Cassette Tape DJ

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June 23, 2012 at 9:35 am #1053322
Techno Viking
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Russian DJ Artyom mixing on a home-made pitch-able cassette tape system with up to +-25% (1210mk technics max out at +-8%) and a jog-dial for beat matching.

I particularly like the analogue counter!
June 23, 2012 at 9:48 am #1255301
thelog
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That – is – awesome !!!! I bet it wears out your tapes though lol I would love to have a go on it. I used to have a expensive sony cassete walkman and that had pitch adjust on it, and I always thought if I could get two of them I could try and mix with it. (Young and stupid)

I can’t believe he’s even got a jog wheel on it. He officially wins my Person of the month award. (sorry daftfader maybe next month)
June 23, 2012 at 10:00 am #1255298
General Lighting
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DJ’s from Latvia in 1991 using spools of tape (as it was still in the Soviet Union and there were no records!)

by then stereo reel to reel decks were quite common in the Soviet countries (may have even been made in Latvia) and as they used a synchronised motor (to 50 Hz mains) by varying this frequency pitch control could be added..

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June 23, 2012 at 10:08 am #1255302
lauteque
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gotta love the lo fi approach.
I’ve got some videos of a guy that scratches with tapes somewhere.

I always like to see proof that even if modern tools are cool, what matters is how much your tools control you and how on top of them you are.
June 23, 2012 at 12:12 pm #1255299
sinner69
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Just a hint of an artist that still uses tapes;

Awesome Tapes From Africa (DJ,US)
Awesome Tapes From Africa (DJ, US): Brian Shimkowitz is the man behind the blog and label Awesome Tapes From Africa. The adventure started as a research of hip hop culture in Ghana, and Brian Shimkowitz has now collected more than 100 cassettes with african music he brings along when he Djs. This dude has an amazing groovy aura and can make any party feel like a milk-shake

Awesome Tapes from Africa
June 23, 2012 at 12:15 pm #1255300
sinner69
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@!sinner69! 485053 wrote:

Just a hint of an artist that still uses tapes;

Awesome Tapes from Africa

He is to be found at June 28 / Lärz DE // Fusion Festival – 2012 : Home

I knew of him from this years distortion, but I didn’t have the time to check out his set up
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