Consider that tapes require more materials and that the production capacity is near non-existent there is no way they are cheaper than CD&#x27;s they are probably several times more expensive than CD&#x27;s these days.<p>Early on CD&#x27;s were more expensive but you have completely different fabrication process and royalties to deal with, but today nope.
So it is nothing more than an &quot;indie&quot; thing and like many comments on YT said thank the hipsters and they are kinda right.<p>I also wonder if there are any bands that do analogue recording since i don&#x27;t think a single studio exists that isn&#x27;t digital these days and if it does then considering the price of that rare gear and the expertise needed to operate it it would also be much much more expensive than traditional recording.