopped actually trying (out of exhaustion) did I ever finally achieve any result I thought was good!
I have an old C-1 I purchased at a thrift store YEARS ago for like $5, it turns on but I think the belt doesn't work, I was meaning to get it repaired and this video may have just inspired me to. Thank you!
Outstanding. I have several tape decks, including reel to reel and cassette.
The icing on the cake of these vid… the music you make is cool!!!!!
it's crazy dope right
Thank you!! Now I gotta make new music :)
This video is awesome! I know the video is sponsored by Recording The Masters. They are awesome and all that, but for those of us who like to hunt for royaltyfree samples and soundclips, nothing beats the meat quite like crusty old home recordings on cassettes. You know, the ones that aren't of vinyls or the radio.
People used to record the weirdest things, go thrifting and make some techno! 😅
Thats absolutely right. But oh man imagine listening to a random mix online and suddenly hearing your dad in the 80s talking shit over a hard beat 🤣
Great video! I enjoyed it a lot! Cassettes aren't a bad format at all, it depends on how much money you want to invest. it is actually a format that reached "analog perfection" few years before it fell into oblivion
Bro the voiceover is out of this world, I can tell from my phone speaker how beautiful it sounds
This is really incredible work!
Man you are so dann good at those videos. Unbelievable good entertaining and inspiring stuff. Keep it up!
As someone who has been passed on from many video editing jobs this comment means a lot!
that acoustic guitar riff was really cool man - its a breath of fresh air to hear a producer who actually works on good music
As a musician first and RUclipsr second these comments really mean the most. Thank you.
I'm old enough to have had an original Sansui WS-X1 6-track cassette recorder back in the early 90s. It was sweet, double tape deck and everything. Bouncing down, flipping for backward stuff. I was more creative with that thing, an Alesis SR16 drum machine and a Juno 106 than I've ever been since. Now going for around £800 on Reverb. Also had an ADAT 8-track, which was less interesting. Wish I'd kept them both. I did keep my original Akai S3000, which is similarly vibey for re-sampling. keep it up man, your channel is super inspiring!
Oh those are legendary! I too wish I hadn’t sold some important pieces in my life. But the future is bright. Things always come back around when you least expect.
the best audio recording channel on youtube
shout out YOU! for hyping me up. appreciate that.
Bro you got me super inspired and ready to hit the thrift stores not just for the $1 bin records but for the vintage gear 💯💯💯💯
Hell yes KIRK! I know you are gonna find some unique pieces to support your fantastic productions
Thank you for drawing the public's attention to the alternative record and, as for me, the real sound. your channel is a storehouse of similar and mostly useless thematic channels. I love old-school analogue gear. I have been painstakingly assembling an analog studio for 8 years, it was very exciting..
I’m 52 and had way more cassettes than any other audio medium as a kid and teenager until CDs showed up. I remember then fondly
I’m not a gear guy, but watching this videos is a pleasure.
Hey appreciate you stopping by!
Absolutely in awe of your approach with terrific humble retro gear! Keep on keepin' on!
And the duds complete the theme! Great stuff!
RIP Panasonic thanks for the memories!!!
💔
2:36 Wow this Akai M7 must be the mic or one many of mics that inspired the Tula! Love it. ❤
Cool video man, I too love my cassette decks. 🎶🙌🎹
Amazing! I just went on a trip to Colombia South America, to visit some relatives (I grew up in Canada pretty much my entire life), and some older cousins who are musicians there gifted me a TASCAM Porta 07 Ministudio 4-Track Cassette Recorder (it looks very used but it powers up and works!). This is video is an inspiration for me to get this thing going and trying it out. I'm going to see if I can order some of those RTM tapes on Amazon!
Nice score. From family no less! That is the best.
You're so inspiring! Keep it up!
