It clearly works as a multi band filter bank. Just listen to the noise timbre changing. Lovely stuff
@video99couk
Жыл бұрын
There is a reason for it. Each channel had its own linear potentiometer. If you pulled the plastic links off, you would almost certainly be able to apply the equaliser to each channel independently. Perhaps try it.
@dougodyssey50
Жыл бұрын
I was always appalled by that as a teenager. But if people are ok with it (because it's cheap) then that's ok with me.
@pcorf
Жыл бұрын
Highly advanced in it's time.
@DoubleMonoLR
Жыл бұрын
It was common on cheap systems.
@blitzhardt3592
Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate that even if something is objectively old and crap, someone can still find a way to love it. Especially the creative mind of a bored kid.
@phs125
Жыл бұрын
Some of the best music I heard in childhood were the various ringtones in my dad's nokia phone, So yeah...
@joshm7769
Жыл бұрын
The world before internet was an interesting one.
@jonathaneastwood2927
Жыл бұрын
@@joshm7769 Better too!
@taviso
Жыл бұрын
I had a similarly crap mini system. Once during a power cut, I noticed that if I rotate the turntable manually I could get the radio to work! That provided enough entertainment (and exercise) until the power was restored! 😆
@D3nn1s
Жыл бұрын
Haha thats awesome! :D
@rkan2
Жыл бұрын
Lol
@brentfisher902
Жыл бұрын
So it was basically the vinyl version of the clockwork dynamo radio....I'm guessing...
@SamiJumppanen
Жыл бұрын
Woow, talking about redundant systems! 😁 Really cool!
@richardmoloney689
Жыл бұрын
Crystal radio.
@classydays43
Жыл бұрын
Despite it being objectively crap, it's lasted 31 years, inspired your whole career, and continues to make it's idiosyncratic noises. Subjectively speaking, it's a work of art.
@barkbuck5521
Жыл бұрын
Honestly I miss how tactile hardware use to be. Not just because you could actually fix things without going to an officially licensed shop, but because all the clicks, jingles, whirls, and hums was a part of the experience.
@richardcrook2112
Жыл бұрын
I know right, and when you pressed a button - you actually made it perform the function. Now when you press a button it feels like your asking it's permission.
@goodun2974
Жыл бұрын
@@richardcrook2112 Well, when I push my wife's buttons, I definitely *am* asking for permission! 😃
@MasDouc
Жыл бұрын
Yeah we somehow lost "fun."
@alexanderbateman5581
Жыл бұрын
This type of thing is what makes analog devices so special - the ability to have fun! It's sorely missing in more "perfect" but much more boring digital technologies that have overtaken any sort of analog tech. We need more devices you can play with!
@koffing2073
Жыл бұрын
that why vinyl is so popular
@reggiep75
Жыл бұрын
I feel this. All of those unlisted features we found by half-pressing keys and the fun we had. I no longer feel alone, my brothers are out there!
@4.0.4
Жыл бұрын
Like a computer that you can program to do absolutely anything? 🙃
@alexanderbateman5581
Жыл бұрын
@@4.0.4 Computers are much too abstract, and lack an element of "play". Early computers actually are better for this, since you had to mess with it to do anything. It's why stuff like Scratch is so awesome for introducing kids to programming. I'm also a big fan of PICO-8.
@brentfisher902
Жыл бұрын
That's why I wrote a C program that takes a stereo WAV file and writes a mono WAV file that alternates the left and right channels 60 times a second plus some synchronizing signals so you can record stereo music on the linear MONO track of a VHS video cassette recorder...one 2 hour SP tape holds a little over 40 minutes of stereo sound...I did this so I can experience the tape dropouts and hiss of the VHS magnetic tape surface...of course...this is not a real-time solution...and I had a heck of a time getting the program to not have discontinuities in the output as it reads the WAV file digitized back off the tape and algorithmically splices back the stereo sound...now with artifacts of tape recording effects. I even used the system() command to run the Dolby B software encoder decoder to get better signal to noise ratio...the level that you digitize the signal back in doesn't matter much as there is a sine-wave after each packet which is used to set the DC offset and volume level, so song fade-outs remain intact even with automatic level control recorders.. In the future I want to make a program that takes a high-definition/4K 60 frames per second video file and re-draws it slower into a DVD video MPEG file which you would be able to record on a VHS tape then use a capture card to capture the image off of the VHS tape and re-assemble it into a high-definition 4K 60 frame per second video file complete with all the tape dropouts, static and other VHS glitches..(this is vaporware--I haven't wrote this yet!)
