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drilling neighbour

By MAXELL XL3 on January 4, 2026 3:27 pm

I was testing the TASCAM 234 multitrack taperecorder with a cheap SONY F-99A microphone, when my neighbour started to drill into the wall next to my room. I finished the recording anyhow, flipped the tape and recorded to the rhythmtrack in reverse. This is the final version with all the noises and artefacts happening, you are now listening to. The track can be played in the other direction too, if you want to reverse it. The mastering was done onto a TASCAM DA-20 DAT recorder. It is a wonder that those machines still run after 30 years of collecting dust in the corner.

hearing these tape manipulations is like getting a call from an old friend. i miss my old portastudio. thanks for sharing

Nice song and sounds. I like the organic feel

An intense harmonic sensation.

lol shoutout to the unexpected band member

zirafa wrote:

hearing these tape manipulations is like getting a call from an old friend. i miss my old portastudio. thanks for sharing

4track squad represent.  i need to get my portastudio fixed! 

super cool big_smile

zirafa wrote:

hearing these tape manipulations is like getting a call from an old friend. i miss my old portastudio. thanks for sharing

Jiaam-Ka wrote:

Nice song and sounds. I like the organic feel

N_ronvaldez wrote:

An intense harmonic sensation.

orangedrink wrote:

lol shoutout to the unexpected band member

zirafa wrote:

hearing these tape manipulations is like getting a call from an old friend. i miss my old portastudio. thanks for sharing

4track squad represent.  i need to get my portastudio fixed!

george bowles wrote:

super cool big_smile

Thank you for listening and the kind comments smile

i mean, YES. very into this!

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