Recording a 60s-Style Song on Cassette Tape in 2025

I recorded a brand new 60s-style song on cassette tape — tracked on a 4-track recorder, mixed in mono, and finished on reel-to-reel. Everything you hear was captured on my Tascam 246 and mixed down to the Revox A77, just like it might’ve been done in the 60s.

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Here are the lyrics to the song in this video

Caught in a Daydream

Verse 1

Sunlight slipping through the blinds
Shadows dancing in my mind
I hear the echo of your name
Like a dream I can’t explain

Footsteps on the floor
Your coat still hanging by the door
Time moves slow when you’re away
But I still hear what you’d say

Chorus

Oh it’s a memory
Spinning like a carousel
Every word you said
I know too well

Caught in a daydream
Time won’t let me be
Still I believe
You’ll come back to me

Verse 2

Raindrops tapping on the glass
Dreams still echo from the past
The morning light can’t chase away
The things I meant but didn’t say

Chorus 2

Oh it’s a memory
Turning like a carousel
Every word you said
I know too well

Caught in a reverie
Time won’t let me be
Still I hope
You’ll come back to me

Bridge

Even in the silence
Your voice is ringing clear
Flickers in the mirror
Like you’re still standing here

Chorus 3

Caught in a memory
Spinning like a ferris wheel
Every word you said
I know too well

Oh it’s a daydream
Time won’t let me be
Still I hope
You’ll come back to me

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