r/cassette

I thrifted this tape ages ago. the cover is professionally printed, but the tape is... as you see. I think some of my relatives in other countries have told me that this is pretty much what all their commercial tapes looked like. Anyone recognize this style of pre-recorded tape?

Hi all, new to this so please let me know if this isn't the right sub/format for this, but I have a question.

I recently picked up the We Are Rewind player. I know, mixed bag, but I liked the design and was curious to try it out for myself.

The record button placement was making me nervous that I might accidentally hit it and record over a mixtape I have. Just to be safe, I finally punched out the tabs to set this at ease.

Lo and behold, when I tested it (thankfully just on the very end of the tape) it still fully recorded over. To test further, I tried the same on a official/factory tape, just in case I somehow did something wrong with the tabs. But still, it fully recorded over.

Having a peek inside the player, I do see a component that appears to be in the right place to engage with the tabs, but poking it to either position doesn’t seem to effect whether the recording will start or not.

So my question is- this is super non meant to happen, right? I'm aware of the many issues with this player, but surely this is too big of an oversight?

So this was my cool dumpster dive find this weekend. I don't really know anything about old blank media. I found them in a box next to a dumpster, along with some other cool basically unused items (like that emergency radio). They're all sealed!

I will probably give them to or sell them very cheaply to some audiophile or collector. Just wanted to share!

Remember how these clear cassettes would smell like raspberries?

I'll be visiting an audio electronics store in a week or two to see if I can find a true real deal cassette recorder. Until then, I found this cheap multipurpose boom box at Wal-Mart. Finally, a tape player that's new and works even if it isn't top quality.

Using FM transmission, I can bypass the FM recording limitation and put whatever I want on the tape. As heard right here.

(Edit: I'm an idiot, it is possible to record line in directly, I just wasn't doing it right)

These do not have audio on them (yet) as the album itself is not finished. I'll be doing a limited run of these (5) microcasettes exclusively as a Bandcamp pre-order when you get the album.

Getting the audio on them is going to be interesting to say the least, but im committed and have somewhat of a plan as to how to go about doing it properly as to not lose any audio quality while the transfer process happens.

These J-cards were created by Donkavitch on Etsy, and ill also be getting (25) cassettes made as well, since the microcasettes are so niche. I just need to find a good supplier of cassettes and someone who can do the J-cards for them right..

You can also see I'm using a radio / compact cassette recorder hybrid to play back with a 3.5mm to tape adapter, just for a little more cassette goodness even if it's fake. The radio can't play or record real tapes anymore so that's the closest I'll get with it anyway.

This microcassette recorder got me into compact cassettes which I'm going to try and find a recorder for soon. Today at a thrift store I found six old tapes for like three dollars altogether, and I'll record over them for my own stuff. Maybe I'll make another post once I get a recorder I can use.

So my dad has kept this for however many years, its never been used, still in original packaging, papers and box. Aswell as all the wires and spare fuses.

How much could this possibly be worth? (Rough ballpark) and where could i possibly sell it? Are there any selling websites for old vintage technology? Some help would be much appreciated.

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So bought this as parts not working with some trade credits. Figured I'd try my luck and hope it just needed a new belt, sadly not the case. The battery case is broken and easily comes off, doesn't stat consistently stay one due it being lose. After cleaning the melted belt and cleaning the dirty area I replaced the belts, but nothing happened as far as spindles moving. On closer look i noticed one of the spindles is missing.

So at the very least it needs a new battery cover and a replacement spindle. So my question is should I try to get this fixed or return it? What would you guys do if you had this? I have till this Friday to get my credit back. Couldn't find anywhere for a replacement battery case, even 3D printed options. Haven't checked to see if i can harvest the spindle from a different player.

I’m hoping someone can help me troubleshoot this cassette tape player. This could be a long shot, but I was cleaning out my family members house this week after his wife moved to hospice and came upon this cassette player. He passed away before I was born (26 or so years ago) and no one ever really touched the player after he died. He was a Coca-Cola employee at an old bottling plant in Texas in the 1960s-1990s and had a ton of Coca-Cola memorabilia that was given to him from the company, more exclusive things the public wouldn’t have had the same kind of access to. This was one of those items. I put a tape in today and it was struggling to play it (the sound was very muffled and poor quality and the play button had to be held for a second or two so the spring could fully latch) so I cleaned the tape head and battery port and tried again, it played great! Except, after that singular play, it gave up entirely. I put a different tape in and it wouldn’t play the tape, all I could hear was the motor spinning. I figured it would be something like a slipped/broken belt since it hadn’t been used in so long and was likely weak before properly playing. I opened up the back to see if I could fix it the way I’ve fixed up a couple old cassette players before. Unfortunately, it’s too complex inside for me to figure out. I don’t even know where to start and I’m actually hesitant to do anything myself because it’s sentimental to me. I’m hoping someone in here might recognize the hardware, know a good repair person, or has some good troubleshooting questions I can answer. If not, it’ll just remain a “relic” of mine, which is fine by me.

So im a newbie at cassttes, and my black and blue cassette by the backstreet boys is making weird noises.. and its only this spesific cassette thats making a weird noise my other cassettes sounds fine and can somebody pls help me?

Thanks!

Any advice would be appreciated!

I collect comedy cassettes and go to shows all the time.. my birthday is coming up next month. Based on what I've got what should I ask for from my wife? What are your grails?

Stoked to have found these two cassettes. I chase that "oh shit, no way !" feeling. Happy hunting, gang.

loud mechanical whirring, i think cld b belts r too tight or the tape head pushing too far in, i dont know how to adjust the latter but i could try looser belts.