The way I used to make mixtapes vs how I do it now is so different it's wild

Honestly, back in high school I would spend hours recording songs off the radio for a mix, trying to catch that one track without the DJ talking over the intro. Now I just rip playlists from Spotify onto a blank tape through my stereo, takes like 20 minutes tops. Anyone else feel like the whole process lost some of the magic or is that just me getting old?

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ross.river4d ago

Does anyone else remember when taping a song off the radio was a full-contact sport, trying to hit pause at the exact second the song ended so you didn't catch the static? I still have a box of old cassettes in my basement with hand-drawn covers and all.

simon_wood724d ago

Dude yes! I remember sitting on my bedroom floor with my finger hoverin over the record button for like ten minutes just waitin for the song to come on. And forget about gettin a clean start - you'd always miss the first second or catch the DJ talkin. I still got a tape somewhere labeled "Best of 95" with a hand-drawn skull on it hah. The worst was when you'd hit pause too late and get that awful static noise right at the end of the song. Made me feel like a radio engineer back then though. Still beats streaming any day if you ask me.