EZCap USB Compact Cassette Player, Surprisingly OK

EZCap USB Compact Cassette Player, Surprisingly OK
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[@AJGaS]

Just a heads up, even a simple and cheap Maxell UR Type 1 ferric tape can sound shockingly great when recorded well. Actually, honestly, if you have a home cassette deck that's got good internals and Dolby HX Pro and a nice high quality audio source (and the patience to bias your deck and maintain it), you can easily blow most pre-recorded cassettes out of the water in terms of quality. :) Oh also, I also love being able to watch the cassette play when it is clear or has a nice big window on it to see the reels. Like you said, it looks like a miniature reel to reel (which I suppose it really is!) and it's really charming.

[@HooverLux]

That’s so true, I’ve seen videos on it and with the right equipment, that can sound awesome.

[@ryanhawkins1235]

That looks like a lot of fun. It's tape deck is nicer than my Ionic Tape and LP player that I have.

[@HooverLux]

I was pleasantly surprised by this, not as good as my older Sony ones, but still better that some of the junk sold now.

[@sgerbic]

So not sure if you have found the solution or not yet, but I've transferred a bunch of cassette tapes from back in the day. What you are missing is that you have to go to Audacity then edit - preferences - windows direct sound and set it to primary sound driver and set the microphone array to (2 usb audio) and then 2 (stereo) imput Then hit play on the cassette player and hit record on Audacity and all of a sudden you will see that it is recording audio. Play it back to see that it recorded and be amazed. While it's recording you will not hear anything. I don't have an Mac but I do think it will work on a Mac as the instructions given with it have Mac. I run this on my Windows laptop off to the side of whatever I'm doing as it does not pick up any other noises and when it's done it's done. It's a terrific way to make the cassette recordings from your family into something that can be used on your PC. I have a small stack still to go though, my father recorded TV shows and some college classes he attended as a senior. My father died in 1989 and I have nothing with the sound of his voice, and I've forgotten what he sounded like. It hurts my heart to know that we had the chance years ago to record him but we recorded over VHS tapes. I'm hoping that one of these cassettes will have even a sentence or two. So this isn't just for mix tapes. There maybe priceless memories hiding on one of these. :-) Thanks for your help understanding some of the buttons I had forgotten it was okay to use the player with the door open, that is cool.

[@HooverLux]

Glad you enjoyed and thanks for the advice, it’s really appreciated, thank you 🙏🏻

[@BoomBox02]

For us old timers who could not afford a decent tape deck with auto reverse back in the day, this blows my mind that something so cheap has this as standard.

[@HooverLux]

Yeah, it surprised me too.

[@SpaceSloth707]

Just recently got this one delivered. Can't use it yet since I still have to get some tapes. So I can't say what I think of the audio quality yet. I decided to get it because I thought it'd be fun and cool to collect tapes, and maybe also make actual mixtapes. Even if tapes have lower audio quality, I think that might actually be part of the charm!

[@HooverLux]

OMG, youll love it! Just something different, something tangible, you’ll enjoy the experience my friend! Keep me up to date 🥰

[@SpaceSloth707]

@HooverLux yeah. Guess I'll see. I already have a (modern) turntable and a few vinyl records. There's just something cool, nice, and special about old analog music media.

[@davejones538]

These cheap players are good for story tapes 👍 and you should do a boot camp install of windows onto your Mac and make it dual boot I did that on my 2018 Mac mini and with Mac you need to open audio midi and change settings in it for different inputs

[@HooverLux]

Oh gosh, my computer skills are minimal, wouldn’t even know where to start, plus I have to be honest i have no interest in the player for that. I tried it with my record player and got bored with the editing 🤣

[@DubiousEngineering]

Argh.. stupid me… I haven’t clicked the bell…. Right - that’s sorted… look forward to the next episode!

[@HooverLux]

🤣 Noooo! You’ll be tortured by all my other content 🤣, every Wednesday is best, shame you can’t set just that notification 🤣

[@chakravarthiamithraghav8008]

Tremendous wow and flutter easily audible. I might order it to use it as a rewinder, fast forwarder, tape cleaner and lubricator jig. The accessible head and the application more than justifies the price though.