@kernelpaniiic
Жыл бұрын
3:42 the lovely sound of Eurosignal transmissions… Tons of memories. Was mysterious for me as well in my childhood.
@PosyMusic
Жыл бұрын
So THAT's what it was. Another mystery solved 😁
@markr9069
Жыл бұрын
Oh my god. I've wondered what this was since about 1992
@nvrndingsmmr
Жыл бұрын
The stop motion bit at the end was so heartwarming and special. Thank you for that! I hope the little stereo comes back even though it did not want to play the record!
@craigjensen6853
Жыл бұрын
I like how the AKAI has "DAD" mode. I assume that's so I can play my dad music at an extra loud volume while locking out my kids trying to turn it off. I need to get one of those.
@kpanic23
Жыл бұрын
My old Denon amplifier also had a DAD/AUX input. According to the manual it stands for "Digital Audio Device", aka. CD!
@dougodyssey50
Жыл бұрын
It only works with Journey or Tom Petty.
@reggiep75
Жыл бұрын
I have finally found someone who is as guilty as I am of meddling with HiFi systems. Mic inputs, half pressing the buttons and finding new functions that weren't in the manual and everything else that made summer holidays and boring days less boring. 🤘😂
@HulluJanne
Жыл бұрын
For whatever reason, I seem to always find a way to "half press" digital stuff, especially the more modern "smart" crap, making them do all kinds of errors and freezes. It's kinda annoying being an unintentional bug finder.
@izzieb
Жыл бұрын
Growing up before streaming (and as MP3 files were becoming popular), I had a few crappy stereos. It didn't matter if they were crappy, they were mine and the ability to record allowed me to make my own music or "radio" shows. I know this to be true for many other people. They might have been objectively bad, but they were the gateway to more 😁.
@glenkamo
Жыл бұрын
This was just beautiful. Something very specific and individual and personal to you yourself ends up resonating with others who are different and don't share the same experiences and yet ... I really like what you are doing on this channel and I look forward to more. Thanks for sharing!
@chrispowder2713
Жыл бұрын
1992, as I turned 7, I got a real component system from my Dad, with a Pioneer A-333, Sony CD-Player, a NEC Cassette deck and a Dual CT-19 Tuner connected to Braun 3-way Speakers with dome mids and tweeters. I was so proud and I knew I'm having the best Dad in the world. 🙂 Since I got this system I'm an hifi-enthusiast. Thanks Dad!
@FuckMargaretThatchher
Жыл бұрын
I bought the same set an eternity ago, to this day it's still existing collecting dust.
@corncobjohnsonreal
Жыл бұрын
This makes me miss getting cheap garbage from goodwill and the depths of ebay to just go ape on it and hope maybe something cool will come out of it. In a world where everyone knows every trick, is nice finding something no one knows about and making secret discoveries. I love your brain
@fabiopakk
Жыл бұрын
Jesus, I can't stop laughing! 😅😂🤣 Unbelievable! I thought it was only me and some other local kids who have discovered that half pressing the record button in a cassette player would make it speed up. You see, different cassette players, different countries and different lives... But we are all connected 🙂. I appreciate another nicely done video!
@reggiep75
Жыл бұрын
The Half-Presser Brotherhood is alive and kicking. Unity in every half press of every button! 🤘
@pioneernut7487
Жыл бұрын
I discovered it around 1997
@brentfisher902
Жыл бұрын
I knew this from my FIRST boombox when I was 6 years old in the summer of 1988 way back at the end of the Crusades...Push the pause button halfway while playing and the pinch roller lifts up but not enough to take the take up spindle out of mesh with the motor...and Instant Rim Drive high speed mode...I did it so many times that the pinch roller fell off and got mislaid somewhere and from that point on it was always Chipmunk music...until I that discovered the top outlet which was wired to the light dimmer switch...simply dim the cassette player and normal speed is achieved....flash forward to Veterans Day in 2017 or 2018 when my father got the bright idea to dim the electric space heater...a loud POP!....then darkness....
