Last time I made a mixtape was in 2002. I was trying to put together a mix of my favorite Beatles songs and I had a terrible time with sequencing. It was sort of a moment of Beatles backlash for me.
I had made a particularly epic mix for a girlfriend in fall 2000. I used a cheap mixer and did a bunch of layering and crossfades (mostly still with cassettes as sources). It probably sounds worse than I remember it, but it was new ground for me that I never really followed up on, sadly. I had always loved putting bits of dialog or like, weird stuff that I had taped off the tv so I had to run the vcr into the tape deck to record it. And I gave everything away without copying it for myself, so I don't have like, track lists and shit.
Those were fun days, but I had a lot of free time to be doing that kind of stuff back then.
― how's life, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 15:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
I've made a couple for driving for myself in the last year. I'd found a high-end-in-the-80s Aiwa deck (AD-F990) in a Goodwill for $10 two years ago and only had to clean the heads and replace a decomposed drive belt. I mainly bought it to transfer a stack of tapes I couldn't get rid of (tape-only releases, bootlegs, 4-track stuff, etc.) from years ago to a digital format, but it's been great for taping 45s and other random tracks I have on vinyl to listen to in the car. I haven't made an actual mixtape to give to anyone in about 15 years though.
― city worker, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 15:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
Just last week I made a mix for a friend I'm visiting this weekend. And I made one a few months ago for my car, which has a tape player. Sadly I hadn't realized how hard it is to get good blank tapes nowadays.
― rob, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 16:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
I was surprised to see Best Buy still sells them.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 16:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
Walgreens has them in my town but I order them online.
― Trip Maker, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 16:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
this is ridiculous, but are those high-bias tapes? I can't even remember now why I think those are better. is this like premium gas and it's all bullshit?
― rob, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 16:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
MAXELL XL-II C90 Blank Audio Cassette Tape (2 pack) Buy new : $11.99
Holy crap, you used to be able to buy a 10 pack for like, $20.
― how's life, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 16:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm going to be have to 'kind of' make one later on this week. I'm setting the pub quiz, and I'll be selecting tracks for the intros round.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 16:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
Pedantic mixtape question: when creating a mix for a particular year, do you allow or disallow a track if it had been released earlier? For example, if one were making tape for 1991, would 'I Wanna Be Adored' be eligible, as it was released as a single that year, or barred since it already appeared on the album in 1989? Or if the single appears that year, but the album proper was released the next, which year would you associate it with more?
― kaisemic (smarmasaurus), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 21:44 (7 months ago) Permalink
Depends if anyone cares
― make like a steak and beef (dog latin), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 21:49 (7 months ago) Permalink
― kinder, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 21:51 (7 months ago) Permalink
I made one yesterday. For the birthday of a girl I'm seeing. Hadn't made one in years, it's all spotify playlists these days.. It came out pretty good, though somewhat random..
― Mule, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 22:43 (7 months ago) Permalink
For example, if one were making tape for 1991, would 'I Wanna Be Adored' be eligible, as it was released as a single that year, or barred since it already appeared on the album in 1989? Or if the single appears that year, but the album proper was released the next, which year would you associate it with more?
It's a total gray area. Typically, if I was to make a year-specific mix, and the song I wanted to include was released in some format that year, I'd include it.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 22:55 (7 months ago) Permalink
I just bought a usb-to-cassette deck specifically so I could make actual mixTAPES again. Finding high bias blanks is a chore these days, it turns out.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 22:56 (7 months ago) Permalink
the last mixTAPE i made was around 2002. last CD i made was earlier this year.
― With extreme tenderness - flexible - always guided by the words (get bent), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 23:07 (7 months ago) Permalink
did it have any deepster tracks on it?
― sorcery is in the gutter (how's life), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 23:24 (7 months ago) Permalink
i made one for ilxor rrrrrrrrrobyn a month ago. think that was the last one i made. i think it was tdk tape? i forget. you'll have to ask her. i only make tape mixes.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 23:51 (7 months ago) Permalink
johnny, i hoard unopened blank tapes that i find at thrift stores. i've found cases of blank tapes before at fleas and thrifts. you gotta keep your eyes peeled.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 23:52 (7 months ago) Permalink
i'm pretty sure if i asked across the street at the stupid cd store they could order me some high bias tapes. they only carry normal bias as do most chain drug stores. i won't make tape mixes on normal bias tapes. i have my standards.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 17 October 2012 23:54 (7 months ago) Permalink
TDK SA90!Awesome skot mixtaaapppe
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Wednesday, 17 October 2012 23:59 (7 months ago) Permalink
glad you liked it. making mixes from 45s is fun. i never makes mixes from CDs but i have this metal mix i made years ago from CDs and i play it all the time so i probably should. cuz i never listen to my CDs at home. and i have all kinds of metal promos where i like a song or two but never dig them out and play them.
― scott seward, Thursday, 18 October 2012 00:11 (7 months ago) Permalink
It's not too late to joinILV mixswapBoth of the batch of mixes I've received came with a few extras, if anyone else wants to sign up?
― JacobSanders, Thursday, 18 October 2012 00:13 (7 months ago) Permalink
i'm not a joiner. i'll make you a tape though if you want one. belated babby present.
― scott seward, Thursday, 18 October 2012 00:18 (7 months ago) Permalink
I recommend http://www.duplication.ca/shop/Custom-loaded-chrome-audio-cassettes/
― wk, Thursday, 18 October 2012 00:22 (7 months ago) Permalink
That'd be great scott!
― JacobSanders, Thursday, 18 October 2012 00:22 (7 months ago) Permalink