Cassettes were my gateway into hi-fi. In my early years, this was my format of choice. Cheap, portable and robust, cassettes were way more accessible to eight-year-old me than vinyl records. I write ...

Most prominent in the mix are the two-step swing of early “Pink Frost” Chills and the unwavering rolling crescendos of “Going up” and “Over the Wall” Echo & the Bunnymen. Also present are snatches of ...

Brooklyn-based DJ and producer Tape Hiss lines up a fresh stack for Just Jack Recordings with his 'Hells Angel' EP, featuring a title track that delivers carefully crafted and soaring acid. Following ...

RECORDING WEEK 2025: Say what you will about contemporary recording technology, but the excitement and allure of the recording studio really isn’t what it used to be. The democratisation of technology ...

I have 47 lectures on cassette tape that I want to record onto my computer and idealy isolate just the voice so that there is no other background noise. I recorded three of them with Nero Ultra 6, but ...

It’s dangerous business trying to tell someone what is and isn’t fashionable. The backlash just gets you things like blinding neon, skinny jeans, and the most ridiculous clothing from each era with ...

If you haven’t heard any lo-fi music yet, it stands for low-fidelity music. Lofi music today is characterized by audio imperfections such as cable noise or tape hiss. To get a pleasantly warm ...

Programming music in a computer will often result in a sound that's almost too pristine and perfect. In contrast, the majority of pre-digital era music features tiny imperfections introduced by the ...

The cassette Walkman revival is real. From the FiiO CP13 to Gen Z mixtape culture, retro audio is back — hiss, heartbreak, and all. Like a villain from a forgotten ‘80s action flick, the tape Walkman ...

SOLANO, Calif.—Luke Thordarson is an audiophile with a houseful of fancy amplifiers and speakers, but he has been hunting for one special piece of technology to complete his setup. In an age of ...