@MattExzy
Жыл бұрын
If memory serves me well, dictaphones of the similar era had some sort of tape speed selection... of course the quality was much worse, but you could carry it around school recording fart noises or toilets flushing and different speeds with silly voices.
@FranciscoBurrola
Жыл бұрын
This is so wholesome, this was my childhood too
@trtotally
Жыл бұрын
Posy and Dankpods are like two extremes but I still want them to collab.
@PrincessShokora2002
3 ай бұрын
The greatest crossover in history
@w4439
Жыл бұрын
This has to be my favorite channel. The world of full of so many AMAZING things which we take for granted. Your videos communicate this fact incredibly. Big thanks for keeping this content coming
@Nobody-Nowhere
Жыл бұрын
The feeling when you switched on the BASS BOOST on you mini hifi set.
@Nobody-Nowhere
Жыл бұрын
I had Grundig M1 Mini, and now when i googled it.. it looks kinda cool.
@ThatBenKraft
Жыл бұрын
Honestly one of my favorite channels for its uniqueness!
@growingup15
Жыл бұрын
There's something about Crappy Audio and Crappy sets that has a much more homie feeling to them compared to High end ones. I think the reason is majority of us grew up middle class or poor and one could afford or our parents could afford the cheaper stuff. Cheap CRT TVs, Cheap Computers, Cheap Cassettes and CD Players. it all had a effect on our lives. Like just looks how what's popular now? Lo Fi, Vaporwave, Neo Y2K videos and Music sounds. there's a reason we all resonate with those sounds.
@rj5529
Жыл бұрын
I'm having a hard time pinning down the nostalgia vibe I feel watching your videos lol, it's almost like the kind of far out videos you would get on VHS in the late 90's early 2000's in school, I love it.
@HanZie82
Жыл бұрын
"All work and no play makes Posy a dull boy"
@9034833838
Жыл бұрын
"Wake up babe. New Posy just dropped"
@l4game
Жыл бұрын
R E A L S H I T ???!!?😳
@crocornaw
Жыл бұрын
REAL!
@vverbeke
Жыл бұрын
I had a very similar crappy audio system, but it lacked the microphone input. When I wrapped the FM antenna around the antenna of my walkie-talkie, the tuner somehow switched to the walkie-talkie frequency and I could record my voice. The cassette deck had the same buttons with these slow-mo effects. Wonderfull times playing with thes things. Unfortunately, all my cassettes are lost now.
@Psycandy
Жыл бұрын
we used to put a switch on the erase head so you could overdub on cassette, sometimes bridge the selector so you can have the mic live over source, then overdub during cue/review. If the motor has a pot, you can adjust the transport speed. The beauty of a crap hifi - the beauty of a crap anything - is the freedom to experiment.
@IvanStepaniuk
Жыл бұрын
Another great video! Loved the Tim Hunkin'esque stop motion. Goed bezig!
@AtomicSymphonic
Жыл бұрын
I'm sorry, you made the track at 1:30 in the year 1992? While you were still a kid?! Holy cow! You have an INSANE amount of talent! You are a bona-fide creative genius, Posy!!! I don't think I could have even dreamt of creating something like what you made in 1992, especially as a child! I truly cannot wait to see what else you'll make! Glad to have subscribed to you!
@snoosri
Жыл бұрын
kids are all more pure and talented. they just dont have the experience, knowledge and status. we devolve into adults due to society programming our talents away into mindless robot slaves. good job, society!
@PosyMusic
Жыл бұрын
Well thank you 😁You may be exaggerating a bit though...
@joko49perez
Жыл бұрын
He has some music on his channel, check it out.
@slimeprivilege
Жыл бұрын
bro whats wrong with you
@yahyachagri7248
Жыл бұрын
THIS IS NOT WEIRD MUSIC THIS IS A MASTERPIECE!!!!!
@alexp8555
Жыл бұрын
The Irresistible Force! Such a great project, as well as that whole era of Ninja Tune records
@WDC_OSA
Жыл бұрын
It's good to see the personal history that led to your sampling masterpiece, Some Kind Of.
