SkillShare The Art of Analog Music Production Create Unique Tape Effects with Cassette Recorders

Learn to navigate analog recording and create tape effects with cassette recorders.

Are you looking for an alternative method to record music that doesn’t require staring at a computer screen? Perhaps you want to get a bit more experimental and free in your music making process? If so, this class is for you!

In this class, I will show you my favorite analog recording techniques and demonstrate how to use cassettes more like synthesizers. We will discuss how to operate a 4-track cassette recorder and how limitations and embracing mistakes can inspire a new and interesting sonic direction!

This class includes an all original soundtrack produced by Lance himself, which showcases the techniques that you will learn.

Throughout the process, you will learn how to:
Choose the right equipment for you
Plan a workflow dependent on the end goal of your project
Use cassettes more like synthesizers
Make tape loops and use them to create repetitive, rhythmic musical patterns or dense layers of sound
Record in reverse which can create tension and add texture to your music
Manipulate the speed of your recordings which affects the quality, and changes the key of your music
And how to bring this all together to enhance your music production

Whether you are a skilled producer or just getting started, I hope you find this class as an inspirational jumping off point to exploring the many creative places that cassettes can take you to!

Be sure to check out the class guide book as a resource to finishing your project. In addition the guide book includes recommendations on what to look for when purchasing recorders and cassettes.

So let’s get started! Can’t wait to see what you create!