overdubbing on cassettes

[iamhelpless]

hey,i think this is the best area for this topic so my question is it possible

to overdub on cassette's without a 4-track?

 

i'm trying to overdub samples upon each other to get a loud,dusty mix and

i've heard stuff about it being done on stereo cassette decks but have no

idea if thats actually possible or not..

 

if it is,how would i go about doing so?

 

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[GZsound]

Use a mixer. Run one cassette deck into the mixer...blend in the new sounds and record on a second deck.

 

Repeat as necessary.. You can create a loud dusty mix..

[iamhelpless]

^yeah but i don't have a mixer right now so is there an even more lo-fi way to do it?

[UstadKhanAli]

I used to use three old cassette decks. I'd feed signals into two cassette decks, using their volumes to act as a "mixer". These two cassette decks would feed the third "master" cassette deck. This is how I used to "overdub" in junior high school and high school...or simply record.

[wwwjd]

hehehehe lofi.... yes. if you remove or block away the ERASE HEAD [assuming it is a sperate part] you can PAVE ON TOP of current recorded stuff. I did that successfully, but it was back in 1979 I think

 

another option is to rip it open and find which circuit switches are "pressed" when you hit play and/or record. you might be able to RIG it to record and NOT erase. overall, better to save up $80 and buy a Fostex X-12 4 track

[wwwjd]

ooh ooh oooh! Another option might be to dump it to a camcorder. sometimes they have EDIT AUDIO functions that let you ADD audio to pre-exsisting sound channels. I think. eitherway, goog luck!

[iamhelpless]

 

I used to use three old cassette decks. I'd feed signals into two cassette decks, using their volumes to act as a "mixer". These two cassette decks would feed the third "master" cassette deck. This is how I used to "overdub" in junior high school and high school...or simply record.

 

 

cool,i have plenty of tape decks so what else would i need to do this exactly?

[Majoria]

 

you can PAVE ON TOP of current recorded stuff.

 

 

I did that a lot in the early 90's, it worked.

[iamhelpless]

^is that hard to do?i've kinda bent cassette decks before so maybe i can do it..

[wwwjd]

you are on a computer... surely it has a sound card... why not use your PC/MAC? You could just plug a wire in, record as many tracks as you want.... yes, the MIC input would sound TONS better than cassette multing. Then you can time adjust or move all yer tracks to be timed right. input wire is probably $6 at radio shack

[iamhelpless]

^of course i can multitrack on a pc (and i do everyday) but i've always wanted to try this,just to see what stuff i can make of it

[FuzzShifter]

kareoke machine FTW

[The Keester]

you can pick up an old good 4 track on ebay cheap