[@HooverLux]

That’s very true.

[@theantiquescollector2199]

theres actually a considerably easy way to get rid of the wow and flutter, all you need to do is oil the motor from the inside

[@SteveLedger]

Did you install the drivers from the supplied disc before trying to convert via Audacity??

[@HooverLux]

No, I didn’t try to connect it to the laptop in the end.

[@ashleyburroughs4996]

How’s the sound quality on earphones/headphones? I need this just to listen to my old tapes.

[@HooverLux]

It’s OK, good headphones make a difference, but it’s adequate.

[@Alternative420]

Is this model the same as the Reshow Cassette player or are there any differences?

[@HooverLux]

I’ve not heard of the other brand sorry.

[@macrodriguez5697]

Hi. I suppose there is no equalizer or similar to mega bass. Sounds plain and simple?

[@HooverLux]

Yeah it’s very plain and simple, but not as bad as I thought.

[@sonjam6615]

what was the point of this video, if the connection to the Audacity doesn`t work...?? Having the same problem.

[@ErmaDejesus]

I'm planning to buy this cassetteplayer but I don't have a pc but it can play cassette tape without converting to mp3?

[@HooverLux]

Yeah definitely, it just will work as a normal Walkman 👍

[@TheTimeProphet]

Mine stopped working after I did the 4th cassette. It now keeps clicking and no longer works. I think it keeps trying to change direction.

[@HooverLux]

Oh gosh, that's bad, maybe some contact cleaner would help it because the lubrication that was used when made may have dried a bit and now its a bit sticky?

[@TheTimeProphet]

@@HooverLux I have tried a few things, but now I have decided it is just cheap Chinese junk. I have ordered an interface and I am going to do the rest of my casssettes on my pioneer tape deck, assuming it is still working LOL.

[@Fiestero.de.los.90]

Hello!!!, could you please put the software since I have lost the CD and my PC does not recognize the cassette

[@HooverLux]

I don’t have a computer that will take it tbh.

[@MPHORROCKS]

I love this product but feel I'd rather pay twice the price and have it better made. The only real problem I had was that I had to erase the flashdrive after transferring data as there seemed to be some 'ghost' files that were causing the mp3 conversion to keep stopping.

[@HooverLux]

Ah right, I’ve not tried that, but I do hope you enjoy using it.

[@MPHORROCKS]

It also keeps skipping on most tracks, so think I'll have to return it. Shame! @@HooverLux

[@andronouts]

80s-90s "spotify" right there man...

[@HooverLux]

🤣

[@KalajengkingHitam]

i buy this and it sounds MONO, can it be set to stereo?

[@HooverLux]

No unfortunately

[@bratban919]

can it record something? Does it have a record button?

[@HooverLux]

No, I’m afraid not.

[@Polymath9000]

How is the sound quality when playing cassette?

[@HooverLux]

Not as bad as you’d think, good tape and it will sound good.

[@KalajengkingHitam]

@@HooverLux i buy this and its sound MONO, can it be set to stereo?

[@morganfayel9329]

SO ??????. Works or not in a PC Computer for capture ?

[@HooverLux]

Not actually tried it

[@triplem8238]

Is it stereo?

[@HooverLux]

Yes, but I’d need to use a left right sound tape to be 100%

[@calvinchong2772]

Is this got stereo sound ?

[@HooverLux]

No

[@calvinchong2772]

@@HooverLux Oh...poor of this player

[@calvinchong2772]

But the magnetic head is had stereo...did you testing sound for using earphones or headphones ?

[@sidneybennett5791]

Why would you want to have the lid open whilst you’re playing a cassette?

[@HooverLux]

Some of the clear cassettes and some of the high end ones that look like mini reel to reel are so nice to see, novelty factor I guess.

[@StanSwan]

I got one speed is way too fast and it is mono.