Digalog Cassettes
I have a feeling this video might have turned out to be a bit boring. I started off with an idea that sounded interesting....but somewhere along the line the life seemed to leave it and we're left with this pale ghost of the original idea.
So if you're feeling drowsy, this might not be a good one to watch.
It will be going live to the public in a couple of hours...after I return from the shops. Do you need me to pick you up anything while I'm out?
Comments (22)
I really enjoy cassette videos. It always amazes me there's some much still to understand about a device that I already thought I knew. I still don't have memorized all the tape types and dolby types. Would be nice to have them understood like the back of my hand. More videos on the top helps. Metal tape formulations and what is still being sold and what's ideal to record on... especially playback tips - stopping squeal, tape eating, ideas about retensioning, repairing, tape head "last tape head solutions", siloxane, etc. all things I want to learn about.
Definitely didn't think it was boring, I had no idea there was such a range of recording quality and equipment options for pre-recorded cassettes. Too young I suppose, didn't get into music and audio equipment until the tail end of cassettes. This extra background you research and include is exactly why I enjoy your videos, keep up the good work and funny commentary!
Enjoyed the episode Matt, I fathom you get a lot of ribbing about the cassettes episodes, but many of us enjoy them, and much like vinyl I see a resurgence in cassettes. Nice work Matt.
I am sorry. I watched the video before reading your warning. I did not notice anything regarding boringness. Just at the end, my only conclusion was: Well, now I know. It was not really that mindblowing but a bit interesting at least. I do not regret that I watched it. ;-)
Very interesting, not boring at all!! which reminds me I've been meaning to ask, where do you find all those old articles from magazines etc you often refer to in your videos? I love that you feature sources like that!! Thanks again for the content!!
They're all from books.google.com A very useful resource.
As always, a fantastic video on an intriguing subject I didn't even know existed. Thanks for making 👍
I noticed that a couple of publications in the video called it DIGilog instead of DIGalog.
Yes the typo/error in that article meant that it didn't appear in a search for Digalog. I was lucky to come across it while searching for the Digalog Advert Slogan "Ordinary Cassette, extraordinary sound".
A winning lottery ticket please :-).
A winning lottery ticket please :-).
A winning lottery ticket please :-).
Wow, that oscilloscope Techmoan at the end, is that new? It's awesome!
I've had it a couple of months. Jerobeam Fenderson was kind enough to make it for me as a favour. I was thinking of using it before the videos...but it might cause uproar.
Thanks for explaining the flutter sound on per-recorded tapes, I never knew that. It brings back memories of eagerly anticipating the music I was going to experience when I popped in a new tape and heard that noise. You're probably back from the shops by now, but I could use a Fiio X5 Gen 3 since we can't get them here in the states yet ;-)
Ahhh, sorry, just a bit too late. I do have an X3 here somewhere that I need to try out for a future video.
That loop-bin duplicator looks like it is really rough on the source media, constantly folding the tape back and forth on itself as it operates.
I really wanted to find a video of one in action...apparently they are fascinating to watch.
Not boring at all, nice mix of warm fuzzies nostalgia and little sad senses of loss for the good old days. Keep 'em coming.
...and if anyone else noticed that funny looking PRT thing in Popular Science at 9:27, here's a Tom Scott video about the technology: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaSaWfw07Sw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaSaWfw07Sw</a>
Cornetto.
Damn, you just beat me to it.