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Nov 08, 2015
PylePro PT649D is Keeping Cassettes Alive!!!!
3 of 4 found this helpful Back in the day before the digital world of CDs, Mp3 players, and Smartphones, there were very few ways to record any type of audio performance. The most popular way was the "Good Old Cassette Recorder". Rewind 30 years ago to the Rocking Hair Metal Band Era of the 80's: As a musician, I had recorded countless hours of live shows and practice sessions, only to be thrown in a cardboard box at the end of each session (some never even listened to). Eventually these little gems would be packed up and stored away, in cardboard boxes, as sunken treasures awaiting to be discovered one day. Well, after years of changing technology, band breakups, marriages, babies, and just life in general, these little chests of musical memories sunk even deeper into that forgotten world of "storage abyss". Now fast forward 30 years later: All digital world, an occasional performance here and there, still married, and kids grown, my life has finally slowed down. So one day, while cleaning out my storage area, I located a box labeled "Departure.1986". I was excited and curious to take a listen. After searching for an old workable cassette player to no avail (most had bad belts which is not good), I decided it was just time to purchase a new player. It did not take too long to find the PylePro PT649D Dual Cassette Deck. It was exactly what I needed! I am happily in the process of transferring all 65 cassettes to a digital format for me to once again enjoy. I now can reminisce, and share some pretty cool "Rock Star" stories with my kids!!! "I grew up in the 80's, I grew up on MTV"!!! Thankfully, Pyles Superior Product made this all possible. I strongly recommend this unit. Works Great, Sounds Great. It has outputs, when used with adapters, that are compatible with almost any Digital Recording Device (for transferring analog to digital). I also used the "Dual" recording function to consolidate "short tapes" and have it comfortably mounted in a rack mount unit in my home studio. Once again, Thank you Pyle for Keeping Cassettes Alive!!! ***Bart Coxx*** (Drummer and former "Rockstar" of the band DEPARTURE)....LOL.