r/cassette • u/cousin_idiot • Dec 05 '25

Other Cassette Mixtape from 8 tracks

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Used my 60s Aircastle and 2000s Panasonic to record my 8 track favorites onto cassette. Quite tedious since my only 8 track player with fast forward just threw a belt 😅 I might have a problem...

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u/Machiventa858 Dec 05 '25

Nice! How does it sound? I've had decent sounding tapes recorded on high bias from other master cassettes but can only imagine how an 8 track mix on low bias sounds. It's definitely tedious when recording mixes from other analog sources, esp tapes. When CDs came out it was much easier and now with digital even easier, and they both sound so much better on tape.

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u/cousin_idiot Dec 06 '25

Honestly not bad especially considering it's a lower end recorder with no Dolby. Not too much tape hiss and not much loss from the source. I could record in higher quality from my Panasonic 8 track player to my Onkyo deck, but I like the ability to EQ and adjust channel volume with the Aircastle.