cassetta

(v.) jumping off a cliff while at the same time looking like a flippin retard. also sometimes used to describe the act of prostitution/ pornstardom.

SEE pronunciation below

by FR '05 January 22, 2005

cassette

Something that is used to store music. Used to be real popular. Actually they sound better than cd because they don't start to distort at 15khz like 44.1khz a second cd's do! Cds also cut the high frequencies right off at 22.5khz while analog tape flexes instead of just cutting off. We can only hear up to about 19khz but we can feel the high frequencies like you can with bass. This is what gives it the feeling, character and experience. You need a good deck and tape though! Cds use the physcoacoustic technique which is when the sound is missing chunks because of the 16 bit rate and your brain fills in the missing info. Tapes don't do this! They are linear. The signal mixing with the tape creates complex harmonics and transients which sound even warmer. Ya, they have hiss, but only in quite areas and you can overcome that by recording "hot" and using a good dolby deck. I think the hiss actually adds more charcter and warmth, like a more airy feeling. Plus you can record tapes hot(past 0db) to get a louder and more powerfull signal, digital just clips and disorts right after 0db. Vinyl is even better. Go get a good vinyl record(like and origianl pink floyd) on a good turn table and compare it to a cd or mp3(compressed cd). A ton of music is still recorded on the best real to real mulitrackers and then mixed down to cds for the average consumer. At least use dvd audio at 96khz, that's much better than cd. Tapes are awesome!

"Can you record that for me on a blank cassette?"

by Tony in pa February 21, 2007

cassette

A superseded form of media while is still used by a small percentage of older hip hop fans 'because it sounds more raw'

The media which gave birth to the term 'mix tape'

Shockwave had some ill casettes!

by Mook-Flap August 28, 2003

cassette

Formerly the most popular way of copying audio. Was considered a hazard by the record industry in the 1980's who had a big advertising campaign that said "Home Taping Is Killing Music" Nobody listened and continued buying blank tape. Now replaced by the easier to use CD-R.

by Whatever April 8, 2003

Cassette

The term "cassette" commonly refers to an Compact Cassette (tape), but can be used for any shell that holds a spool and take-up reel of magnetic tape. For example, VHS tapes can also be called cassettes because they contain a spool and take-up reel inside of a plastic shell.

The more compact cassette format replaced bulky open-reel tapes for most applications, except the high-end music market.

by EricICX September 29, 2018

Cassette Kids

Just like VHS Kids, it is a generic term that refers to a person who grew up with audio cassette tapes on his/her childhood.

Cassette Kids can be different to the so-called "CD Kids"

by Ryan900USAYT December 14, 2022

CDs or Cassette?

A question asked to another person, which then turns into an insult. The person answering the question must answer with CDs, otherwise the insult will result in failure.

Jerk #1 - "Do you like CDs or Cassette?"

Jerk #2 - "CDs."

Jerk #1 - "Well, then you can see deez (CDs) nuts in your mouth sucka!"

by Elmer April 1, 2005