Audio cassettes....

OK, I have some audiobooks with a missing tape. Now, I have a second copy of them, and I want to complete them. Where I work, we actually sell 90 minute tapes, but the Math doesn’t add up on some them to figure the length of them all. The only thing I can figure is that need 120s, and unfortunately, the only places I’m finding those is for high prices online which aren’t worth the trouble. Is there any way to tell the length of a tape? Is there any place that might still sell analog audio tapes? There’s got to be an easier way to do this.

I still see blank cassette tapes for sale in drugstores. They often still have VHS tapes too.

SilverWook said:

I still see blank cassette tapes for sale in drugstores. They often still have VHS tapes too.

We have 90 minute tapes where I work super-cheap, but I need 120s.

EDIT: I think. I need a way to determine the length of certain tapes.

If I see something local, (and cheap) I’ll let you know.

Wouldn’t it be a lot easier to make CD’s out of them at this point?

SilverWook said:

If I see something local, (and cheap) I’ll let you know.

Wouldn’t it be a lot easier to make CD’s out of them at this point?

I have like three of this particular audiobook, and two are missing different tapes. I’d like to just complete them.

All I saw tonight were 90 min tapes. Maybe that’s all that’s left these days?

Mike O said:

SilverWook said:

I still see blank cassette tapes for sale in drugstores. They often still have VHS tapes too.

We have 90 minute tapes where I work super-cheap, but I need 120s.

EDIT: I think. I need a way to determine the length of certain tapes.

Rewind to the start of the tape, press play, then time how long it takes to reach the end of the tape in minutes. Then multiply by 2. E.g. if it takes 45 minutes to play one side, then it is a C90 tape.

Your audio books will probably be a bespoke length and not correspond to the standard C60, C90 or C120 lengths. I’d be very surprised if you actually need a C120 as these were more vulnerable to being chewed up because the tape was thinner.

Moth3r said:

Mike O said:

SilverWook said:

I still see blank cassette tapes for sale in drugstores. They often still have VHS tapes too.

We have 90 minute tapes where I work super-cheap, but I need 120s.

EDIT: I think. I need a way to determine the length of certain tapes.

Rewind to the start of the tape, press play, then time how long it takes to reach the end of the tape in minutes. Then multiply by 2. E.g. if it takes 45 minutes to play one side, then it is a C90 tape.

Your audio books will probably be a bespoke length and not correspond to the standard C60, C90 or C120 lengths. I’d be very surprised if you actually need a C120 as these were more vulnerable to being chewed up because the tape was thinner.

Yeah, the math doesn’t come out to 90-120 a tape, so they must have a particular kind. I found some 120s on eBay, I’m just going to hedge my bets.

I don’t feel like listening to the whole thing 😉.