Subj : Tapes
To   : Accession
From : Nightfox
Date : Fri May 24 2024 03:18:55

  Re: Tapes
  By: Accession to Nightfox on Fri May 24 2024 11:51 am

 Ac> Is there really that much that was released on cassette and *not*
 Ac> re-released on CD over the years though? Or are you just not willing to
 Ac> spend the money on said CDs when you can just do it yourself?

If they were available on CD, I'd buy them.  It's not common, but there are some things that were only released on cassette tape.  The ones I have, there's a company called Roland that makes music synthesizers, and in the late 70s to the mid 80s, they had contests where people could record their own synthesizer music and send in their songs, and Roland would choose winners, and they'd release the winners' music on cassette tape.  These cassettes seem to be fairly rare, and as far as I know, they never released them on CD.

For example:
https://tinyurl.com/ycyk7uwb
Full URL:
https://allnightflightrecords.com/products/various-rolands-6th-annual-synthesiz er-tape-contest-the-winners-pieces

 Ac> Hell, I don't even buy CDs any more. I want to listen to music I just
 Ac> stream it. Much less clutter. :)

Streaming music is one thing I don't really like to do..  I often listen to music in my car, and there are a lot of areas where there's no signal (especially if I'm on a long road trip), and I wouldn't want my music cutting out.  I know some streaming services let you save music locally though, but if it's music I really like, I generally prefer to buy a copy and have my own that I can play anywhere.  I don't directly play CDs anymore, but I'll rip them to FLAC and MP3.  I have the MP3s on my phone, as well as on a USB flash drive that I can play in my car. I also have them on my media server, so I could stream it if I wanted to..  And I have my CDs in a closet so they aren't making clutter elsewhere.

Sometimes I'll buy music that's available for download too, if it's available in a DRM-free format.

Nightfox
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