for someone you don't want to forget.
01 — THE RITUAL
Record a Tape is a free online mixtape maker that brings back the ritual of recording a cassette. Pick a song, press REC, and watch it become part of the tape — reels turning, counter running, the label filling up one handwritten track at a time.
There is no playlist editor and no drag-and-drop queue. You choose each song when you are ready to record it, because the order is the message.
New to mixtapes? Read how to make a mixtape — the full guide.
02 — HOW TO RECORD A TAPE
Find the song that belongs at the beginning — the one that reminds you of them.
The reels start turning, the counter runs, and the song is recorded onto your cassette.
One song at a time, the handwritten label becomes your tracklist.
When the tape is done, eject it. The cassette is the gift.
03 — WHY MIXTAPES
A PLAYLIST IS CONVENIENT.
A MIXTAPE IS
INTENTIONAL.
A playlist is a collection. A mixtape has a beginning, a middle, and an ending — the first song introduces it, the middle carries the memory, and the last song gets the final word.
That is why making a mixtape takes a little longer. You are not filling a queue. You are deciding what comes next, for one particular person.
04 — FOR SOMEONE
Record the songs that make the distance feel a little smaller.
Start with an old favorite. Leave something new at the end.
Turn the soundtrack of a relationship into Side A.
Road-trip songs and the terrible ones you both somehow love.
Sometimes “this made me think of you” is reason enough.
05 — THE MANUAL
A digital mixtape keeps the idea of a traditional cassette mixtape — choosing songs in a deliberate order for one specific person — without needing a physical tape deck.
Yes. You can record a tape without creating an account.
No. The cassette deck lives in your browser.
Yes. When your tape is finished, press EJECT — your cassette becomes the gift, ready to send.
A cassette has two sides. Side A is the front of your tape; Side B is the flip — you continue your tracklist on the other side.
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