This remnant will be replaced soon. The FAQ is back, with a new design! What are "j cards", and where can I get some? J-Cards are the paper inserts inside (analog or DAT) cassette cases, bent twice and sort of shaped like the letter "J". (They're called j-cards because if you take them out and look at them sideways, they're sorta shaped like a J.) These are used to indicate the band, date, venue, location, and set number (on the bind); the song lists for the tape (on the largest of the three sides), and miscellaneous info such as the tape generation and source (on the back flap). People also like to put pictures or drawings on them and distribute them, as gifts or promotional items. Some programs produce j-cards directly from tapelists (chief among them is TapeTracker, the most professional, most powerful, and probably most popular such program). There are also web-based programs to make individual j-cards (chief among them Steve and Scott's Label Maker) and some stand-alone programs that only produce j-cards (esp. TapeEdit). Pre-made decorative and other j-cards are also available from: Steam Dream Dirk Taylor (about 25 covers) Ted's (over 100 covers) Charlie B (about 15 covers) Chris Charapata Carl JavaScript program that will do one label at a time for you. Steffects Wardo Sunflower Studios Icy Cold Didden's harryhood 1996 Europe Tour Ted's collection Matt's page template for Clarisworks by Abhik Roy <aroy@Euclid.DnE.wvnet.edu> (5/19/98) NICE DAT cover Others (via Pause/Record) Esselstein's And for CDR labels, see: http//www.thebusstop.net/phish/cdcovers.html Thanks also to Paul Levy <ADankGelHits@webtv.net> (1/15/98). From hannula@panther.middlebury.edu (Kim Hannula) Subject Re *Tape Tradin' Tips* Date 8 Feb 1997 202840 GMT Charles Andrew Dirksen summarized lots & lots of stuff about general net tape trading preferences. I've snipped almost all of it. I'm not a Serious Trader by any means and I don't try to hide it. But there was one thing Charlie apparently had consensus on that didn't agree with how I feel > no one is perfect at this); do not label the actual tapes -- let the > person getting the tapes use their own handwriting to label _their_ > copies; if you cannot computer-generate labels, it is recommended to > write them on post-it notes or some other form that can comfortably be > stuck into the case with the tape; I actually kind of like getting labeled tapes. I'm lazy and I don't get much quality time with my deck, and I've been known to leave tapes unlabeled for a year. This gets dangerous when you have a boyfriend who is even less anal about tapes and tends to stack unlabeled tapes on top of the stereo, or in the tape compartment in the car, or who sticks tapes back into whatever case is handy. Someday I will play all my tapes and figure out which ones ended up in the wrong cases. Maybe when I wash all the windows, the walls of the house, and the floor under the refrigerator (I am pretty sure there are no tapes there, but icculus only knows what the cat might be doing with my tapes while I'm at work. You should see what she's left in the piano...) I also like to see other people's handwriting on my tapes. I like the diversity of labels on my tapes -- the handwriting on j-cards, like the various fonts and formats on computer-printed j-cards, reminds me of the variety of people who have made me tapes in the past. It's a human touch. Intersubjective disagreement r00lz d00d, Kim "There are two ways to create original music: You can lock yourself in a closet and not listen to anything, and whatever comes out will be something that sounds like nothing else; or you can immerse yourself in every traditional way of making music, and then what comes out of you is your own personal, unique blend of the best."" -- Jon Fishman, quoted by Gemma Tarlach in the 12/25/98 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel" This page last updated January 24, 2007. All contents © 1992-2007 Ellis Godard. All rights reserved.