Originally recorded to digital WAV file, converted to MP3, and then re-recorded to glorious Hi-Fi tape, now you too can listen by following the instructions below!
1. On a computer or laptop, click the "download" hyperlink under the play button on my blog.
**Per the internet, you can NOT download audio files from my blog to an iPhone - I don't know about android.
If you're really hard core and for you youngsters out there, you can actually make your own (perhaps first?) cassette tape by continuing with the very detailed instructions below. You'll need a tape recorder and a 60 minute tape (30 mins on each side) so here we go:
4. Go to your parents' house and ask where the "Stereo" is. You can also try asking if they still have a "Radio", but don't ask for the Tape Recorder as you might be directed to the "VCR" which would be wrong. If you're handed a "Walkman", grab that too as it will come in handy later.
5. Once you find the Stereo, insert the tape w/ the letter A facing out the window and make sure its rewound to the beginning.
6. Find the "Mic in" or "Line in" input jack - it'll look a lot like the port where you stick your headphones on your phone. You can tell the difference by seeing if there is a green ring around the hole. If its green, thats for headphones - you want to use the other one.
7. Plug an 1/8th inch wire from your iPhone / iPod / computer to the Stereo mic in. Try to find this wire - my headphones actually came with one that unplugs at both ends.
8. Simultaneously press record on the stereo (a red button with a circle immediately to the left of the play button (green triangle)) and press play on your i-Device at the same time.
9. Wait 30 minutes for the recording to finish!
10. When its finished, flip the tape over and repeat steps 1-3 and then 9 & 10 for Side B.
11. Slam that tape into the "Walkman", and you're now listening to possibly the first ever downloaded from the internet tape!
You've come this far, so you might as well finish strong by printing out the Tape's cover per the PDF below:
1. Set your printer to print double sided, so the cover and playlist come out on the same piece of paper. If you don't have a printer, you can ask your mom again...but the easiest way is to use the copy machine at work your boss isn't looking - the copy machine can print both sides without having to re-feed it or anything. Make sure the print layout is set to "Letter" or 8.5 x 11 or A4 or whatever size paper you have because it'll affect the sizing of the cover.
2. Cut out the cover following the lines and throw it in the plastic tape case, and you're finished! You now have a tape collection of one!
