Why Is This Factory Thriving Making Cassettes?

September 4, 2015 Alan Cross 6 Comments

Cassettes are a hateful technology. They had their time and place but now deserve to be forgotten like the 8-track and the wax cylinder. Yet there are some misguided romantics that want to bring cassettes back into the mainstream. Hey, if it worked with vinyl, right?

Sadly, these Ludditie hipsters are having some success. There’s at least one cassette factory that’s working flat out.

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Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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6 thoughts on “Why Is This Factory Thriving Making Cassettes?”

Brad

September 4, 2015 at 11:54 pm
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It’s very simple. Use High Bias tapes for dubbing, find a decent walkman on Kijiji or Craigslist, clean the heads with rubbing alcohol, invest in expensive headphones…and you’ll have a listening medium that’s far superior to an iPod
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John Cross

September 6, 2015 at 9:12 pm
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Oddly, I feel the same way about Alan Cross’ career.
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  September 6, 2015 at 9:42 pm
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  Ouch.
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markosaar

September 9, 2015 at 11:48 am
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One label I know, Artoffact Records, uses the cassettes as a physical way of selling high-quality download codes.
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