Basics of Analog Tape Echo and Cassette Loops

A primer on magnetic tape, no-input mixing techniques, tape loops, and analog tape echo. How it works, how to set it up, how to play with it. We'll build a cassette loop and jam with reel-to-reel- and cassette-based echo systems. We'll show how to extend those techniques further with additional digital loopers and feedback systems.

This is for:

• Anyone (not just musicians) who is curious about incorporating analog tape equipment into their adventures in audio,
• Anyone interested in analog electronics and music technology,
• Musicians looking to experiment with strange, non-linear processing and recording techniques,

Participants do not need to bring any equipment with them but are encouraged to bring (if possible) the following:

• something to record with (an instrument, a microphone, a digital recording, another cassette),
• any cables and adapters you might need for the above equipment,
• a blank cassette or two,
• a tape splicing block,
• splicing tape for 1/8" tape,

New York native Nat Homer is an experimental electronic musician focusing on analog feedback systems and composition tools. Ambient, drone, noise, minimalism, psychedelia, and rock. 15+ years of recording and performing experience

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