I want an old fashioned tape recorder to schizomax and record my monologues. Any reccs?
>>108697355>tapenohttps://electronics.sony.com/audio/walkman-digital-recorders/audio-digital-voice-recorders/p/icdux570blk
>>108697918>digitalhello cuck
>>108697986>better mic>better post-processing>records phone calls>records from aux>longer recording time>small and discreet
hi-bias chromium tape media is literally sandpaper and anything not new original stock will have garbage for heads
>>108697355pearlcorder
i have one of these still in the box that i bought 30 years ago and never used
>>108697355Microcassette recorders have shit audio quality. Even for schizoid ramblings a simple digital recorder like >>108697918 would be a massive improvement and would be significantly more reliable.
>>108699540Digital media will go extinct and then what are you left with? Analog is the future
>>108698066>didn't read the assignmentdigital doesn't degrade gracefully, degraded tapes eventually sound different, which is essential for schizomaxxing
>>108700119what about rotational velocidensity?
>>108699540>simple digital recorderhe wants tape. if he wanted digital one he could have just used phone.
>>108700119No, if we're talking about schizomaxxing, you're gonna want something you can use to wear a wire in the year 2026 with moderate success for the price.
>>108699540Do not underestimate the audio quality of the ICD-UX570. I own one. "simple digital recorder" is a bit of an understatement. You can save profiles for different mic settings, for aux mics and the built-in mics. So, you can have a profile for different environments, or on-body configurations.
>>108701919What do you use it for?
>>108703832Voice notes, which I don't really ever check or listen to, the act of making the recording is usually enough for me to remind myself, and ppe for dealing w/ crazy people in a one-party consent state. If I ever had to make a quality recording of my own voice, it could also be used for that. It surprisingly good for v/o work. Mostly, it's for self-defense, though.
>>108703922Surprised you're not throwing recordings into a folder...whisper ai transcription, analysis, etc
>>108704803That's too much extra work.
>>108697355I actually have top right. I prefer my digital recorder. It has a function to stop it from shutting down when not in use, so just like the tape recorder one button with no boot up and it's recording. It's more practical, a tape records linearly, if you don't want to keep something you can tape over it, but then what about the next one? To listen to a recording you need to rewind it and hit play after you recorded it rather than simply selecting the recording and playing it. The audio quality on microcassette is also terrible, a digital recorder is obviously far better.My point is, it's a fun thing to have, but you likely won't use it much compared to a digital recorder. If you just really want tape because you like tape technology, I recommend a full sized cassette recorder, the sound quality is orders of magnitude better than microcassette. Not as good as digital though. Whatever you get, make sure it has a tape counter, micro or full sized. My full sized is an Optimus CTR-116, great recorder but pretty big.
>>108705863Oh, my digital is a Sony ICD-PX312. I like it because it won't shut itself down so no boot up to record. Sound quality wise my Olympus WS-500M is a bit better and even records in stereo, but the inbuilt mic sucks compared to the Sony and it shuts down when not in use, no way to disable that.
>>108700119Tapes don't degrade unless they are being played a lot, stored near a magnetic field, or extreme heat (hot cars ruined cassettes back in the day). I have mid and late 60s music cassettes, early versions before the pressure pad was on a spring and the case wasn't figured out yet. I replaced the pressure pads and they sound fine. There are much older reel to reel tapes that also kept their fidelity. I have digitized many 35+ year old family recorded cassette tapes, the also sound perfectly fine.
>>108697355Why not the classics? Picrel goes on ebay for like 30-50 bucks>>108700119This guy gets it
>>108707074Forgot picrel
I can understand wanting a dedicated device but why on earth would you want to go with tape?
i think i seen edith has mic input in specs
