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Added 2018-04-11 07:00:01 +0000 UTCI've been on the lookout for one of these machines for a while, and while they do occasionally turn up for sale on ebay, I'm so glad I managed to acquire this particular one as the unique accompanying material weaves quite a tale. Hearing non-commercial recordings from the past is always a bit eerie and the subject matter of these is something that is going to stay with me for quite a while.
This is also the last of my automatically scheduled posts, I‘ll be back from my holiday (vacation) at the weekend. While I’ve been away I didn’t see any cool tech to buy, however that didn’t stop me ordering a few things on eBay and if you’re interested in seeing how that ‘Hi-res’ cassette player Toshiba launched in Japan performs well there‘s one of those on the way to me too.
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I suspect that those tapes would be pretty much unplayable nowadays given the way that paper dries out and gardens over time.
Techmoan
2018-04-13 13:25:42 +0000 UTCThe sound of it may be eerie, but it’s pretty brilliant. I’d love to make music, record it to ‘paper’ and then record the paper recording back into the computer as an effect.
Skoddie
2018-04-13 01:21:02 +0000 UTCGenius video, informative and full of understated humor. I get a huge smile every time Patreon tells me a new Techmoan video is up. Thank you Mat! You mentioned other formats of magnetic-coated paper recording media ... during WW2 acetate was apparently rationed, or in short supply. My dad gave me several 7" reels of war surplus paper-backed 1/4" recording tape for my first tape recorder, in the late 1950s. The stuff was very prone to breaking if you mishandled the fast forward, rewind, and stop controls.
Roger Beal
2018-04-12 23:13:05 +0000 UTC