@csonweedagain5054
Жыл бұрын
Everytime this man posts it brightens my mood - even if I have to wait a year for the next video it's worth it; the amount of childhood wonder he has brought back to me is beyond words. I didn't notice, but it really started with the hot water color video - I used to sit and stare at the pretty patterns unfolding in front of me when mom cooked and I didn't remember that before this channel. I'll probably never know you, but you've done a lot for many, many people, and it's appreciated :)
@ErraticPT
Жыл бұрын
That makes Amstrad "HIFI" equipment look like quality!
@testcardsandmore1231
Жыл бұрын
Cool to hear the old Eurosignal at 3:44. Eurosignal was a pager system used in West Germany and a few other countries. It was transmitted just below the FM band.
@paranoiia8
Жыл бұрын
My first hifi was Aiwa with 3 cd changer that was amazing to look how that mechanism worked...
@bbattila
Жыл бұрын
"The enemy of art is the absence of limitation" - Orson Welles
@tristank9821
Жыл бұрын
Never has the bell notification icon made me so happy before.
@donniecatalano
5 ай бұрын
Seeing some of your content throws me into a strange happy-sad mood of remembering what a great youth I lived. Thanks man.
@tylerbeaumont
Жыл бұрын
I absolutely adore the sounds of people fucking about with their cassette-corders. Takes me back to the days when I used to spend all weekend at my grandma’s house jamming pencils in the cassette wheels to get wacky noises on the cheapest cassettes I could find lol
@thenameless3271
Жыл бұрын
You are a true artist When I grow up, I want to be a Posy
@Povilaz
Жыл бұрын
I'm beginning to fall in love with this channel. This stereo brought back so much nostalgia to me, as I grew up with a stereo with the same kind of "quality".
@-fuk57
Жыл бұрын
My parents bought me a Goldstar like this. I used to make mixtapes from my parents' records with me pretending that I was a DJ in between songs. My tapes never hit the charts. I did, however, discover some cool Satan sounds on one record while I was forcing it to play in reverse.
@alejandroalzatesanchez
Жыл бұрын
0:22 Average 90's ads pretty funny
@Polygarden
3 ай бұрын
I also loved it as a child. Analog slow-motion seems to sound still so much better than the stuff we have today.
@kaitlyn__L
Жыл бұрын
Wow, I love that you used this more as an instrument than a stereo. (Or perhaps just as much.) Also, tulip plugs being a selling feature in your fake ad was funny. And then the stop motion at the end was a treat! Reminded me of the things I used to make.
@Foervraengd
Жыл бұрын
this reminds me of when I was a kid and discovered that if I placed my small tv on its side it would change the colors of the screen, I dont remember the brand unfortunately. I would place sonic 2 on the megadrive with my head tilted because it was fun seeing knuckles turning green
@wdavem
Жыл бұрын
I'm envious, I never had a 'REC on REW' capable machine, but I wanted that! My favorite thing (30 years ago)was getting a sony 2 deck cassette boom box to record the radio at extra-high-speed dubbing speed; then play it back at the same high speed. This actually improved the sound quality enough so I didn't like regular audio cassettes ever since! Just don't overheat the motor by running it too fast; ALSO tiny tape capstans + extra high speed can result in a catastrophic tape jam (capstan can/WILL wrap LOTS of tape quickly and that can break off the pinch roller possibly destroying the deck... like mine did) otherwise, you could tune the speed for the best sound you can get out of it.
@kncars7
Жыл бұрын
the whole video from start to finish - the visuals, the audio, the stop motion, the songs made - just amazing
@gregx5096
Жыл бұрын
This is amazing! I never thought to check if my childhood analog stereo had such capabilities...
@lucaslemonholm6410
Жыл бұрын
thank you for posting this and reminding us that the closer we listen and the more we explore sound, the more we enjoy it. i wish there was as much content like this as there is content talking about how "good" or "bad" certain audio gear is. i feel very inspired by this video
@EricLS
Жыл бұрын
Oh man, I have so many hours of high speed dubbing recordings. I have even more hours of VHS footage shot explicitly for my Toshiba player that had a 2x playback with audio. Filming the screen for tunnel effects, white balance and gain for underwater and fade. Yeah, crappy stuff is pretty fun sometimes.
@WaffleStaffel
Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite Skinny Puppy songs has them live, tuning through the radio dial connected to a sampler. I can't believe I tortured my brain with that stuff.
