How to make YOUR OWN cassette tapes + FREE J-card template
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- čas přidán 22. 01. 2023
- FREE Figma Cassette J-Card Template Download link: 97827400770.gumroad.com/l/J-C...
*You will require at least the free version of Figma to open the template I use.
In this video I will break down how to make your own J-cards (the paper inserted in the plastic storage of a cassette). You will require at least the free version of Figma to open the template I use.
Cassettes, decks and spraypaint can be ordered online. - Hudba
You can probably paint cassette shells with plastic specific gloss or matte spray paint. For a crisp look, mask the raised part of the shell around the reels and centre tape window with painter's tape, and lightly use a razor or X-Acto knive around the edges for a clean look. This will give you a nice clear window and will also protect the reels. Mask the inside of the tape opening just under inside by fishing a length of paper under the little bars you coloured at 2:34 and above the tape leader. Hang the shells on some coat hanger or light wire. Use 2-3 light coats with the spray can held 30 cm/1 foot away and let the paint dry between coats. You won't need to go over them with a marker after! Then carefully peel the painter's tape off with the blade while the last coat is still wet so the paint edges will be sharp.
Here though you sprayed them way too close, with a way too heavy a coat. You can see the cracking of the overly thick paint at 2:30. The mechanism and reels were also not protected and the tape itself can't be seen in the center window. The tape getting between the reels and the shell could seize them up. There is over spray on the tape leader and which will 100% gum up the playback deck as the paint spatter gets pressed into the pinch rollers, stuck to the capstans and dragged over the playback head.
Otherwise , your tapes look great and I'm happy you're keeping the format alive!
If tape shells of the desired colour can't be obtained from the get go of course.
Great tutorial! 🔥🔥
Thank you Daniel!
I need to made my own cassette tapes. This shit come back again.
Great video!
thanks!
Great video!
Thanks Kobe! Appriciate it
Ok I DONATED 3 BUCKS FOR THE FREE JCARD, What are the format choices, cause it did not work in Adobe Elements😐
Hello! Any chance you know if you can make your own cassette tapes off of a CD/Cassette boombox player? I’m dying to know and I can’t find any information online, whatsoever. My boombox has all the buttons you would find on a regular cassette recorder and an ‘audio in’ spot.
you should be able to as far as I know, whether you’re recording the songs from a cd or an external device via an aux cord (or bluetooth if it has it) as long as you press record and play first, it should work (I’ve never personally recorded like this but I have family members who used to record their mixtapes like this)
Dope video! I wanna see how you record on to the tapes!
Thank you bro and thanks for the suggestion, that is a great idea for a video!!!
thank you man this was really helpful!
Awesome that you found it helpful!
For a nice clean professional fold, you need a bone folder.
Thank for the tip Vanessa! I might invest in one now :)
@@FLAMBINO It's just a small, cheap tool, but very useful!!
👍 thx!
Go make albums now :D
@@FLAMBINO I bought the template but I don't know how to download it …
@@redmanu Im aware of this problem and I contacted Gumroad. Waiting for an answer to this.
Please email me at connectwithflambo@gmail.com and I can send it to you personally for now. Sorry for the inconvinience.
@@redmanu Now the file should be up and running again! Lmk if there are any further problems
@@FLAMBINO I received the template via email, I can't wait to use it! Thanks again for everything!
How did you size down your template before printing?
You can just measure the dimensions of your average j-card, convert that to pixel units, and just scale it to those numbers
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Very cool! What paper did you print your J-cards on?
Thank you! I sent the images (jpg) to a print shop so I guess its regular photo paper. The kind you get when printing camera photos.
Professional duplication companies and companies like TDK, Sony, Basf, Maxell use 120-140 g glossy paper. Standard photo paper has more than 200 g and it's too thick for J-card, it is then difficult to handle the cassette, insert and take from the box..
Mix tapes are still great (on compact discs too; sorry, vinyl!), if only the tapes could be purchased at reasonable prices. Anyone know of companies making them today?
Empty cassettes can be bought online in Sweden. Thats all I know. Hope that helps
I buy used mix tapes. You can just record over them. I pay 25 cents per cassette😁
@@Cada-Fanboy: That's amazing! There are still tapes for sale? Where did you find them?
Does spray paint damage the cassettes?
That depends. I myself wouldn't ever paint cassettes. While covering the sides may protect the tape (at least some what) from the paint splatters, there is a possibility of the paint seeping into the tapes housing. The paint can affect the playback mechanism. These kind of modifications can affect the longevity of the tape. It's best to be cautious.
You can buy empty cassettes that are already black, so you've no need to spray paint them. Empty cassettes also come in different colors. If you're recording on tapes that already have music (albums etc.), they come in varying colors, such as turquoise, red, blue and pink. It really depends on the tape you use.
But in the end, you don't even see the cassette while it's in the deck/Walkman, so I wouldn't see any reason to paint them. I'd rather pay attention to the tape quality. 👍