Hey, so I picked up this Walkman, replaced the belts, and I've been enjoying my cassettes on the go.

But I've got a weird issue. One of my tapes plays fast on the Walkman, even though it plays normal on my stereo cassette deck at home.

Other cassettes play normally on both the Walkman and cassette deck. Any reason why a single cassette would play fast on the Walkman, but normally at home?

(The cassette is 'Business as Usual' by Men at Work, if that matters lol)

I used some tape loops on some of the songs, we recorded demos on an old cassette 4 track, and we just overall dig the tape vibe, so we got these to sell at shows! The bands name is Night of Joy, the album is King Baby, we released it through a small label called Midwestern Records. I’m working on getting these on our Bandcamp page so folks can order them too!

Dude was clearing his grandma's stuff out of her house. He originally wanted $100 for it but found the receiver button was broken and just told me to take it lol. Sounds fantastic, swapped out the cheap Sony deck for my nicer JVC one.

Roast me

found this cassete tape hidden in a box full of documents

So I found a large tote full of 8 track and cassette tapes that was stored in an outdoor (not climate controlled) shed for years, probably decades. It was destined for the garbage and may still end up there, but I thought it would be a fun experiment to try sampling from them and get a library of weird and distorted audio clips to use in my music.

However, I don't want to bring a bunch of mold into my house, or put myself at risk. I have a half broken Kenwood cassette deck that still plays but no longer records, so I figure that's my sacrificial player.

A friend of mine is giving away a UV light sterilizer, intended for sterilizing baby bottles. Do you think it makes any sense to try to use that to sterilize these tapes? Or should I not bother and just do this moldy sampling outside, and then trash them when done?

Got the DEATH cassette today :)

How many tapes have been released in 2 colours for one shell ?

https://preview.redd.it/cjfv2hzyxage1.jpg?width=2647&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2d2fbf0170fe65f5d18c9c8378f7304374e1d93b

I found a number of listings in my national online second-hand marketplace, but the prices are very irregular. Do you know of a store chain that might have some? Any kind of business in particular where i can purchase frequently and not get surprised by a change in price? thanks!

Could not cross-post because this - which "this"? this or r/Mixtapes - does not allow cross-posting. Whatever. I think this is awesome, both the tech and the music. I have never seen cassette DJ machines before.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Mixtapes/comments/1icpauz/full_cassette_all_genre_mix_set_ooedotechnica/

Can really find any info about it, the only video on youtube that festures this player is from the company that made it and never shows it playing

... On bus to work, Bluetooth transmitter into Sony wfc500's. Playing mixtape wot I made in October. Wolfgang Press, Atarashii Gakko, Viagra Boys, Birthday Party, YNG Martyr, Megan Thee Stallion, Cabaret Voltaire..... Nice commute. 🙂👍

It has low volume and low pitched humming sound (likely not from the speaker) when plugged into power, this sound persists on cd, radio and tape, and stays the same on all audio levels. This sound does not happen when using it on battery power. It doesn't bother me too much since you can't hear it over the music (the noise of the motor drowns it out already, though when not playing you can hear the hum from the other side of a quiet room), but I am worried if this is a damaged power supply or something and if it is dangerous. The capstan doesn't spin either when not playing tapes so I don't think it is the sound of the motor

I’ve been in possession of a very rare tape of a local act from 1987 for a few years now and I recently purchased this one https://www.discogs.com/release/29763217-Mark-of-Kane-Collapse from the same group which may as well be a one of a kind. Can anyone recommend a professional digitizing service that would give the best quality possible? My setup is subpar right now (slow running nakamichi) and I would like to do this in earnest as most of the music here has never been heard online before, thanks.

It is minimum 900 tapes (although I think it's more like 1000-1100), and it's probably 90% singles, 10% albums, and at least 95% are sealed. It is mostly Hip-Hop/R&B, but there are some other genres mixed in also. With it being so many, I can't tell you specifically what's in there, but it's some pretty good 80's-90's stuff. I used to sell these (yes I can provide proof), but for me it's time consuming, and I'd rather just sell them all in bulk to someone who can make better use of them. Some of these tapes can can be sold for $20 a piece and upwards. Shipping is going to be about $100 through USPS Media Mail in 3 separate shipments. I've included some videos of myself briefly going through some of them. Sorry for the low quality, used an old ass phone LOL.

I would like $1200 total, but price is negotiable and lowball offers will be ignored. I am not into time wasters, so serious buyers only please. Let's do good business and get these tapes into your hands!

https://reddit.com/link/1ie8yje/video/6s0cb50o0age1/player

Hello I recently got a cassette player and the button is stuck any form of help will be highly appreciated the model is cr-317 if that helps

I misplaced the cassette that I recorded this to four of five years ago, but I still have the music on MixCloud. Talk about the longevity of physical and ephemerality of the cloud.

Anyway, if anyone cares, here it is, some oldies from the 1990s/2000s/2010s.

Side A - total duration 30 min 17 s

• Hybrid - Empire (Orchestral Edit) (2010)
• Kylie Minogue - Confide In Me (1994)
• Terranova - Plastic Stress (1996)
• Moonbeam featuring Aelyn - Shades of Black (2015)
• V-Sag featuring Tomomi Ukumori - Far East (2007)

Side B - total duration 29 mi 46 s

• DJ Tiesto - Sweet Things (2007)
• Damn You Mongolians - Prague (2013)
• Pulser - In Deep (2011)
• Loverush UK! - Fountains of Youth (2009)
• Andain - Beautiful Things (Kastis Torrau-Donatello Remix) (2015) 

Ok, I know this is silly, but I have a 2025 Toyota corolla and I want to connect my portable cassette player. I assumed it would be a simple matter of buying a usb-c to 3.5mm aux cable, similar to how I use a male to male 3.5mm to connect the player to my computer. Not so. The computer in the car won’t recognize that there’s anything plugged in, because it expects to be able to connect to another device like with a usb stick or phone or MP3 player. Does anyone know a workaround for this? Thanks! My player is a small portable RadioShack model.

#True Future by Q-Rabbit on cassette is a bop. Really enjoying it.

(Pictured are a Walkman WM-B10 and KOSS KSC75's modded onto a Parts Express headband with red Yaxi pads)