rebirth of a teac A 650 home stereo cassette deck

so i found one of these on ebay. i think i paid about 20 bucks for it. the shipping was pretty high, it's massive. like a lead brick! anyhoo, the seller says it powers up and works. which was only partially true. it would sort of work, but the belt was way stretched and worn.

new article on cassettes from the austin chronicle

this is a good article on tapes inclusive of history and lots of good stuff. http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2013-08-30/the-return-of-the-cassette/

how to buy a cassette deck

there are two principle reasons you'll want to own a cassette deck.

have a go at this video clip

a friend sent me this. click this link right here to view a video

today's jam box

today i'm listening to a GE {lately i've been kind of obsessed with this brand} 3-5254-a.

mixing mastering from four track cassette

so in the last couple months i've done two projects where the basics were cut on four track cassette.

the dictaphone, killer tape

i'm not really sure what the hell this is. but this tape is badass.