@Gazdatronik
Жыл бұрын
I remember that concert
@pcorf
3 ай бұрын
4:43 the beauty of cassettes, so many different designs.
@aut0turret
6 ай бұрын
Reminds me of discovering that the little mic hole on my cheap cassette boom box was a microphone, and the hours of entertainment that provided.
@jplourde11
Ай бұрын
this channel is underrated such high quality as usual posy!!!
@wert6398
Жыл бұрын
I love your content so much dude. It is so satisfying seeing you dive into small details of old tech and make highly produced content from it. Your videos scratch an itch in my brain that I didn't know could be scratched. Thank you.
@andreybrodianski5596
Жыл бұрын
Great idea to put dozens of cassettes with magnetic tape around speakers with strong magnetic field. Genius! Brilliant!
@vikiai4241
3 ай бұрын
I've never heard RCA-jacks called 'tulip connectors' before finding your channel. But I love it, and will use it myself going forward.
@winstonwong8217
Жыл бұрын
This video is a work of art. The word “crap” in the title is clear a misnomer.
@trtotally
Жыл бұрын
When a Posey video is in your feed, you are obligated to binge watch the rest of his vids.
@gianlucalocri
Жыл бұрын
Woooow... You really are an Artist with capital A. Amazing weird music, superb video editing, great humour! I really enjoy your videos! Keep it up! Greetings from Italy!
@julian117xd
Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful human being you are and it shows in the quality, creativity and sensitiveness of your videos Thank you for always making me smile with them 💖
@ygtx44
Жыл бұрын
When my dad was small he loved that Sony set you talked about that you said that you bought! he gave it to his brother and it now sits in my uncles house in Istanbul the volume control doesn't really work :/ and tape decks but its awesome!
@partack1
Жыл бұрын
I love these videos. Always charming, playful and interesting. More please.
@joshm7769
Жыл бұрын
Hit the nail on the head with the amount of fun you could have on cheap old analog apparatuur.
@LeonhardWindecker
Жыл бұрын
"three band equalizer that looks like a six band" lol that is really stupid
@Artichoked1
Жыл бұрын
Posy, you never fail to achieve such amazing quality and authenticity in your videos. The professionalism, the storytelling, the music, everything. Thank you for bringing such incredible experiences to us through your videos.
@nullcircuit
Жыл бұрын
Once again I thank you for making these beautiful and strange tracks. Listening to your music is a refreshing breath of air that inspires me to go out and create things myself. Love you, dude.
@P4nzerk93
Жыл бұрын
As much as a love my quality stereo and bluetooth preamp and how they made cd obsolete my top music memory will forever be how I finally got bomfunks mc freestyler recorded on a tape with a similar system, still got the tape in my desk drawer instead of a dusty box somewhere. Changing the tape/cd was a chore sometimes but boy was it worth it, especially when you read the booklet for the lyrics and band facts.
@fangthewarrior
Жыл бұрын
I once got a pencil set with many hardnesses and tools. Though I found it was often too many options to decide what to use. After some time I just settled with a standard 2B pencil, one that isn't too hard or too soft to me, and when is there not a 2B nearby? I eventually found not only could the outline of a drawing be made but shading too! I've squeezed out about three to four shades all varying with pencil pressure. Shading makes a huge difference because it helps give depth, it almost looks three dimensional. And I like how graphite shimmers. limitations, wether by choice or not, can be inspiring and make us see new ways in and around it.
@acalmerkarma
Жыл бұрын
There's something about your channel that just gives me the greatest vibes. I check literally every day for new uploads
@soldiersvejk2053
3 ай бұрын
My family had a old Philips stereo in the 90s. It has almost exactly the same look and function, with just some minor differences here and there.
@RothmanHarv
Жыл бұрын
I'd take a Sony TCM-939 around everywhere with me as a kid. That also had the same speed funkiness by half pressing the pause button, and distorted automatic gain. Lots of fun, as was this video!