Enjoy your videos and love your doggy. 4:32 gave me olivia tremor control vibes :)
Rambling comment: I'm relatively new to tape, but I've been getting heavily into 4-track cassette and now I'm pretty much hooked. It makes me weirdly sad though, thinking about how there are no new cassette machines being made (or reel-to-reels, which I'd love to upgrade to if I can ever afford one.) There's a kind of dread knowing that this way of making music is considered obsolete and won't be possible fairly soon. Skeptical people online always say 'just use a plugin, it can sound the same' well even so, my Portastudio never interrupts me because of plugin license issue, there's no CPU latency, and because I only have a few pieces of hardware I never get stuck deciding how to do something. A Portastudio is actually much easier to use and more practical than a DAW in many ways!
You are speaking my LANGUAGE. Now let me suggest that there is nothing to fear, nothing to be sad about. New machines will come. They already have in the pro world. Look up Mara Machines. The more people that embrace this world, the more likely it is for the revival to take effect.
Sharp qt-50 was my first deck when I was five! It ate a few copies of Exposé “Exposure” on me but it’s so cute I forgive. I’m glad to see it back in action!
This album slaps
That Panasonic sounds sooo incredible, wow
Yea that ones special. I covet that lil guy.
I just discovered your channel, and it's really opened my eyes to the endless variety of sounds, ideas, and textures, all in a great quality video. thank you,
Looking forward to sharing more useful tools and techniques my friend
I am blown away with the value and quality of this channel
That means a lot! I feel like i'm just getting going.
so much love for you and this video bro, just incredible.
means a lot coming from you my friend!
Man... the instrumental at 5:33 is super hard. I neeeeeed it!!!!
One of my faves too. I'll have to drop a playlist of these soundtracks.
Great video! Nice to see the M-7 microphone. I still have an old M-7 with the mics, but only one mic works. I should try and use that for recording again. Thanks for the inspiration.
Def try it. Its amazing. I missed out on a stereo pair one ebay last week. I also want one of those M7 cut out and modified as preamp on ebay. I just can't justify spending money.
the music in this vid is insanely good wtaf
Aye! Thats what really matters. Thank you greatly. Music first!!
This was such a great video. So well put together
I'm thrilled you enjoyed it
Mate, I'm so happy to find this channel. Btw, I'm also tapehead, playing and recording my RTM, Basf, Agfa, Zonal tapes on my Revox B77 (factory restored, brand new). Collected over 200 reel tapes over the past 5 years (10.5 inch reels, with various designs and window shapes).
So I understand your passion, keep making music and videos. This is art (at least for us) :D
🙏Please, make a playlist with all these instrumentals that you used in your videos, You have such great taste in music 😍
You're a legend man, thank you for the content
anytime. happy to be building this channel and community. 🫡
This is quickly becoming my favorite channel on all of RUclips.
DAMN thats a high honor coming from you Mr. Rhett! Ty so much. Love your work.
1. this channel is awesome 2. i love how artistic and music driven your ideas as a producer are 3. rtm tapes are just no good
Well I appreciate that. But why do you feel that about RTM? I find them to be great. Are you one of those type 2 only types?
I have the library of congress tape machine. It is pretty cool!
Really amazing video 👏
As an obsessive animal, I feel qualified to say that RTM’s FOX is nearly equivalent to TDK’s D formulation of tape. My deck has adjustable Bias and they even bias up very similarly. I haven’t tried their “Type One,” but I imagine it’s similar if not just an updated look with the same tape contained within.
Fellow obsessive animal concurs.
I've been working on a custom mellotron/tape echo style unit that instead of open tape loops we use a library of standard cassettes, or my favorite, the nice fat wide "8-track" style tape, which is already a huge loop where the cassette is end to end.
I would love to see/hear this thing in action. Especially with 8-track what?!
Matched mikes are well overrated. Loving your style. I need to not be so lazy and connect up my cassette recorder. Ta for the inspiration.
Agree! Its the precision in engineering that I'm tired of hearing time and time again. So vanilla. Anytime mate!
