How to do Sound on Sound Looping with Cassette and Tape Recorders

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I have that exact Fostex machine and have tried doing a few tape loops before, this vid is inspiring me to do some more and maybe turn the results into a vid for my channel. Pretty powerful stuff.

Hi, I’m using a Uher 4000 Report and have been trying to experiment with the sound on sound technique by blocking the eraser head with a think piece of cardboard + aluminium foil. I get it all working but for some reason each time the loop goes through the volume of the recorded sound decreases until it blends into some static noise after 4-5 loops. Am I doing it wrong. I don’t want the sound to decay I want it to stay at its initially recording volume. As soon as I stop recording and play the loop I have no volume decay as you would expect. But when I’m recording layers upon layers I just can’t get a new “overdub” layer to really last more than 4-5 loops. Help please 🙏

thank you for this video!

I also have the X28H, beautiful device, thank you so much for this demonstration 💫

Fascinating technique for producing other-worldly sounds, love it!

i can never get my tape loop on my cassette to not have a gap. Any tips are how to remedy that? Thank you

is that means that heaving Only 2 Heads magnetofon will not do it?

Thanks so much!!!!! I love your art

I have a question. I probably won’t ask it correctly but let’s say I make a cassette loop and cover the erase head and run my 4 track into ableton and record my guitar through the 4 track and record in ableton as I play, would that basically make an endless way to play through a loop and get all the spontaneous degradation without having to playback?

Hi hainbach! I wanted to ask where you order longer Tape loops of 30sec, 1min etc. Thank u and greetings!

Hey where did you get that thumb piano? its pretty cool

AGRA? Do you mean Nagra?

Awesome hardware. Watching this made me spent to much on ebay again

Lovely video as always. I’m using a Tascam and although i am able to record sound on sound, i am unable to hear it back in realtime. I can only hear what has been recorded once i come out of Record mode. Am I doing something wrong or is this how the process of tape loops work? Thanks.

thank you! but how do i clear\erase a used tape?

Hi! If I block eraser head, how do I prevent rerecord the loop on itself. (After that 5sec circle finished)

Nine Inch Nails use this in live performances & Recording sessions to add ambience /mood. Thank you sir

is this safe and possible to do the alluminium technique on a partastudio 424 mkI ? im a bit affraid to break something

Amazing technique very useful!

Hi, nice video! I love to loop with cassettes, in my channel you can see some video in live action with Ableton Live on a 4 channel Tascam. Regards 😃

Hainbach you are a magician. You are a true sound Artist!

Thanks, Hainbach. Such an inspiration. I love your passion for lo-fi sounds and the atmosphere it brings to the soundscape. Thanks again! <3

that kid is holding a mic worth more than my mic setup for my drums lmaooo. great video!

Cool effects with sound on sound recording! 🙂🙂 Love that track towards the end of your video & wished there was the track on iTunes Store! 🙂🙂🔊🔊

you crazy for this

I also want a Nagra :(

I would cut tape at 45 degree angle for loops. Great video , always enjoy them. Cheers

Cool!👍🏻

great video, thank you! nothing beats the old tape sound. I am playing with the tascam and while the technique is easy to apply, building the actual tape loops is so frustrating. big respect to have the patience to build a good loop with regular cassettes :-)

Can you connect it to a laptop using an interface if so what cable to use

Hi, i don't understand how you loop the classic tape. Can you tell me please?

I sincerely hope your daughters follow your lead in making music. If you make it fun for them, the hope is that they continue down that road.

The End result sounds exactly like something from Black Swan's loop based 2xlp called Repetition Hymns. Great work!

Love all these sounds! We just finished a concept album recorded on the Tascam 488 Portastudio. It's alt-folk style music with some experimental sounds like tape loops, musical saw, synths, field recordings, etc. It's uploaded on our channel if anyone wants to check it out! Keep up the great content Hainbach!

So inspiring - thank you Hainbach! 👍

The Kids: speak
The Sound: creepy nightmare
The Kids: laughing

How do i know if a tape recorder is able to do this? All the ones i see look very different to yours

Just spent 5 hours to understand how I can play a tape loop on my Yamaha mt8x multitrack. I tried different length configuration of tape loop but each time, after 6 seconds the player it stops by itself. this happen only with a tape loop otherwise the multitrack works. it almost seems to recognize it is a tampered tape. do you know any tricks to solve?

Purrrrfect Accidental ASMR? Or is it 'accidental'? Or Occidental.

Great experimental stuff, Hainbach, definitely a sub from me! I like the way tape degrades sound, it makes it sound more blurred. It's almost like an audio equivalent of our memories, which blur, fade and become distorted.

It sounds very boards of canada at some points

Just ordered some loop tapes as it worked out cheaper than getting tapes... now wondering if sound on sound will work with my portastudio though- you have to select which source each track plays from- if I select guitar or line it to hear what im playing will I not hear the tape?

I selle my tascam 4 track seen in the background... Now I regret it

that child is holding a thousand dollar microphone, I am impressed by the amount of trust you have. cool video

It’s good to be with you.

Can I do this with my Arduino mod the caste player

this was so cool. I can't wait to try this myself

SO great, do i need a special tape recorder to be able to use foil to bypass the erase head ? Seems this model made it possible or i'm wrong ?

Thank you!