Recording Drums on a Vintage Sears Cassette Recorder

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This is a quick little demo I did of a vintage cassette recorder I got from Craigslist. It's a Sears Model 34201 Solid State "Dual Power" Shoebox style cassette recorder. It records in mono and sounds pretty cool.
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@dustincassidy 7 лет назад

This would be a cool way to make lo-fi hip hop loops

@auxrmes 5 лет назад

it is lol cassettes provide good masters after you finish a song, or if you want an individual track nice and warmed up

@camerongreen7934 6 лет назад

Sounds good! That rug really ties the room together, man

@sound11advice 8 лет назад

Great video and concept. I'd love to hear it if you could mic up the kit with a kick mic, snare mic, and two overheads or room mics all plugged into a small 4-channel mixer and then feed the output of the mixer into the tape deck. Drums and tape = Audible Caramel : )

@demonicsweaters 8 лет назад

+sound11advice yeah, I thought about that too. It does have an aux in as well that I could use, mono of course ;)

@sound11advice 8 лет назад

+demonic sweaters is over-rated anyway :)

@CassetteMaster 7 лет назад

Very nice cassette recorder, and presentation with the drums! I love the synchronization.

@sameelatif 8 лет назад

brilliant video, perfect comparisons and its nice that you've blended them too

@demonicsweaters 8 лет назад

Thanks for watching, I'm glad you liked it!

@crettawva 8 лет назад

When the CD format came out the CD'S were really high in price. Then stores started selling used CD'S. Companies had said the CD'S would go down in price since the players got cheaper. Never really did come down,then the digital downloads came about. Its really hard to find CD'S anymore in my area. When I buy cassettes,I get the weirdest looks like the sellers are relieved to get rid of them. Also they'll give me a feeling I'm crazy for buying them. Their loss. My gain.

@demonicsweaters 8 лет назад

+cretta wva haha, well you're not alone, there is a pretty big niche revival of cassettes happening on small labels all over the world, like my label anthillrecordings.com/ has a whole section of cassettes.

@KingBlonde 6 лет назад

Hey mate, can't seem to get to your site. Hope you're still running a label!

@gwugluud 7 лет назад

Get a tape head demagnetizer, then swab the heads with dedicated solution, or alcohol. Chances are, the high end will be much improved.

@demonicsweaters 7 лет назад

I actually did all of that already, it didn't make too big of a difference. The weird thing about this recorder, is it's mono, but doesn't use the full tape to record. If you look at the record head, it only has one strip for recording on the left side of the head, essentially not making it mono, but L only. When you play it back on the unit itself, you can't tell, but if you put the tape into a stereo player, rather than having the recording on both L and R channels, it's only on L.

@gwugluud 7 лет назад

Wow, that's stupid, lol.

@gwugluud 7 лет назад

Of THEM. Of course...

@demonicsweaters 7 лет назад

yeah, it's pretty weird, haha

@gwugluud 7 лет назад

I doubt that I'm telling you anything you don't know, but as fer meself, I'm stunned to discover that cassette recorders are still in current production. I was in Walmart, and just to play a joke on myself, I looked for one in there. They, HAD some ! :O And altho I mainly use a DAW to record me and my friends' stupid music, I also still have my Yamaha cassette 4-track, and I use that sometimes. So, thx to hipsters who were born 8 months ago, it would seem that cassettes will be here for awhile. Now, I went into Staples trying to replace my portable CD player....I jam up at work...The guy almost LAUGHED at me. Those are basically not made anymore. And this is in a podunk small TX town that I'm from here, LOL. so how "uncool" must CD players be in "real" places, such as L.A. or something, sheesh.

@aceofspades13579 6 лет назад

First UMO album

@theonlycaamz 2 года назад

nice

@robertt4351 8 лет назад

I prefer the tape sound TBH! can you blend them with say 80% tape 20% camera just to get the treble boosted?

@demonicsweaters 8 лет назад

+Robert T yeah, I think it sounds cool, just a bit muffled, which can be interesting too. I'm going to disassemble the whole thing though and clean it. The weird thing is it seems to have more presence when played back on the unit itself. So I may transfer directly from it rather than using my deck.

@pjsretrogamesmusicandwrass5795 3 года назад

Me too

@theneonllama416 3 года назад

Sounds cool as heck.

@theneonllama416 3 года назад

And you're a great drummer.

@demonicsweaters 3 года назад

Thank you!

@annelorebrisson8181 7 лет назад

The trick to using an old cassette player as a drum mic; and, still having the cassette audio line up with your camera audio ...would be to use a cassette recorder that has Automatic Volume Leveling built in. Many of those old-school cassette recorders had these limiters built in and they compress the incoming audio in a really cool way. Now, you won't be getting the analog tape "sound", because in order to keep the cassette recorder audio lined up you will just be running a line from the cassette's headphone/external out into your computer. Not actually recording on the cassette. While this won't get you the benefit of analog tape; it will let you get some pretty incredible drum tones thru the Cassette Recorder's Audio Leveling feature. Think of it as a really retro audio compressor hooked up to a room mic. By the way, you are a fantastic drummer.

@peter-jamesmmbago8721 5 лет назад

Analog rocks!!

@JG-kr5cz 5 лет назад

man that tape audio is so damn crispy i love it

@crettawva 8 лет назад

Most if not all the bands/artists on siriusxm channel 21 are providing cassettes and Vinyl (Cool). Had around 7800 lp's at one time.

