Vintage microcassette recorders great for authentic tape effects
One of my preciouses is a Philips Pocket Memo 596 microcassette recorder my father gave me in 1986 or so. As you can see from the photo above, I’ve kept it in good nick. But in all honesty, I haven’t used it much this millenium. Unlike the digital gadget I replaced it with, it isn’t even much good at finding ghosts! But maybe it h…
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