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

I picked up this Tascam Type II cassette to compare against some modern Type I tapes I had been using, and the difference was immediately noticeable. I am recording from a computer through an audio interface into a Sony TC WR635S deck, and this tape handled dynamic material beautifully. On Type I, quiet sections of songs would sometimes hover close to the noise floor, which made intros and softer passages feel thin or slightly unstable. With the Tascam Type II, those same sections sound clean, stable, and present. The headroom is noticeably better, and the overall playback feels very close to the original source. High frequencies remain clear without sounding harsh, and low end stays controlled without getting muddy. Vocals, especially in softer openings, sound natural and solid instead of grainy. After calibration, this tape delivered what feels like a one to one transfer of my recordings. If you are recording modern, dynamic material and want a reliable, high quality Type II option, this Tascam tape performs exactly as it should. Highly recommended.

For my MFP 01 this is great. You can clearly hear less his coming from the tape versus a regular type one.

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!

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.

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.

Vale La Pena

No defects out of 5 cassettes

Good~

Perfect

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.

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

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.