This video focuses on the main aspects related to audio compact cassettes and on some hints on how to choose a good tape deck. Cassette culture and the analog revival started by vinyl is getting bigger. Now is the time to go back to this mistreated media and start to explore the potential of TAPE! ERRATA CORRIGE: BIAS is applied only during recording, NOT during playback. ---------------------------------------- Music: https://www.bensound.com/ ---------------------------------------- --- Tape in production: National Audio Company (good quality): (USA, Type I) https://amzn.to/2CVNbly Maxell (medium quality): (USA, Type I) https://amzn.to/2Qb893t (USA, Type II) https://amzn.to/2QaXWnD (UK, Type I) https://amzn.to/2P7iQb7 (IT, Type I) https://amzn.to/2SGCx7N Recording the masters: FOX (good quality, Type I): https://www.recordingthemasters.com/audiocassettes/book-my-fox-c60/ --- Good info sites: Vintage Cassettes: http://vintagecassettes.com/index.htm (all on the various brads of cassettes) Tape Tardis: https://tapetardis.wordpress.com/ (a lot of information on cassettes, suggestions, history and culture) Tape Heads: http://www.tapeheads.net/ (forum) --- Choosing tape decks: Nakamichi: http://www.naks.com/ (all on all Nak models) Cassette decks: a buying guide: https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~./gdead/taping-guide/part1.html (small but helpful) Steve Hoffman: http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/ (forum) Tape Heads: http://www.tapeheads.net/ (forum) --- Where to buy cassettes & co. : Tape Line: https://tapeline.info/v2/ (nice but nothing high quality) Duplication.ca: https://www.duplication.ca/home.php (mixed tape stuff. Nothing high quality) Deltamedia: http://www.deltamedia.com/ (US) Tape Head City: https://tapeheadcity.com/ (good for prerecorded) --- Indie rock bands on tape and other pre-recorded sources: BandCamp (https://bandcamp.com/) for indie productions! Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/sell/list?style=Indie+Rock&format=Cassette Post Pop records (label directory): http://postpoprecords.com/tapelabels/ (UK, and America labels) 10 Cassette labels : http://www.electronicbeats.net/10-cassette-labels-that-define-americas-tape-scene/ (US)