They're probably recorded music aficionados. This is more a thing for prolific gig-goers, as far as I can tell. I'm not very prolific, but I have a couple. Bot

They're probably recorded music aficionados. This is more a thing for prolific gig-goers, as far as I can tell. I'm not very prolific, but I have a couple. Both came with a d/l url. I don't own a tape player, but having physical correlates to information products does have something engaging about it. I suspect it is a trend we'll see more and more of, not just a tapes. c.f. Amibo, Steel/Tinbox games/bluray. I personally suspect the 'it sounds better' thing is post-hoc rationalisation, mostly, given how trivial it would be to record/recreate the tape-butchered sound in a digital format.