27-07-2026 17:54 via theregister.com

Cassette simulator rewinds digital audio to a more analog time in hiss-tory

If you have wistful longings for the days when your songs carried the subtle hiss of the cassettes you listened to, we have some reel good news. A new project takes modern music back to the analog era. The project, available on GitHub, is called "Audio Cassette Simulation" and uses FFmpeg to transcode audio files to get that "wish I'd bought some decent tapes instead of the superstore's own-brand" sound. The repository includes simulations of BASF LH Extra C90, Maxell UD C90, Sony CHF60 Type I N
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