Wired Attempts to Explain Cassettes
Wired magazine jumped on the cassette culture bandwagon with a “how to” article on getting started with cassettes. I predict that this marks the beginning of the end for the cassette. Again.
Wired magazine jumped on the cassette culture bandwagon with a “how to” article on getting started with cassettes. I predict that this marks the beginning of the end for the cassette. Again.
This just in: Apple has discontinued the iPod. This is the worst news since Microsoft discontinued the Zune in 2012. Apple still makes iPods? Who knew. They will be selling the remaining ones until supplies run out. 2024 Update: If you wanted to try to be the last person to buy a new iPod, you Read More …
Ok, this isn’t really sound recording history, but once upon a time I published a how-to article on installing the dust cover and hinges on a Technics SL-1200 turntable. The SL-1200 is a legendary turntable first manufactured in 1972 that became a favorite of DJs in the 80s and later. While it superficially resembles other Read More …
This post originally appeared on the earliest version of this site, back in 2001, when it was hosted at Rutgers University (the old url was www.rci.rutgers.edu/~dmorton). Some body actually asked me about it recently (I dropped it years ago), so here it is, with updates. Why have there been so many different, incompatible audio technologies? Read More …