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Friday, 28 September 2007
Radio 1 cart player...
I'll be honest, I'm probably finding this just a bit too much fun...
www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/established1967/feature/cartplayer.shtml
It's one of the many little features on the BBC Radio 1 (and others) website to celebrate their 40th birthday.
(I especially like the noises it makes - just like a real Sonifex - and the fact that you have to fast-forward to the beginning to start it again, even if you'd removed the cart.. nice touch!) Cartplayers are still very much beloved by 'traditional' radio fans, despite not sounding nearly as clear as digital.. I'll not go into details about the DJ who wanted to bring his cartplayers to the new studios when the station moved a couple of years ago..!
Posted by james at September 28, 2007 12:34 PM
Comments
Were these tape cart players the same as 8-tracks or just very similar? I've always wondered. I presume now you just fire samples off a touchscreen but what do I know.
Posted by: Emalyse at September 29, 2007 1:39 AM
Nice!
Posted by: Christopher at October 3, 2007 9:35 PM
