Anyone have a bulk eraser?
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Anyone have a bulk eraser?
For people who missed my Facebook post...
does anyone in the Wellie region have a bulk eraser I can borrow?
I'm talking about an electromagnet that you wave over audio/video tapes and it erases them.
I ask because we're thinking of releasing something in audio cassette format only (take THAT vinyl snobs!) and while I have a heap of old cassettes we can use, I wouldn't mind cleaning up whatever is on there.
Before you make jokes, please bear in mind that I've already been through most of them on Facebook.
does anyone in the Wellie region have a bulk eraser I can borrow?
I'm talking about an electromagnet that you wave over audio/video tapes and it erases them.
I ask because we're thinking of releasing something in audio cassette format only (take THAT vinyl snobs!) and while I have a heap of old cassettes we can use, I wouldn't mind cleaning up whatever is on there.
Before you make jokes, please bear in mind that I've already been through most of them on Facebook.
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Re: Anyone have a bulk eraser?
Genuine question - why have you chosen cassette tape for a release? Is it for a 'retro' factor or some other reason?
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a) for the pisstake factor. I'm sure we'll only ever get rid of 2 or three IF THAT. But yeah, for the joke, any more underground and you die.Delayman wrote:Genuine question - why have you chosen cassette tape for a release? Is it for a 'retro' factor or some other reason?
b) I actually LIKED the old cassette releases (child of the 80s here), the photocopied booklets that had to fit in the case, the all the possibilities for artwork (I used to paint my playlist cassettes with airfix paint) and so on.
c) it gives me something to do with all those old cassettes.
d) yeah, the retro factor.
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Re: Anyone have a bulk eraser?
Ok I may have made some of the facebook jokes...
But
Cool idea! I always remember the Billy Bragg cassette with the first side had the Lifes a riot with spy v spy, and the other side was blank - with the title 'bootleg the bragg'!
But
Cool idea! I always remember the Billy Bragg cassette with the first side had the Lifes a riot with spy v spy, and the other side was blank - with the title 'bootleg the bragg'!
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Re: Anyone have a bulk eraser?
actually, as you're going to copy over the tapes... wouldn't it be cooler to have some random shit on the ends and other sides? No need to erase!
I want revenue for that idea....
I want revenue for that idea....
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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For sure, but some are old 4 track cassettes so the only solution is to wipe them and start again. They've been "formatted" wrong.Bg wrote:actually, as you're going to copy over the tapes... wouldn't it be cooler to have some random shit on the ends and other sides? No need to erase!
I want revenue for that idea....
Plus, some of the random shit is other people's music, which I believe is a no-no.
Anyway, I suppose I can just let the cassette record all the way to the end, but it'd be nicer to just bulk erase them. Oh, well...
Yep, that's also something we've been thinking about.willow13 wrote:cassette tapes have made a tiny come back
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Re: Anyone have a bulk eraser?
I know where there is one but you'd have to be really keen; it's in Auckland and it weighs a ton.Vince wrote: does anyone in the Wellie region have a bulk eraser I can borrow?
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Well, I inadvertently left a pickup on a cassette for a few days once.JHorner wrote:What happens if you just put it on the magnet at the back of a guitar speaker?
When I played it, I found that the sound kept dropping out but you could still hear a lot of it.
I guess the speaker would be a bit better... might be worth a try, actually.
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Re: Anyone have a bulk eraser?
I have one somewhere
I`ll dig it out
I`ll dig it out
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Wow! Thanks!
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