The History of Tape Looping - PLUS My Own Tape Experiments!

This a Mini-Doc I made for a coursework module at my uni. In it, I discuss prominent figures of tape looping and their work, and I have a go at recreating some of their techniques! I hope you find something that interests or inspires you.
5:26 - Time Lag Accumulator
8:59 - Phasing
11:13 - 4 Loops Experiment
13:37 - Destruction Loop
Big thanks to KZbinrs such as Hainbach and AMULETS who have great videos on tape looping!
Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thank you for watching!

[@davegesell5470]

Nicely done. You managed to cover a lot of ground in just 15 minutes, but the presentation never felt rushed.

[@AnimatedLoopHD]

This is an incredibly well made mini-documentary. I hope this vid gets picked up by the algorithm and you get some much deserved eyeballs on your channel.

[@dai1527]

Very kind words. Thank you so much!

[@iloveowlcity112]

Wow nice one, guy

[@sonofjak1971]

Really enjoyed this. Nice one!

[@amyclarke1545]

Wow, this is so intriguing - thank you for sharing !

[@thelightwavs]

22 subscribers?! You sir are destined for greatness! Thank you for making this as it couldn't have at a better time, thanks to the algorithm. I just started to go down the rabbit hole with tape loops and wanting to know more about the history so this was a God send. Subscribed!

[@dai1527]

Wow, thank you so much! Awfully kind of you to say. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Seeing all the comments has made me think about creating some more content, so stay tuned!

[@thelightwavs]

@@dai1527 Awesome! I sure will

[@FloChai]

Really well put together mini documentary and great narration. Thank you for sharing this!😊

[@dai1527]

Thank you so much - I appreciate it!

[@notbendixon]

This is so great, very detailed descriptions love it

[@dai1527]

Thank you! Very kind

[@DistortionGallery]

Brilliant! Many thanks for producing this fascinating and inspirational video.

[@michaelbosley9743]

Great documentary. Really inspiring. Excellent analysis of this genre.

[@abydos-musique]

All that I love.

[@c_adams4667]

Really interesting. I am inspired to have a go at this now as I have a couple of old tape decks and loads of tapes.

[@dai1527]

That's really great to hear! You can create a lot of interesting and unique textures with little to no music theory knowledge. Any questions, just leave a comment!

[@c_adams4667]

@@dai1527 Thanks. I actually have a pair of Revox a77s and some reels, just not enough hours in the day. A couple of desktop machines for compact cassette and a reverb pedal might be fun. I use a Zoom ms-70cdr.

[@simonel]

this is a great information, thank you for sharing. congrats!

[@dai1527]

Thank you for your kind words! Will be posting more related content soon!

[@sansundertale1346]

Fantastic video! I’ve been getting interested in tape music and field recordings for a while, and this helps a lot with the history of the genre

[@dai1527]

Thank you so much!

[@foldingthemap3823]

Great work on this! I look forward to more content from you!

[@d1360q]

muy buen video! muchas gracias

[@rubenenilya]

Great informative and inspirational video, keep it up!

[@tapeexperiments]

This is my kinda loop!

[@PieAreSquared]

Really enjoyed this. Have been experimenting with cassettes a lot recently, but want to experiment even further and try different techniques. Really dumb question though, does taking the lid off walkmen work with any walkmen or just some of them? I don't think I can do it with the ones I have since they have a lot of switches and buttons of the door (putch control/half speed switches), so I think I would need to get a different kind

[@dai1527]

Glad you enjoyed! All the players I had were cheaper models so only had radio controls at most on the front and maybe a speaker. However, if you're careful with removing it, you can keep the wiring intact and still make use of the functions on the front. Could always just use those Walkmans for smaller loops contained in the cassette if you're worried about damaging the player.

[@Bobbotov]

One of my favorite tape manipulations was Steve Reich's "Come out to show them!" kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWG6h5tneZWBa5I