The production quality is amazing holy shit, you’re gonna make it big if you keep goin on like this dude! Such a chill mix of information and entertainment.
Meanwhile I’m gonna go buy a couple several ish cassettes and recorders (they will absolutely be my gateway to more physical media formats)
Thank you! Nice, you will have an exciting new sonic adventure to keep you inspired for a lifetime!
Thank you so much for your content😊
Thank you for taking the time to watch, truly means a lot.
Really like your channel. I’d like to a get cassette deck. I had one and a bunch of cassettes from the 90’s, but they were all destroyed by hurricane Sandy…
I am hoping you stumble upon a pristine machine in your immediate future.
this intro music and underneath is beautiful
Best compliment I can get! 🙏🏼
Old school tapes, new school knowledge!
The best of both worlds. 🤍
Perfectly made video in every way! Instant subscribe.
ty!
Ohohohohohobohohohohohohohohoho my wallet did not need to see this. I need a new master tape recorder right? Right????
I love your brain man. THE QUALITY IS INSAAAANE!
Means the world. Thank you bro
Dope format solid examples. Gotta love this guy. Maybe a quick A/B between all tape recorders using the same audio source would be cool but now I’m being picky. 10/10
Trust me it crossed my mind! Time didn't allow it, but I can do it in the future.
love your stuff keep it up !
TY, indeed brother!
I make up the lack of phantom power on my Yamaha MT50 by feeding the master out of a Mackie Blend 6 into the inputs of a machine. Makes it somewhat less portable but it sounds so nice going through 2 preamps before hitting the tape
Great ingenuity. And I can imagine the color is tremendous.
@@vvundertone Well I’m so new at this that I wouldn’t be able to tell haha, but it works wonders for my needs regardless. Thanks for making these videos, they are always enlightening and inspiring
1:18 fuckkn the music is actually good... Was expecting some lame things.... Damn thanks to heavens that I found this channel
what a lovely channel :*
GREAT 90S STUFF. LUV IT 🎧🎹📼
Man your work is gorgeous.. very few audio production channels with that level .. if any.
Video, sound, style .. format just sets new standards.
My fear is as your talent will soon be discovered wildly you’ll stop doing this future classic shit on RUclips .. love from France
Thank you so much, well for now I am quite dedicated to this channel. Maybe in the future as I pivot more towards producing the uploads could be less frequent, but the quality and detail I promise will always remain. I enjoy it too much to not over indulge.
holy shit man, these videos are becoming more like pieces of vintage art, the production and editing is sexy as fuck
TY. I want to send this comment to all the editing jobs that rejected me!
Love it. Had a cassette obsession but sold everything, Need to get a Lil something fun to vibe with
I hope you find a lil companion piece to crunch and pitch up to your hears desires.
That was really good!
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you!
Another great video!
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Bravo 🙌
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Wow great video,
seems like a lot of fun
Using tape keeps it entertaining for sure
i just order a hifi cassette deck for 30 i got one of those shoebox ones at the start of the year but it was unusable and i forgot about it. but you reminded me so im trying again with a proper one
huh wonder why it was unusable? sounded back or didn't work?
@@vvundertone it sounded terrible but not in a cool way just in a distracting way. I got the deck yesterday it's very cool it was interesting to see how it reacted to my different styles
Super well done!! Nice to see a PRV1 in the rack!
Good eye! I love that thing. I want more old school rack spring reverbs. One day!
so good
I like this dude's energy! Great vid
🙏🏼 grateful 🫡
Inspiting video, well done!
Thank you for watching!
What a classy spokenman for the tape medium... And a snappy dresser to boot! sub'd.
Aye thats a honor!
Just brilliant !❤
This is so dope
"Amazing for midnight jams" ❤
got a record of one particular juicy midnight jam :)
Ive got a pair of m7's and f96's as well! I like plugging into guitar amps and using it for distorted vocals, and the f96's are great as OH's--despite not being level matched. Try em out with pedals if you haven't all ready.
