Covering the erase head

[@schance1666]

Very cool trick! The lovely MC-202 - my first synth!

[@brilliantgrass878]

Thank you! Have seen so many nonworking or damaging methods for this

[@hotasiangarbage8476]

Produces an MC-202.... "My Father gave me this, a man who obviously knows how to party". YESSIR!

[@stuartchapman5171]

Simple yet effective technique. I was particularly impressed with the pushing the tape inside the cavity, keeping it well away from the erase head.

[@caiosilva8578]

thanks so much for sharing this technique

[@jimgoodinmusic]

I have tried variations of your idea - your's worked! Thank you!

[@ferrifet7267]

Excellent technique, I'll have to give it a go!

[@deadlizard64]

if you have an EM erase head then adding a switch is a pretty decent mod. I picked up a player recently with a regular old magnet and you can't add a switch to those. I'll have to try the band aid method when I get back around to tape loops (heh)

[@famtange]

this worked an absolute treat for me. many thanks.... now can anyone tell me where to buy those extra tape guides[?] and how they are attached? cheers

[@BritishCryptids]

Exactly what I needed to know! Thank you!

[@mcpherson244]

Thanks for the tip man. Had no idea I could do this

[@jakedyer2674]

You my friend are a genius. I really want to make a couple of these to mess around on. Maybe to give to a teacher of mine as a gift too. How did you make the small rollers on these? Brilliant!

[@goonfish]

One STUPID-simple way I do it (and looks like it could be the same here), is after disassembling the cassette and splicing your loop you're left with a BUNCH of extra still spooled up - I simply unwind until it's the diameter I'm looking for, cut off the excess, and then tape the end of the tape reel down onto the rest of the spool, making a big "wheel" of tape! When making DIY cassette loops after a while, one thing your never short of is tape itself; might as well use it! I've also experimented with wrapping the whole finished wheel with some frictionless tape (Kapton was one, the clear yellow stuff for PCB's and soldering-or some glass-fiber PE tape-but I found issues when making the surface _too_ slippery as a bit of friction is needed to retain proper tension, and a bit extra can actually assist in that nice warbly flutter!

[@noahms456]

nice work!

[@ned_interrobang]

hmmm. maybe modify a tape deck to have an on/off toggle switch for the erase head?

[@thehangmansaxe]

Exactly what I am considering!

[@zalhietzli]

I did that on my Tascam 414 and Yamah MT120, it's a definite plus ! Both these units have a 8pin connector for the erase head on the board, so it's easy to build and plug in between a set of 4 toggle switches, one for each tape track.

[@stuartchapman5171]

Unfortunately some Erase heads have a fixed magnet, not an electro magnet. This means they are permanently on. It's their proximity to the surface of the tape that allows them to erase the audio. A lot of these cheaper erase heads are blue in colour but the simplist way to identify them is they have no wires to the back of them.

[@mutedsounds2k]

Or you could add a switch. So you can disconnect or reconnect the erasing head.

[@milpycafe6528]

Heya great video very helpful. Say, where do you get those little plastic bits you have in there to extend the loop? The blue and orange bits

[@gdrdm]

Thanks, I do same but add a layer of aluminum foil between tape, but after watching this it seems I don't need to. Would you consider doing a quick tutorial on how you mount the rollers inside the cassette? Cheers

[@MikeDubflama]

Hello! what kind of splicing tape do you use? I love your videos. Thanks!

[@mintpillow]

Simple and effective, thanks! The actual recording sounds great, what type of cassette are you using to create your loops? cheers!

[@dalkont222]

i tried it but it just distorted he sound. Can anyone help me?

[@josedevalis]

Gracias por la data bro!

[@giir3211]

What is this cassette loop for?

[@emmanuelsalesiani7987]

Music repepitive ambient .techno

[@aphextwin6]

Notes from a Philips aq6340 owner(walkman type o' memorecorder) a: if the 'bandaid' gets pushed down too much it'll push the tape to a halt. B: in my case the play-mechanism needs some room in there too, so at first it didnt play at all, after narrowing the 'bandaid' it worked. C: I can't record... with 'bandaid' nothing gets recorded or erased. Without I'm indeed left with clicks and cuts.

[@h.orrore]

Did you find a solution to this? I have a GE 3-5027, and having the same issue. With the bandaid, it hardly records and has huge issues functioning smoothley. I've tried adjusting the size and pressure numerous times to no avail.

[@marcvanderholst8268]

Thank you for this. And say hi to your dad from me. Party on Daddy-o! Sorry about that. And but thanks again.