..my personal procedure for the construction of my tapeloops consists of recording the tracks on the cassette and removing the reel from the native casing to mount it on the Extrackt Splicer. There I fit the tape between the preset markers and cut a segment. Then it remains to join the ends with adhesive tape, and I have my tapeloop.
However, the simplest and fastest method of recording a tapeloop is to cover the eraser head with a small sheet of foil, or tape, to remove that empty segment between the eraser head and the recording head. It is also very effective.
This model that you see here is another alternative to the previous option:
The tape runs through auxiliary rollers avoiding encountering the eraser head, eliminating dead space at the end of the tapeloop recording.
Naturally it also allows overdubbing in layers that build up due to repetitive cycles, obtaining samples that have a density proportional to the amount of recording time.
Although it is more complex, it is not impossible to build.
You can use any element as a guide for the tape, and depending on the model of the cassette case, you must remove some material to guide the tape towards the recording head-.
