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How to Store Cassette Tapes Safely
Keep your cassette tapes from warping or degrading with these simple storage tips. Tape Lab shares best practices.
How to Make Art on Tape
Cassette tapes are more than sound vessels. They’re sculpture. Ritual. Tactile relics. Each one a small object charged with intention — magnetic and otherwise.
If you’re here looking for a guide on how to make art on tape, understand this: it’s not about format fetishism. It’s about objecthood. About shaping a physical artifact that says something — even before it plays.
Why Indie Bands Are Releasing Cassettes Again
Indie bands are releasing cassettes in 2025 for more than nostalgia. Tape Lab explains the underground appeal.
How to Make the Perfect Mixtape (Without Being Cringe)
Learn how to make the perfect romantic mixtape without sounding cheesy. From sequencing tips to must-have Tape Lab tracks, this guide keeps it personal, honest, and totally not cringe.
Why Gen-Z Loves Cassette Tapes
Welcome to 2025, where Gen Z loves cassette tapes, and not ironically. It’s not just nostalgia. It’s rebellion. It’s ritual. And yes — it’s aesthetic. But the aesthetic has teeth.
Recording with Limitations: Making Art When Your Setup Sucks
You don’t need a spaceship studio or a $3,000 mic to make something that matters. In fact, most great art happens because of limitations, not in spite of them. If your gear’s falling apart, your plugins are cracked, and your DAW crashes every 15 minutes — congratulations. You’re in the right headspace.
Cassette Tapes vs Vinyl vs CDs
Cassette tapes, vinyl, and CDs each have pros and cons. Tape Lab breaks down sound, collectibility, and culture.
Why Underground Labels Still Use Cassettes in 2025
It’s 2025. Streaming platforms are algorithmic slot machines. Vinyl is backed up for six months. CDs are a meme. And yet — underground labels are still dropping limited-run cassette tapes, and not as a throwback gimmick. This isn’t nostalgia. It’s strategy.
As the mainstream doubles down on frictionless consumption, tape remains a contrarian ritual. A tactile way to say: “This release matters.” Here’s why.
Best Cassette Players to Buy in 2025
From vintage Walkmans to modern tape decks, here are the best cassette players to buy in 2025. Tape Lab shares its picks.
How to Release Your Album on Cassette (Without Getting Ripped Off)
A step‑by‑step guide for indie artists: planning, vetting duplication vendors, mastering for tape, packaging, quality control, distribution, and promotion of cassette releases.
How to Digitize Cassette Tapes
Preserve your old mixtapes and rare recordings with this simple guide to digitizing cassette tapes. Tape Lab explains how.
Why Cassette Tapes Sound Different from Vinyl
Cassette tapes and vinyl both offer analog warmth, but the listening experience couldn’t be more different. Tape Lab explains why.
Are Cassette Tapes Coming Back?
Cassette tapes are back—from indie bands to collectors, discover why analog nostalgia is trending again. Featuring Tape Lab’s perspective.
REVIEW: We Are Rewind Tape Deck
Beautiful, But Bluetooth Still Sounds Brown
TLDR: The design is great and features are ALMOST exactly what a real cassette lover would need. Just don’t bother with the Bluetooth.
What is a TRS Cable?
Everything you always wanted to know about TRS Cables. Ah, the TRS cable, often seen as the unsung hero of audio connections. It's time to give this versatile cable the spotlight it deserves. In this in-depth dive, we'll dissect the TRS cable, uncover its components, understand how it works, and appreciate why it's a must-have in the world of audio.
Elevate Your Creativity with 4-Track Tape Recorders
In a world dominated by digital precision, there's something enchanting about the warmth and authenticity of analog sound. Step back in time and embrace the vintage charm of 4-track tape recorders. These ingenious devices offer a unique canvas for your musical creativity.
Phono or RCA? The difference
RCA vs. Phono - what’s the right audio connector for your studio setup? Tape Lab breaks down the differences so you can get the best sound possible!
SoundConnections: Audio Wire Overview
Wire you so stressed? Trying to untangle the mess of what wires do what in an audio studio? We’ve got you connected. #SoundConnections by Tape Lab
The Mixtape: Still the Greatest Gift
Mixtapes are still a great gift, especially with streaming being so impersonal. There's something about mixtapes that just won't quit. Let's dive into why people adore them, why they make a "stellar" gift (pun intended), and how you can craft the ultimate mixtape.
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