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Ive now started buying some really cheap TDK c90 tapes,these work out at 50p each! So whats the crack? well ive started copying all my BoC CD's including all the old stuff wink wink ;') I must admit these sound so good it's like all new BoC again ;') If anyone would like a tape id be happy to make one,don't all rush will ya!! Send message if you would like a tape and i will do my best.Also let me know what BoC you would like ;') If i get a rush of replies,it will be limited hehe,anyway you should all try it.
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Funnily enough, I'm about to. Girl at work brought in a box full of unused C90s that I snaffled. Sadly I'd forgotten that I'd sold the last cassette recorder in the house and I now have to scour eBay for a ratty old ghettoblaster.... arse.

Mexicola wrote:Funnily enough, I'm about to. Girl at work brought in a box full of unused C90s that I snaffled. Sadly I'd forgotten that I'd sold the last cassette recorder in the house and I now have to scour eBay for a ratty old ghettoblaster.... arse.

Ha ha,shouldn't be hard too find,i was lucky i used my sons old Cassette player,i really like how they have come out,it just seems right having BoC on tape.

Question: Are some tape recorders more analog than others?
Perhaps it's a silly question.

i have so many blank tapes, but nothing to record them on!

Seeya_Later wrote:Question: Are some tape recorders more analog than others?
Perhaps it's a silly question.

I guess it would,i use a very old Sony player,and i just love the hiss and some crackle,it really makes the tracks sound even more nostalgic ;')

Twoism-ist wrote:i have so many blank tapes, but nothing to record them on!

Im sure you could find a cheap player,plenty about ;')

Retrodreaming wrote:

Seeya_Later wrote:Question: Are some tape recorders more analog than others?
Perhaps it's a silly question.

I guess it would,i use a very old Sony player,and i just love the hiss and some crackle,it really makes the tracks sound even more nostalgic ;')

All cassette players are equaly analogue for the most part. But the way it records and reproduces sound can be vastly different, depending on the way that sound is amplified. The age of a machine can change the accuracy, noise level, and tape speed to a great degree. So in a sence they can each have a very different sound. Old tape players more oftain will add in colours to the sound and drifting pitches that i personaly love. Even the tape used has a big impact on the final sound due to stretching, and changes in the magnetic density of the tape.

Cool project, if I had a walk man or something I would definately do this too.

Retrodreaming wrote:Ive now started buying some really cheap TDK c90 tapes,these work out at 50p each! So whats the crack? well ive started copying all my BoC CD's including all the old stuff wink wink ;') I must admit these sound so good it's like all new BoC again ;') If anyone would like a tape id be happy to make one,don't all rush will ya!! Send message if you would like a tape and i will do my best.Also let me know what BoC you would like ;') If i get a rush of replies,it will be limited hehe,anyway you should all try it.
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Well, I live in the Netherlands, but I would love this. Perhaps I can transfer you some money or something?

portiss wrote:

Retrodreaming wrote:Ive now started buying some really cheap TDK c90 tapes,these work out at 50p each! So whats the crack? well ive started copying all my BoC CD's including all the old stuff wink wink ;') I must admit these sound so good it's like all new BoC again ;') If anyone would like a tape id be happy to make one,don't all rush will ya!! Send message if you would like a tape and i will do my best.Also let me know what BoC you would like ;') If i get a rush of replies,it will be limited hehe,anyway you should all try it.
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Well, I live in the Netherlands, but I would love this. Perhaps I can transfer you some money or something?

I don't want any money for these,but give me a week or so,as i have another batch of tapes coming and will be doing this mid week,also note not all tracks will fit,you get 45 minutes each side,you choose the album and i record 45 minutes of each.

wait, you're willing to do this for free? i would love one if so. also willing to give you money. let me know man

bleak. wrote:wait, you're willing to do this for free? i would love one if so. also willing to give you money. let me know man

Yes,but if i got alot of people asking then i couldn't,so far your the 3rd lol,just send me a message asking for the albums you want on each side,like i said 45 minutes each side,i wont do individual tracks,as this will take up too much of my time,and that's the price you pay for getting these 'FREE' ;')

Retrodreaming wrote:

bleak. wrote:wait, you're willing to do this for free? i would love one if so. also willing to give you money. let me know man

Yes,but if i got alot of people asking then i couldn't,so far your the 3rd lol,just send me a message asking for the albums you want on each side,like i said 45 minutes each side,i wont do individual tracks,as this will take up too much of my time,and that's the price you pay for getting these 'FREE' ;')

i'm not fussy man, whatever is easiest for you to be honest. if its easier for you to copy a selection by one of the other two people then by all means do that!

bleak. wrote:

Retrodreaming wrote:

bleak. wrote:wait, you're willing to do this for free? i would love one if so. also willing to give you money. let me know man

Yes,but if i got alot of people asking then i couldn't,so far your the 3rd lol,just send me a message asking for the albums you want on each side,like i said 45 minutes each side,i wont do individual tracks,as this will take up too much of my time,and that's the price you pay for getting these 'FREE' ;')

i'm not fussy man, whatever is easiest for you to be honest. if its easier for you to copy a selection by one of the other two people then by all means do that!

I don't mind what album you have,that's the easy part,im now doing 'Boc Maxima' and 'Geogaddi'
-Just send me a message and let me know what you want.

Retrodreaming wrote:

portiss wrote:

Retrodreaming wrote:Ive now started buying some really cheap TDK c90 tapes,these work out at 50p each! So whats the crack? well ive started copying all my BoC CD's including all the old stuff wink wink ;') I must admit these sound so good it's like all new BoC again ;') If anyone would like a tape id be happy to make one,don't all rush will ya!! Send message if you would like a tape and i will do my best.Also let me know what BoC you would like ;') If i get a rush of replies,it will be limited hehe,anyway you should all try it.
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Well, I live in the Netherlands, but I would love this. Perhaps I can transfer you some money or something?

I don't want any money for these,but give me a week or so,as i have another batch of tapes coming and will be doing this mid week,also note not all tracks will fit,you get 45 minutes each side,you choose the album and i record 45 minutes of each.

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i did this a while ago with all the old tunes stuff. definitely works better this way.

i also put geogaddi on tape a while back and left it out in the sun for months to try and warp it, but surprisingly, not much happened!

I thought about doing this too.

Joebot Kill wrote:i did this a while ago with all the old tunes stuff. definitely works better this way.

i also put geogaddi on tape a while back and left it out in the sun for months to try and warp it, but surprisingly, not much happened!

Try the microwave ;D.

Joebot Kill wrote:i did this a while ago with all the old tunes stuff. definitely works better this way.

i also put geogaddi on tape a while back and left it out in the sun for months to try and warp it, but surprisingly, not much happened!

Think I'll try my greenhouse. That should do it!!

what about soaking it in water, then freezing it. Once its dried off, it should have small stretches in the tape. Hmm, and perhaps you could leave it near something with a strong magnetic field, like an open speaker.

Guidos microwave idea sounds good too, just watch out for the sparks that will come off the metal parts of the tape.