@Beardwhip 6 лет назад

Damn bruh. Sweet drumming, super funky shit

@NeonShadowsx 5 лет назад

very cool idea

@crettawva 8 лет назад

Just finished watching the drum to cassette recorder video. I got a recorder put away. Can't remember what brand though. No mike it has the small speaker ? ...on the corner of it. to record into. Bought at a yard sale for 3 bucks. Generally in my findings. Most people in my area don't care for cassette. I'm not kidding. I've bought factory cassettes with music for as low as 10 cents. Bought 2 black cases with 36 cassettes in one and about 20 in the other of various 80's music. For 8 bucks at a flea market. It'd be wild if it made a comeback. Its just me I think the CD format is about toast.

@mcblahflooper94 6 лет назад

With the 57, it sounds really, really phat. Honestly could be quite useful for certain styles of music. Slow that beat down with the tape recorder (if it has it) and bam you've got a really really good hip hop beat. Or go boards of canada style

@alanduncan1980 4 года назад

Nice video, man. 👍

@ayepeemusic9543 7 лет назад

Damn I'm getting one of these sounds it amazing and that's without processing jeez

@demonicsweaters 7 лет назад

I'll sell you this one if you're interested. PM me.

@BlondheimTheGriever 7 лет назад

demonic sweaters you still selling this thing?

@MoFiTheMagnificent 5 лет назад

Nice lofi sound

@avihooves1801 6 лет назад

It sounds better than the cassette recorder that I had

@thematteblack6606 7 лет назад

damn that tape sound is rad. is it cool if people sample it?

@demonicsweaters 7 лет назад

that's okay with me, go for it!

@jordanseanthomsonuk 5 лет назад

What kinda mic is that? Awesome vid btw love how murky those drums sound

@galleryofrogues 4 года назад

1:37 Sped way up this could be an Aphex Twin tune

@rustyguitar09 4 года назад

Dude !!!!! 😍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@KingBlonde 7 лет назад

Get an EQ rack or even just a pedal, could be useful in this situation

@theopao100 2 года назад

Cool stuff!! How did you plug the sm57 into the cassette recorder?

@deanwolfechannel Год назад

yah, cassettes tape always loses high end. However very warm and sweet low end.

@Danielsfield 5 лет назад

The tape makes you want to turn up !

@adamlatour8837 4 года назад

Would be great for depth on your drum track . Old tape records have a built-in compression

@truthfinder4973 3 года назад

walmart.com got some that got condenser mic's built in them. and even cassette deck's i order a deck im a record from the daw to that i even got a cheap 4 track cassette recorder god i cant wait tell the cassette deck gets hear it be hear the 17th

@demonicsweaters 3 года назад

I went to Walmart last week and they had actual blank cassettes there too. I bought a couple.

@beatsbeercigarettes 6 лет назад

You should record some drums to this and share them as drum sample packs for us lofi hip hop junkies ;)

@demonicsweaters 6 лет назад

sure, I could do that when I get a chance.

@beatsbeercigarettes 6 лет назад

Demonic Sweaters that's amazing dude! I couldn't begin to thank you enough! You've got a new subscriber, digging the channel.

@flight-or-flight 7 лет назад

Does anyone have experiences in using a simple phone or camera mic as additional room mic to brighten things up? I want to know if this idea is any good.

@demonicsweaters 7 лет назад

+jan-gepisst I actually did that on my mpd and a drummer vid. It definitely gives it a raw sound, but pretty cool.

@e.apollis2877 5 лет назад

UNLESS YOU USE A SIMPLE PHONE FROM THE 70s

@rensvanonna2774 5 лет назад

when you mix the 2 signals , analog and digital together it sounds nice to me, very garage, which i like, but i have a question.... how do you mix them toghether without latency, and without its sounding flangy. even when i have 2 similar drumtracks digital and mix m toghether i get a flangy sound. how do you do it? cheers from the Netherlands, europe

@demonicsweaters 5 лет назад

Just offset them a bit and pan

@jacobfisher8680 7 лет назад

how did u record the cassette to digital after recording on cassette?

@demonicsweaters 7 лет назад

I used my other cassette deck that I have hooked to my computer and Audacity

@miguelsalami 5 лет назад

Not only was the vintage cassette recorder cool I thought it's recorded sound of drums was even Kooler than your glasses🤓

@coconutlarry 2 года назад

could you record a whole band like this?

@demonicsweaters 2 года назад

Sure, we used to do it all the time in the 90s 🙃

@sammytimgaming2947 4 года назад

Is there any way to overdrive the output jack?

@demonicsweaters 4 года назад

SammytimGaming Plug it in to an overdrive pedal!

@sammytimgaming2947 4 года назад

Demonic Sweaters okay I love distorted drums

@polaris911 3 года назад

SM57 doesn't need phantom power?

@demonicsweaters 3 года назад

no, SM57 is a dynamic microphone

@pabloAXMO 5 лет назад

Nice!! how do you transfer the recorded drums from the cassette to the pc? cheers!

@demonicsweaters 5 лет назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LMIeDUluS34.html

@pabloAXMO 5 лет назад

Thanks!!@@demonicsweaters

@perpetualboner5513 4 года назад

Where'd you mic it?

@SteveMingsFlutemaker 7 лет назад

it would sound professional if you have a mixerboard.

@goodmorning77777 4 года назад

Hey man I just got this exact sears model in the mail yesterday, I haven’t got any tape yet or a mic, but one thing I noticed is that the record button is stuck? any help you can give me with that? Much appreciated!

@demonicsweaters 4 года назад

hmmm, I'm not sure what to tell you. I don't have mine anymore and can't try to look into it. Maybe send it to Techmoan!