KVR Audio

GaryG · Post by **GaryG** » Tue May 21, 2013 6:29 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22533522

I get the gist of their arguments, even agree with a couple, *but*:

"Audio purists love the analogue sound that comes from the classic cassette."

Really?

I like them as physical objects but couldn't dump the hissy, thin, warbling mofos quick enough audio-wise.

quayquay17 · Post by **quayquay17** » Tue May 21, 2013 6:39 pm

It's not a return.

Cassettes have been a mainstay of DIY music distribution since they first came out. Super cheap, you can make them at home...

The only reason it's called a fad now is because of more people outside of the original scene selling tapes. It won't die off again, but it will get smaller.

Ghostwave · Post by **Ghostwave** » Tue May 21, 2013 6:41 pm

A couple of weeks ago, I wanted to spice up my home studio and try out new things.
So I purchased a couple of second-hand cassette decks (very good ones, a Denon and a Marantz) in great condition and a bunch of 5 Sony Metal XR tapes.
And now, I enjoy making tracks in Cubase and send them back into the computer.
Fan-tas-tic!
It will not replace high-end reel-to-reel tape but it's a cheap way to get a little instability and a pleasing old-school sound in our too clean-sounding DAWs.

ghettosynth · Post by **ghettosynth** » Tue May 21, 2013 6:55 pm

Used to be the only practical small batch low cost option. Most medium sized towns used to have a local service. I'm not sure what market they served, I'm guessing school events, church services, etc. But I distinctly recall being able to get cut to length duplication on decent tape for less than the cost of blanks at the store in very low quantity, e.g. 25 at a time. They came in a great clear enclosure and I used various labeling schemes to create unique packaging.

I think that it's mostly a punk/noise thing though these days.

tomtoo · Post by **tomtoo** » Tue May 21, 2013 7:04 pm

Good old analog times. Nobody blamed you to make a copy .

The world is strange . Now we can make (nearly) perfect copys in a wink and spread it in the world, we have laws against something that was always a dream to do.

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Tue May 21, 2013 7:04 pm

tapes wear out, worn out tapes get replaced if the listener likes them...digital media doesn't wear out. The comeback of tapes is in the best interest of the music industry imo so I'm not surprised there is a comeback...those were the good ol' days for the recording industry

Tricky-Loops · Post by **Tricky-Loops** » Tue May 21, 2013 7:18 pm

WE HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH CASSETTES IN THE 80IES!!!

tony tony chopper · Post by **tony tony chopper** » Tue May 21, 2013 7:26 pm

I so miss waiting for 5min in front of a computer only to get an error, or worse, a shitty game

tomtoo · Post by **tomtoo** » Tue May 21, 2013 7:29 pm

Tricky-Loops wrote:WE HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH CASSETTES IN THE 80IES!!!

Kruzifix host ned uffbast ?

Me: Is trying to say in bavarian "Idiot"

tomtoo · Post by **tomtoo** » Tue May 21, 2013 7:38 pm

tony tony chopper wrote:I so miss waiting for 5min in front of a computer only to get an error, or worse, a shitty game

No wonder couse this is not a C64 Datasette!

THATS THE REAL THING !

It worked !

k k most times.

k k some times.

Tricky-Loops · Post by **Tricky-Loops** » Tue May 21, 2013 7:41 pm

tomtoo wrote:Kruzifix host ned uffbast ?

Me: Is trying to say in bavarian "Idiot"

Nice try. But Tricky Loops doesn't want to be called "Idiot"!

ZenPunkHippy · Post by **ZenPunkHippy** » Tue May 21, 2013 7:58 pm

A great advert for tape from some bloke who can't be trusted to look after CDs

Craig Proulx says he has discarded scratched CDs, but still has cassette tapes from his childhood.

Peace,
Andy.

tomtoo · Post by **tomtoo** » Tue May 21, 2013 8:05 pm

Tricky-Loops wrote:
tomtoo wrote:Kruzifix host ned uffbast ?

Me: Is trying to say in bavarian "Idiot"

Nice try. But Tricky Loops doesn't want to be called "Idiot"!

Dammit a Bavarian that speaks english !

GaryG · Post by **GaryG** » Tue May 21, 2013 8:49 pm

ZenPunkHippy wrote:A great advert for tape from some bloke who can't be trusted to look after CDs

Craig Proulx says he has discarded scratched CDs, but still has cassette tapes from his childhood.

Well quite. I'm the opposite, can think of plenty of tangled tapes (and scratched vinyl come to think of it...) but never lost a CD to wear etc.

I can't remember the last time I saw someone selling tapes, even at a small, local gig, been self-burnt CDs for a decade or so round here. Well aware of the labels producing tapes more as art pieces/whatever (eg. http://www.ctatsu.com/), guess the 'audio purist' riff is what surprised me, sounding like the blurb people normally roll out for vinyl.

bailees7irish · Post by **bailees7irish** » Tue May 21, 2013 8:55 pm

GaryG wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22533522

I get the gist of their arguments, even agree with a couple, *but*:

"Audio purists love the analogue sound that comes from the classic cassette."

Really?

I like them as physical objects but couldn't dump the hissy, thin, warbling mofos quick enough audio-wise.

+1

The return of cassettes