TASCAM 424-S High Bias Cobalt Type II C-60 Blank Studio Cassette Tape for Audio Recording and Mastering

There are some negative reviews about these cassettes, and while I respect those opinions, I have not had that kind of experience. I bought a couple of these and compared against some other, similar spec’d cassettes, using a Tascam Porta07 and a Yamaha MT4x. To my ears, they sound very good, no problems with hiss or other extraneous noises. Good quality.

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It’s a good quality cassette, I am using it with a Tascam 424 MkII Portastudio and it’s handling it beautifully. I have recorded and re-recorded several times with no noticeable loos of fidelity.

The quality of this tape is unacceptable. It warbles and sounds distorted no matter what the volume I record at. I bought two in case one had a problem but that was only slightly better and I may have only imagined the improvement. Even RTM Type 1 is better than this. And NOS is way better than that. This tape isn't good for anything, if you have to buy new tape get RTM and if you're willing to buy New Old Stock ANYTHING is better than this!

No defects out of 5 cassettes

These tapes are pretty disappointing, right off the bat. I bought a few of these and used them in my tascam 4-track using the recommended stuff (DBX, high speed, also tested without). The quality is pretty subpar for a type II. There’s definitely a volume cut upon playback, and tracks can sound pretty thin. One odd aspect is that the tape occasionally crackles throughout in a way that almost sounds like a vinyl record pop. I bought multiples and they all sound this way. I recorded the same guitar with the same EQ and the same microphone and mic placement on a Maxell type II and man oh man, the difference is night and day. Great balance, perfect treble and bass, punchy and clear with no volume loss. They just can’t make these tapes the same anymore I suppose and that’s a real shame. I honestly would not be surprised if these Tascam tapes are just type I tapes coated black (type I tape is brown, while type II is black). Looking online, the general consensus seems to be that these tapes are definitely inferior to NOS. Ultimately, still totally usable and not a total waste of money but it should be clear that these tapes will not get you the quality that an older Maxell or SDK type II will.

Good~

Sadly, due environmental concerns, the Type 2 Chrome tapes of the past that we came to know and love can no longer be produced. Tascam developed a Cobalt Oxide compound for Type 2 tapes due to this constriction. If you’re a audiophile using a high-end vintage cassette deck copying songs on to a tape, this is not the product for you. This was designed for a Tascam PortaPro, allows engineers and artists create warm analog lofi sound signature with their recordings. If you’re an audiophile you are looking make a high quality recording with minimal hiss, and no distortion, you’re better off buying New Old-Stock Chrome tapes or a high quality Type 1 tape. Tascam’s Cobalt Oxide tape has too much noise(even when tested with Dolby S NR) and the high frequencies and bass are distorted. I do appreciate Tascam making a new Type 2 cassette, it shows that there’s a growing demand for tapes again

Only new type 2 tape available If you don’t want tapes that are made 20 plus years. Adjust you bias they play ok.

A fita cassete chegou com o lacre "semi aberto".

The compilation I recorded on this tape came out perfectly, and my parents and I enjoyed it very much.

I prefer to buy new stuff if it's still produced - rather than 20 years old tapes. Purchased this tape to test it but sound quality results on Type II (CrO2) settings are as bad as bad-quality Type I tapes designed for basic speech recordings. I'd say it's rather Type I (Fe2O3) tape. So don't expect any good recordings results from it. Real Type II (CrO2) tapes have much better quality, so unfortunately I have to still buy NOS tapes from 90s.