I was thinking about cassette tapes and how they were easy to record playback rewind
and record again etc and wondering what would be a modern equivalent to them?
Note: I have a CD Recorder and it works nice but is not as easy to use as a cassette is.
and record again etc and wondering what would be a modern equivalent to them?
Note: I have a CD Recorder and it works nice but is not as easy to use as a cassette is.
In terms of music storage per dollar, DVD-R wins. Less than 1/10 the cost of an average quality cassette tape even without considering inflation. Hours of uninterrupted playback at whatever bit rate and depth you like. But I'm not aware of any Discman-sized audio-only portable DVD players.
Large capacity no-name thumb-drives are down to 7 cents for DVD capacity. While maybe you can find 100 DVD blanks for $7, speed convenience and size tips it to thumb-drives. For me.
Apart from the issue of mechanical complexity in the DVD / CD drive, and its size.
Solid state is a lot smaller, handy...and easier to misplace!
For a Dictaphone like use, there must be many phone apps.
The intended use of a cassette was for recording and playing sounds made personally, those not available, like a baby's talk, shopping list reminders and so on.
So convenience and reliability matter. Size too.
Solid state is a lot smaller, handy...and easier to misplace!
For a Dictaphone like use, there must be many phone apps.
The intended use of a cassette was for recording and playing sounds made personally, those not available, like a baby's talk, shopping list reminders and so on.
So convenience and reliability matter. Size too.
DVD players are so annoying because of a long lag time...reading...reading...still reading. Annoying.
You put cd in the player, in a second it reads it, plays right away.
DVD is doing who knows what copyright bs.
Back to original question, there is no direct replacement for cassette, but what i use is small professional teak pcm recorder/player. It uses sd cards, and operates in uncompressed format. Built in mics are handy too.
Here is sony
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1455506-REG/sony_pcm_d10_d10_linear_pcm_recorder_d.html
I got something like this
https://www.google.com/search?q=tea...biw=412&bih=718&dpr=2.63#imgrc=UARqb87x670eJMIts a pleasure to work with it. I used to be a soundman for amateur group. It made surprisingly good recordings.
https://www.google.com/search?q=tea...biw=412&bih=718&dpr=2.63#imgrc=UARqb87x670eJMIts a pleasure to work with it. I used to be a soundman for amateur group. It made surprisingly good recordings.
I grew up using Cassette tapes.
Also recorded with various 4, 8 or 16 track reel to reel machines
Ranging from 1/2 to 2"
Modern Equivalent would be a Computer with Full Duplex Soundcard
Using Software DAW ( Digital Audio Workstation)
Plenty of options these days
I stick with the original, Newest Version of Cubase from Steinberg
More designed for multitrack recording.
For simple recording you dont really need full duplex
( record data and play data simultaneous)
You could just use a Wave Editor. And factory soundcard
Plenty of options.
Again I stick to Steinberg and use WaveLab
You can edit, add effects, compress
Normalize etc etc all with a click of a button.
Plenty free editors as well. Make/Record and Convert your files.
Drag and Drop the file like any other file.
Use computer/phone or USB memory stick for playback/storage
With enough memory you dont need to compress to MP3/4
Your can record and store files with much higher resolution.
The key is what resolution you want and if your soundcard has high resolution
Also recorded with various 4, 8 or 16 track reel to reel machines
Ranging from 1/2 to 2"
Modern Equivalent would be a Computer with Full Duplex Soundcard
Using Software DAW ( Digital Audio Workstation)
Plenty of options these days
I stick with the original, Newest Version of Cubase from Steinberg
More designed for multitrack recording.
For simple recording you dont really need full duplex
( record data and play data simultaneous)
You could just use a Wave Editor. And factory soundcard
Plenty of options.
Again I stick to Steinberg and use WaveLab
You can edit, add effects, compress
Normalize etc etc all with a click of a button.
Plenty free editors as well. Make/Record and Convert your files.
Drag and Drop the file like any other file.
Use computer/phone or USB memory stick for playback/storage
With enough memory you dont need to compress to MP3/4
Your can record and store files with much higher resolution.
The key is what resolution you want and if your soundcard has high resolution
Can you take your rigs to the beach and play music?
On batteries?
Or record your child's first song?
Or saying Happy Birthday to Grandma?
Among the many uses of cassettes...
On batteries?
Or record your child's first song?
Or saying Happy Birthday to Grandma?
Among the many uses of cassettes...
Otherwise Known as Cell Phone?
these devices have destroyed most other electronic business for over 20 years now.
because they do everything from phone calls, to audio video, even watch and alarm clock.
Battery operated
Internet streaming
High Definition Camera/Video
Large File Storage Hardware/Virtual
I was assuming someone converting Vinyl or Tape
to digital file.
Then is easier to use computer and Wave editor.
But even cell phone can record and wave editor free download.
or use recorder which comes free with any Android device.
If you want portable recorder
they have Mp3/4 and Wav recorders as well
Zoom and Roland more popular brands.
Many years ago I use HiFi stereo VHS for audio recorder.
Can rewind and play etc etc. Has usual tape counter.
I use for live performance. CD player would skip from high vibration on playback
VHS dont skip from vibration
these devices have destroyed most other electronic business for over 20 years now.
because they do everything from phone calls, to audio video, even watch and alarm clock.
Battery operated
Internet streaming
High Definition Camera/Video
Large File Storage Hardware/Virtual
I was assuming someone converting Vinyl or Tape
to digital file.
Then is easier to use computer and Wave editor.
But even cell phone can record and wave editor free download.
or use recorder which comes free with any Android device.
If you want portable recorder
they have Mp3/4 and Wav recorders as well
Zoom and Roland more popular brands.
Many years ago I use HiFi stereo VHS for audio recorder.
Can rewind and play etc etc. Has usual tape counter.
I use for live performance. CD player would skip from high vibration on playback
VHS dont skip from vibration
Does it have to sound as lousy as a cassette? All the digital suggestions FAR
outperform cassettes on any metric you can think of.
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He basically wants something handy and easy to use, not like the consoles described above.
A cell phone, with enough memory, and some apps, is adequate, not superlative.
But you do not require a Rolls Royce to go around the golf course, a golf cart is enough...
A cell phone, with enough memory, and some apps, is adequate, not superlative.
But you do not require a Rolls Royce to go around the golf course, a golf cart is enough...
Today's replacement? This would be closest:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1455506-REG/sony_pcm_d10_d10_linear_pcm_recorder_d.html
However, lots of people still use minidisc for it, and a cell phone can do the job these days but it's not a dedicated solution.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1455506-REG/sony_pcm_d10_d10_linear_pcm_recorder_d.html
However, lots of people still use minidisc for it, and a cell phone can do the job these days but it's not a dedicated solution.
kodabmx, that's exactly what i have and was suggesting
it was zoom who made it popular, sony followed
mine is tascam, not teak
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...nc19JYoJThsL68qWSkEaAvR7EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
it was zoom who made it popular, sony followed
mine is tascam, not teak
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...nc19JYoJThsL68qWSkEaAvR7EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
I have a sansa clip with Rockbox. Awesome little thing for the money. and with the tiny screen almost as much of a pain to find the track you want 😀