[Decurus] has made a simple tape based synth using a cassette deck. It uses a loop of cassette tape, and varies the pitch by changing the speed of the cassette motor. There’s an RP2040 and a ...

Not only was the drive battery-operated and portable, the tape was recordable, and the format became the standard among teenagers for taping concerts. As soon as commercial recordings on cassette ...

Variable-speed playback cassette players were already the cool kids on the block. How else are you going to have any fun with magnetic tape without ripping out the tape head and running it ...