What's the deal with cassette tape counters?

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• PA

  @ParallelSyntax · 4 years ago

  They’re really useful for Datasettes as you can put several games onto one cassette and mark down the counter on the beginning of each data stream.

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• FR

  @FranklyPeetoons · 4 years ago

  This is a thing I always wondered about, but I never had a simultaneous pile of cassette decks on hand to compare.  You have performed a public service.

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• MA

  @macktheinterloper · 4 years ago (edited)

  When I was much younger, before my teens, I used the counter on my tape deck to mark where each song began on my mix tapes. When I got a new deck, I realised the counters didn&apos;t match up. Since then, I assumed the counter was machine-specific and nothing more than a transitory reference. It&apos;s interesting to find out there was some consistency across units and even actual attempts at standardisation. <br><br>I did not expect a Mr. Regular crossover in this video. Nice touch.

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• TA

  @tall_dude1233 · 4 years ago

  I remember back in the 70s and 80s, VCR&apos;s had a 4-digit counter, that didn&apos;t mean seconds, minutes, and hours like the more modern VCR&apos;s from the 90s and 00s, it was literally just a counter like mentioned in this video.

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• SE

  @SetouchiQueens · 3 years ago

  I can&apos;t believe that I got fascinated by a 25 minute video about tape counters

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• PH

  @PHILIP_in_the_Bronx · 1 year ago

  Certainly seeing all that vintage audio technology makes me feel nostalgic of the days I use to record &nbsp;the radio on cassettes

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• CE

  @ceticobr · 4 years ago (edited)

  As a kid growing up surrounded by cassette tapes and cassette recorders I would always wonder what was up with cassette tape counters. All these years lates I finally have an answer. Thank you, VWestlife.

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• SQ

  @squirrelarch · 4 years ago

  Sorry the impatience with the slanted load mechanism at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cy032-eB2I&amp;t=479">7:59</a> made me laugh out loud. I apologise.

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• LA

  @lauscho · 4 years ago

  The Regular Car Reviews &quot;cameo&quot; got me good! 😂

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• JO

  @JohnSmith-xq1pz · 4 years ago (edited)

  That&apos;s one heck of a tape ejection lol

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• CA

  @casualogamer · 3 years ago

  That jingle in-between sections feel nostalgic makes me think &nbsp;of those old vhs setup tutorials you see in various products

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• JO

  @johnromberg · 3 years ago

  I was distracted and actually didn&apos;t see what happened when he said &quot;pretend you didn&apos;t see that&quot;. And the best part is: when I rewound and saw what happened I was delighted! I replayed it several times and It was totally worth it! I don&apos;t know why it made me so happy, but it did. This channel induces weird and pleasant sensations beyond all rational explanations!

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