In this video i demonstrate how i create tape delay with a cassette recorder (Sony TCM5000EV).
**OOPS! in video i said 60 000ms = 1 second...meant to say a minute. Calculations are correct, just said (and wrote) a second instead of minute.
Topics:
How to setup up Cassette Recorder in a DAW
How to use Plugins to Modify Delay in realtime
How to set up Cassette Delay with a Mixer
Calculate BPM based on Fixed Delay Time
How I modified my Cassette Recorder so Pitch/Tape Speed works while recording
LINK TO DAW TEMPLATES: (Studio One 5, Logic Pro X, Pro Tools)
https://robemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DAW-Delay-templates.zip
Index:
00:09 Introduction
01:03 Setting up/Routing a Cassette Delay in a DAW
02:09 How a Cassette/Tape Delay works
02:31 Calculating BPM/Tempo based on Fixed Delay Times
03:57 How to Calculate Delay Time (ms) in a DAW
04:32 Demonstration of Synced Divisions
07:00 Demo 1 - Cassette Delay - Dotted Eights
07:50 Benefits of Using a DAW to setup Tape Delay
08:22 Using Plugins to Process Delay in Realtime
09:00 Demo 2 - Jam/Demo using Cassette Delay & Softube Console 1
11:27 Pitch/Tape Speed Control during Playback
11:48 How I modified my TCM5000EV to change tape speed while recording
12:57 Demo with Modified Tape Speed & VOR mode
14:55 Setting up Cassette Delay with a Mixer
16:15 AI Synthesis Tape Interface Module
17:51 Demo 3 - Jam/Demo
20:55 Endless Cassette/Cassette Loop Demo with Moog Matriarch
22:46 Outro
Gear Used:
Sony TCM500EV Cassette Recorder
Roland System 500
AI Synthesis Tape Interface
Doepfer Performance Mixer a-138p
Intellijel Metropolix
Intellijel SpringRay II
Joranalogue Filter 8
Softube Console 1
UVI IRCAM Prepared Piano