I have a local DJ that plays a few of my songs at a club every weekend (I really should get out of the house and do some shows) but that’s besides the point. Anyway this local DJ has requested that I record my next few tracks to him on cassette. I have an old Tascam 424mkiii... I’ve never really used. Anyway I opened it up, all the belts are good, none of the pots or knobs crackle do to oxidization.
Tomorrow I’m going go out and get some solution to clean the heads. I’m not used to using cassettes as a medium to record. But due to the nature of the cassette, it does hiss when I playback a cassette I had laying around. I know this is normal. I can turn on dbx (which totally eliminates the hiss) but the sounds aren’t as crisp.
Hopefully cleaning the heads will reduce a little of the hissing (but I have a feeling this hiss is normal)? Also I’m curious why this DJ wants a cassette... are they coming back? I kinda live in a little bubble... lol
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