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by 52-6F-62 1139 days ago
They're what got me hooked on getting into playing with cassette sounds. Every time I listen to them I'm transported and get stuck in an uncomfortable wooden chair in elementary school watching National Film Board documentaries and I love it. It pushed me to this sound https://pl-10.x.burns.fm/?t=15fb486da703a7ae565d2dcd0113908e

There's a duplication company in Canada (they're easy to find...) that sells NOS, custom housed tapes, and all kinds of related production materials. There aren't many new options out there for working with cassette tapes, but if you can find a used deck in good shape (or there are new Tascam/TEAC machines) then you can have some real fun still. They also deal in some VHS.
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dweekly 1139 days ago
The classic old-school take on analog noise is Alvin Lucier's "I Am Sitting In A Room" loop.

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Sitting_in_a_Room

Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho16dPi_WKU

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52-6F-62 1139 days ago
Nice! Thanks for sharing. The digital experiments mentioned also sound interesting, but there is something about the imminence of physical media that captivates me.
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