any one using 4-track cassettes?

Not at the moment, but I've recorded with a friend for years on a series of 4-track cassette recorders (the consistent price drop over the last 20 years has always seemed to make them cheaper to replace than repair), both Fostex and Tascam.
The clarity of going digital, as well as the ability to do multiple bounces without degradation and edit on the computer, is great, but I miss the ease of getting a good sound onto a cassette. Tape is very forgiving of levels, giving you a pleasent compression if you get a bit high. This is very unlike the nasty solid state clipping you get on digital.
The hiss always gives you some backup, too. :lol:
You might be interested in a cd by John Vanderslice called "Life and Death of an American Fourtracker". It's kind of an Indie rock "Quadraphenia". One song, "Me and My 424" is a love song (of sorts) to your 4-track recorder (actually it's to the mk2, but close enough).

Yea, I love my 424, my wife is even jealous :lol: I find i can bounce tracks from the tascam to the PC hard drive and back without losing a lot qaulity. I just think there is a certain zen like qaulity to lo-fi anolog recording, and for the kind of music i do it fits well 8) 8) -the dog

Any one using 4-track cassetts to record (TASCAM for example) I use a tascam 424mk3 I like the lo-fi sound myself, kinda reminds me of the early blues and sunn records stuff :D 8) 8) -just wonderd :idea: :?: -the dog

I liked the 424, then set up a computer as a DAW, then got a Korg D16XD, which kinda combined the ease of use of the 4 track with the ease of editing and clarity of digital