_                _                                                   
| |__   __ _  ___| | __  _   _  ___  _   _ _ __    _____      ___ __  
| '_ \ / _` |/ __| |/ / | | | |/ _ \| | | | '__|  / _ \ \ /\ / / '_ \ 
| | | | (_| | (__|   <  | |_| | (_) | |_| | |    | (_) \ V  V /| | | |
|_| |_|\__,_|\___|_|\_\  \__, |\___/ \__,_|_|     \___/ \_/\_/ |_| |_|
                         |___/                                        
                 _ _   _ _                  _      _                  
 _ __ ___  _   _| | |_(_) |_ _ __ __ _  ___| | __ | |_ __ _ _ __   ___
| '_ ` _ \| | | | | __| | __| '__/ _` |/ __| |/ / | __/ _` | '_ \ / _ \
| | | | | | |_| | | |_| | |_| | | (_| | (__|   <  | || (_| | |_) |  __/
|_| |_| |_|\__,_|_|\__|_|\__|_|  \__,_|\___|_|\_\  \__\__,_| .__/ \___|
                                                           |_|        
                            _                                         
 _ __ ___  ___ ___  _ __ __| | ___ _ __                               
| '__/ _ \/ __/ _ \| '__/ _` |/ _ \ '__|               
| | |  __/ (_| (_) | | | (_| |  __/ |                    /\              
|_|  \___|\___\___/|_|  \__,_|\___|_|      /\           /  \                   
                                          /  \         /    \        /\
             _______________________  ___/    \___    /      \      /  \__
            |    |  ____       |    |             \  /        \    /
            |  O | |o  o| =====| O  |_____         \/          \  /
            |    | |____| - - -|    |     \____                 \/
             ----| - - - - o o |----        ___\___________
             -----------------------       //_//_//_//_//_/\
                                          / o o o o o o //  \
                                         / o o o o o o //   /
                                        / o o o o o o //   /
                                       / / / / / / / //   /
                                      / = / = = / = //   /
                                     / / = / / = / //   /
                                     ---------------   /
                                     \_______________\/

Turn any crap cassetterecorder/boombox into a multitrack tape recorder!

An extreme form of overdubbing/multitracking with old crappy cassetterecorders/
boomboxes etc., probably good for noise and more experimental stuff: Simply
put of piece of thick tape on, or just remove, the erase head of the machine.

The erase head is the part of the recorder that clears the tape before it
records new audio on it.  If this is taped off or removed the original sound
of the cassettetape will not be deleted and you will hear a mix of the
original and new recording. Now this opens up a lot of freaky oppertunities
- if you have one of those endless loop tapes
(https://tapeline.info/v2/endless-loop-tapes.html) you can make an infinite
layered soundscape. Something that will create a cosmic hyperflux of magnetic
particles.

Its pretty easy to find the erase head - it is the first ‘head’ the tape goes
past before the recording head when the recording button is pressed.

It is usually a white plasticy thing on cheaper cassettedecks. You don’t even
have to open up the  cassetterecorder just open up the loading door and you
will see it. You probably have to press the record button and hold down the
mechanism that detects the cassettetape inside the tape recorder so the
erase head gets elevated.

If you tape it off be sure the tape is levelled and flat not too
thick else the cassettetape-tape can’t run smoothly over it.
   ______________
  \              \
   \              \          ------_______________________________-----                
    \ _____________\                   ___         ______
     /            /    /             _-   -_      /      \
    /   .    .   /    /             |       |    |        |
   /   ||   ||  /    /              |       |    |        |
  /   .   .    /    /  /            | J023L |    |        |
 /___//__//___/    /  /            
                  /  /
     __  __  ___    /                 /|\           /|\
  --/ / / / /  //  /       erase head _|             |___ recording head
 -- --  --  -- "  /        tape off or remove
                           this one


Here is a youtube movie of someone taking out the erase head in a simple
recorder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shyGIwfPN5Q