introductions !

Hey everyone! I'm Talon (he/him/his) from Pennsylvania. I have a small tape collection from bands I support on Bandcamp, and I wanted to get a tape player so I could properly listen to them. So one day I picked up a Technics deck at a thrift store, cleaned it up, and now I'm getting really into tapes in general! I just love the tactile feeling of putting them into the player and pressing play. I've already made a couple of REAL mix tapes which I plan on gifting to friends. 

I'm still fairly new to tapes but I get the appeal of them. Any tips/tricks for maintaining and recording are appreciated!

Hello! I'm Nikita (Nick for short), and I live in California.

hi! im owen ( they/she ), im from northern ontario  and im fairly new to cassettes :) i recently got a fostex x18 4 track recorder and have been having a lot of fun making music with it, especially after a year of stuck recording in a DAW. my collection of albums on cassette are pretty small but im hoping to get more soon! 

hi ! i'm aiv !! (she/her)

Hi! I'm James (he/him) from the UK.

I make DIY electronic music and love using cassette and reel to reel tape to alter sounds. I have a modest collection of slightly broken tape machines and an even more modest collection of pre-recorded tapes - just 5 or so by some of my favourite musicians. The bigger part of my collection is a bunch of random old home-recorded tapes friends and family have given me. I think it's a great format and it's really nice to see the recent gain in popularity.

hi im oat (he/him)

hi im oat (he/him)

I'm Jon and dealing with tapes has ruined my life. I joined this group to scare people and stuff like that, don't mind me.

hey im dee! i started passively collecting around 2 years ago when someone was selling tons of cassettes at a flea market and ever since then ive been amazed with them! i own 21 cassettes right now and 2 cassette players! feel free 2 reach out :)

hey !! i'm enfys (en-viss), any prns. i don't currently have any cassettes, but i collect cds and almost exclusively listen to music in that format. my cd player can also play cassettes (and it's a radio - she's multitalented) so i've recently become interested in adding some cassettes to my collection as well !

Hi! I started collecting tapes when I found a bunch of my parents’ in the garage. I use a Sony mini Hi-Fi system from 2000 to play them.  

Hi, I'm Perdita. I use she/they pronouns (use whatever you want idc).

I love using physical mediums such as VHS, Cassettes, CDs, etc. They always bring back such a nostalgia to me. <3

I’m probably super late to the party! But it is what it is, here goes 

I’m Ryan or Fumez (pronounced fumes)

I’ve been a physical media guy all my life, including vinyl’s & Minidiscs, I also use open reel to record a lot of my demo’s and back my music up on to! 

I even released my 2023 album on Cassette & Vinyl