@WhateverNullPointer
Жыл бұрын
Aaah yes Fasttracker 2, wish I still had the tunes I made
@rmyers99
Жыл бұрын
I have a similar nostalgia for this kind of gear. My first "real stereo" was the same as yours though the layout was slightly different. Super cheap dual-cassette player, AM/FM radio, shitty record player. Loved the montage of tapes too. I once had entire boxes of them. Wish I hadn't thrown them out years ago though. I didn't record effects like you but made dozens of my own mix tapes. I also remember finding out about weird stuff like half-pressing buttons. Analog tech definitely had some fun little bits like that.
@MasDouc
Жыл бұрын
I did a similar thing as a kid, my parents bought me this cassette player with an attached microphone. I would record AM and FM stations and mess around with frequencies/tape hiss/microphone pops to produce what I like to believe is the first "Lo-Fi beats to Study to" ever made. All I'd ask for Christmas and my birthday were for more blank cassette tapes. I couldn't get enough.
@Voshchronos
Жыл бұрын
God tier channel and god tier video. Your love for music is so beautiful!
@forest6702
Жыл бұрын
my friend. Thank you!! thank you for such the great videos, this one is so perfect. such an inspiration, you have such a great mind for sound design
@dinskidixon3541
4 ай бұрын
having a stereo set as your 11th birthday present is wild ngl
@mojoxide
Жыл бұрын
Omg, this is gold - lost it at the “3” band graphic EQ, lol.
@fragilefaux6154
Жыл бұрын
Very creative! Your video essays are inspiring, and you music is loads of fun. Thanks for sharing!
@toldyouitsvibe
Жыл бұрын
man i love your videos it has a nostalgic feel old youtube style please continue making videos
@starwantrix5324
Жыл бұрын
You're a just the definition of awesomeness! I love your style, positivity, humor and general vibe)
@gurabirierosanopara620
Жыл бұрын
That present made you into a gift for us! Thanks mom and dad!
@Speak4Yourself2
Жыл бұрын
Everyone knows that Posy music is the best.
@D3nn1s
Жыл бұрын
Man i love your videos, theyre just perfect
@hartmuthermann1162
Жыл бұрын
I had to sign in to google, just to comment how relateable and brilliant this channel is. Dude. Oh, also as a fan of lcd screens, here's my newest addition to my kid's toy set. LCD powered "Magna Doodle". I just can't figure it out.
@MNEmiel
Жыл бұрын
3:55 Net een scheerapparaat! 😆
@Zazyski
Жыл бұрын
I never thought I would find so much inspiration in seemingly random channel. You are awesome man, stay safe!
@NeckUno1
Жыл бұрын
All work and no play makes Posy a dull boy :) Nice easter egg and great video as always! I have a very similar experience playing with crappy Hi-Fi in my childhood, I will never forget this. It was very joyful and true, it's a pity that today's youth will never feel this taste. You are making great job, I love your channel! Cheers
@WTFG78
Жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness. I think we had that stereo system at home when I was a kid- or something from the same manufacturer. I distinctly remember the three EQ level controls that look like six.
@FaBianrecord
Жыл бұрын
That's makes me travel to my early teen age, full o fun making and rediscovering the pitch possibility and basic and not so (but exhausting) editions from cassette to cassette, lot of experimentations were made whit that. Very touching nostalgia in there.
@SMELLE
Жыл бұрын
Wow, i just discovered your channel about a month ago and I'm so in love with your stuff. Thanks for the awesome content!
@Selrisitai
Жыл бұрын
The sound design in this video is phenomenal. That, and your creativity, kept me watching.
@Rayhouse
Жыл бұрын
@3:41 I always wondered what that sound was... I used to play my little drumcomputer along with that... Haha! Memories...
@laustinspeiss
Жыл бұрын
Crap-fi can often be identified when the power LED dims along with the beat of the music.
@SomePeopleCallMeWulfman
Жыл бұрын
At least you got a real tower. Much to the ridicule of my peers, I inherited one of those "flat" hifis where all the components were next to each other (not sure what that form factor is called).
@travelingyouth
Жыл бұрын
That SA-1 brought back some memories, my first and last keyboard ever.
@bretthull8017
Жыл бұрын
As an enjoyer of watches, cars, and basically any kind of technology, I love the intimacies you unravel with these objects and such that I feel are hard to experience without physically being with the object.
@Davitamon76
Жыл бұрын
yes, that's definately the best place to store cassette-tapes........ on top and next to your speakers......🤓
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