I am jealous. I don't know what happened to my other m7! I have the case and everything. One day I hope to find another pair. I have not tried with pedals yet def on my list of experiment's!
excellent info and sounds
Ty I'm glad you enjoyed the sounds!
Hey man I just wanted to share my thanks for sharing those kick drum samples they are superb
awesome video
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This is beautiful
I am thankful you enjoyed it
I was just using my Tascam 414 after trying a bunch of plugins, and your statement about them not being emulated well enough is dead on.
Plugins always get only so close. For many its close enough but if you want that extra 20% to build up in your productions you know what to do!
Here's a little advice to keep in mind when using Type 1 cassettes to record on those 4 track and 8 track portastudio recorders. These machines are made to use High Bias Type II (chrome) tapes so that means the pre-magnetization is higher than for type 1 tapes. And that means the higher pre-magnetization causes a stronger / louder noisefloor on Type 1 tapes and also a little more dull high frequencies. Using DBX or Dolby C (depending on what the machine offers) does help of course. But the sound will still be a bit more dull than with type II tapes. A little bit of EQ play is needed but if you can deal with the caveats and use it in a musical way, embrace it :) Also, certain Type 1 Tapes seem do handle the higher Bias and recording volumes pretty well. I haven't been using the RTM tapes myself yet (as of september 21st 2024) but the Maxell UR series (the more current productions) seem to handle all that pretty well and much better than very old Type 1 tapes that are very light brown. The darker brown Type1 tapes have a little different formula and if you find some NOS Maxell UR 60 or 90 tapes from the past 12 years or so, you can definitely use them. In a stationary Tape Deck the Tape type detection is usually happening automatically (the tape deck checks the record-protection notches on the upper side of the tape. Type 2 have wider ones) and selects the proper pre-magnetization. Some also let you change the bias manually. Really helpful on tapes with 3 recording heads so you can instantly HEAR the effect of the bias change in real time till you find the optimal setting. *edit because typos*
Great intel. Thank you. Now I want a 3 head deck to try this! My issue with type ii when I use on the fostex is they distort in a unpleasing way. I feel that I can push the type 1s harder. But there is a time and place for all types in my opinion. Even the super messed up old tape would be good for certain synth sound effects I'm thinking of trying.
@@vvundertone Oh 3 head machines are freaking awesome and save you the time of recording and playing it back just to get it digitized again since you can basically do it all in one go. :P Videotape machines in the Broadcast segment are basically ALWAYS like that. When i was working at a postproduction house years ago i saw that the Betacam SP (which uses Dolby C Noise reduction btw), Digital Betacam and even the HD variants HD Cam and HD Cam SR all showed you what you just recorded, while you were recording it. Which mainly has a technical reason so you can instantly see if a tape has damages or if the recording looks proper or not. So yeah this "third head" also exists for rotating head drums in Videomachines. I personally only have ONE Cassette Deck with 3 heads and it's a Sony Tapedeck that i once gotten for cheap on a Fleamarket. Normally people demand absolutely insane prices for 3 head Tapedecks. Way more than they should. I hope you find one for a good price. :)
Two head Nakamichi decks can still be found on CL or eBay all day long for $150 or less. Some models obviously are better than other models but it’s really hard to beat any of them when compared with other two head machines. Been using Nakamichi decks for over 35 years and never has one “eaten” a tape and only,an early 90’s Cassette Deck 2 model,actually shit the bed and stopped working. Highly recommend picking one or two up before prices go up. Shhhh…don’t tell.
Insider knowledge always appreciated. I assumed any Nakamichi deck was going to be way out my range!
Beautiful video
much appreciated!
amazing
I took you 20s to convince me to subscribe. Amazing video!
Thank you my friend. I am pleased you enjoyed the video!
learning more from vids like this
Chapter 2 is coming soon. Full tutorial style. I'll break it all down!
@@vvundertone I Love your channel you make us continue to challenge our way we interpert sound - good job keep it up