In the days of recording on open reel tape recorders - a Ferrograph 5 and a 3 quid mic from the local radio repair shop...

for most of the 80's and 90's - a hitachi stereo cassette boombox
bouncing down from my girlfriends sony walkman
if I fancied a bit of multi dub tracking..


Couldn't afford DAT or ADAT

finally got a semi pro 4 track cassette
just as hard drive recorders were were starting to appear..

Remember when cubase went 2 track audio...

Philips digi cassette was a non starter dead end..

still struggling with E-mu sound card demanding far more ram than my old PC
can deliver for best quality 'demo' recordings..


Mini disc was only ever meant to be a handy domestic listening format for
uncritical teenagers..

When Bootleg CDs started to use mini disc source
there was uproar and major discontent about lossy digi recordings
polluting and diluting the underground music collecting scene.

Mini disc bootleggers are still held in highest contempt
by those who really care about sound quality..




"I'm resting my left leg against a Teac 3340 as I type"

so then Mr 3legs, what would you resting your middle leg against..

eewwww... might explain your odd fetishistic love for the Sony RH1...????