Erasing Tapes - how sweet the sound? (Patreon)

Erasing Tapes - how sweet the sound?

In this video I explain why buying old used tapes full of someone else’s recordings might be your last best option if you still want to make good quality cassette recordings at a sensible price. I then go on to try a variety of erasing methods on used tapes to test their effectiveness. Here’s a link to a review of the new ‘type 2’ cassettes by ANA(DIA)LOG https://youtu.be/WJDNA9iwUi4 FAQ Q) Hey your tape deck at the end isn’t set for Type II Chrome Tapes. A) Yes it is. The Sony TD-D5M cassette deck has a mechanical switch with two tape type positions. Position I) Type 1 & 2 Position II) Type 3 & 4 Type 2 is recognised as being different from type 1 automatically by the extra notch present in the cassette housing. This results in an orange circle appearing in the Type II indicator window next to the switch. If you look closely at the video you can read the relevant text next to the switch and you can also see the orange indicator while the chrome tape is being played. The chrome type II tape was both recorded and played back in Type II mode. Any adhesive tape was removed prior to the recording being made in order to to allow the deck to correctly identify the tape type from the notch on the cassette. ------------- Merchandise ----------------- New Techmoan Merchandise is now available. https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/nerdkeyz?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=37136753 --------------- SUBSCRIBE ------------------ http://www.youtube.com/user/Techmoan?sub_confirmation=1 ------------- SUPPORT --------------- This channel can be supported through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/techmoan *******Patrons usually have early access to videos******* ---------- Outro Music ----------- Over Time - Vibe Tracks https://youtu.be/VSSswVZSgJw ------ Outro Sound Effect ------ ThatSFXGuy - https://youtu.be/5M3-ZV5-QDM ------ AFFILIATED LINKS/ADVERTISING NOTICE ------- All links are Affiliated where possible. When you click on links to various merchants posted here and make a purchase, this can result in me earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network & Amazon. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to AMAZON Sites (including, but not limited to Amazon US/UK/DE/ES/FR/NL/IT/CAN) Regularly asked question Q) Why are there comments from days ago when this video has just gone live today? A) Patrons https://www.patreon.com/techmoan usually have early access to videos. I'll show the first version of a video on Patreon and often the feedback I get results in a video going through further revisions to improve it. e.g. Fix audio issues, clarify points, add extra footage or cut extraneous things out. The video that goes live on youtube is the final version. If you want to see the videos early too, you can sign up to Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/techmoan