Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
A collection of individual bits from a home recorded tape.
First few seconds seem to be from Nickelodeon, followed by the entire broadcast of "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" by Paula Abdul (cut out of video to prevent a worldwide block, but most of the song other than probably the intro is there.), but then switches to another channel (CSPAN, perhaps? might've been a local access channel too.) for the remainder of the tape.
Recorded to videotape on an unknown date at an unknown time.
A collection of individual bits from a home recorded tape.
First few seconds seem to be from Nickelodeon, followed by the entire broadcast of "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" by Paula Abdul (cut out of video to prevent a worldwide block, but most of the song other than probably the intro is there.), but then switches to another channel (CSPAN, perhaps? might've been a local access channel too.) for the remainder of the tape.
Recorded to videotape on an unknown date at an unknown time.
![THX Cimarron (1988, original audio mix w/ 5.1 reconstruction)
[UPDATE 6/27/26: seems the actual 6ch mix has finally been found, courtesy of some folks over on TheStarWarsTrilogy.com forums: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7hxxS7FmDw]
The rarely known original mix of the THX Cimarron trailer, in all of its high fidelity glory, has been uncovered again, now with a proper audio scan compared to the commonly known camcorder and microcassette recordings.
I used FFmpegs surround filter to translate the 2ch matrixed Dolby SR track into discrete-ish 5.1 tracks (Dolby Stereo is not discrete, so it wont be as accurate to the actual 6ch mix), then I used Audacity to clean it up, including reducing noise (it was initially transferred from an optical track, what else do you expect) and removing most of the pops (a mix of Click Removal and manual spectral edits for the harder-to-detect parts.)
There were a few things I could not fix, particularly the overmodulation at the beginning of the wormhole sequence (it can be heard in that one Film 90 clip, so presumably that mightve affected all 35mm prints of this) and cleaning up the visuals (too time consuming of a task for me to attempt, plus YouTubes video compression might unintentionally help it out a little bit.)
And of course, a huge thanks to Sebastian Segura for the original upload: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SQfAxhOyBA
Downloads:
park-city.club/~frix/downloads/audio/THXC/THXC_normalized_cleaned_6ch.wav
park-city.club/~frix/downloads/audio/THXC/THXC_normalized_cleaned.wav (stereo mix)
EDIT: Any comments harrassing FT Depot will be removed. At least they made yall aware of this mixs existence and that there are copies of it floating around circles, you dont gotta be so rude. THX Cimarron (1988, original audio mix w/ 5.1 reconstruction)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4wfV29tJWHo/mqdefault.jpg)
![Iowa State Required Monthly Test(s) - June 2, 2021
First time Ive captured more than one station in a while. Three different messages are seen in this video:
- Trilithic EASyPLUS [recorded using a GV-USB2]
Captured through VHS, nothing different than the previous recording.
- KPTH-DT1 (FOX) [recorded using a WinTV HVR-850 and XP Media Center 2005]
First time using my Gateway machine for ATSC capture. Its a buggy mess (I kept encountering Video error on most of the channels I could receive) however I guess it works for the most part. For this comp., I am temporarily using my HVR-850 USB tuner until I can get my hands on a HVR-1290 card. (mission accomplished as of late-2021)
Funnily enough, this was also the first recording in my collection featuring KPTHs new ticker animation, presumably based on their School Closings ticker.
- KTIV-DT1 (NBC) [recorded using Locast and OBS Screen Capture]
I dont have a functional DIRECTV box anymore (that my capture device nor any HDMI device can recognize) so I had to record directly from Locast. Not proud of how it came out, but what else could I do? I had also planned to record KTIVs Ion affiliate, but for whatever reason they never activated whatsoever, not even after a delay.
All three were recorded on June 2, 2021 at about 3am Central Time. Iowa State Required Monthly Test(s) - June 2, 2021](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6Cv_mCoNtH8/mqdefault.jpg)
![Emergency Alert Channel (unknown year, HQ capture)
[4/19/23; 4:15 PM edit: the character generator seems to have been identified as a Video Messenger VM-3 character generator: cg-wiki.org/video_messenger_company/vm3]
[10:16 PM edit: Looks like Im not the only one to have re-uploaded this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laYxtqa9Mn0. I guess it doesnt hurt to have mulitple re-uploads, (in the event one of them goes down.) right?]
Original uploader was @Funnieo (who seemingly has re-uploaded themselves as of 6/6/23) Prior, all that I knew was that although it wasnt the only upload of this channel (Cal M uploaded a camera recording of it in 2015: https://youtu.be/VviApe4IRiU), it was probably the best quality upload of it as it was captured directly from the source.
As for character generator, it reminds me of a Video Data Systems character generator, however someone pointed out that this was a Trilithic PMBDX1, a character that I had never heard of prior to discovering the original camera recording. (Google has no results for it neither does Trilithics archived website from 2009, when it was rumored to have been released.) As of April 19, 2023, it seems to be a Video Messenger VM-3 going from various screenshots in its manual which use the same font as the one shown here.
If you happen to know more about this, let me know.
[original description read as follows: I recorded this with my Coaxial Cable wire. And i also remember having this channel with my Xfinity Digital Adapter. and the channel number was 29-12 for the Coaxial Cable, and 1999 for Xfinity.] Emergency Alert Channel (unknown year, HQ capture)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6aXTicxmAWk/mqdefault.jpg)

![Giftscop for PlayStation (Nov 23, 2024 build) running on POPStarter (PlayStation 2)
[original record date: December 5, 2024]
[this video (and the project shown) assumes youre familiar with the Petscop video series. I would highly recommend watching that first: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZKQv0ZFHpeIUkOtNjtq4KA]
Footage of the PlayStation homebrew port of Giftscop (accurate fan recreation of the fictional videogame Petscop) running on a PlayStation 2 via the POPS (PlayStation One Portable Station) emulator. I would have played this natively if I had the means of doing so. (the SCPH-30001 R, the PS2 I used in this video, lacks the MechaCon, so MechaPwn is out of the equation.)
Theres a few problems with playing this the way I did, one in particular being horrendous USB 1.1 speeds. (My PlayStation 2 cant detect any hard drive I chuck into the Network Adapter anymore, likely a result of a blown picofuse. In addition, I also lack those memory card adapters.)
Theres also a few bugs in this version that dont occur in emulation (or a real PS1) from what Ive observed:
- Throughout gameplay, there are weird crackles and pops. No clue why. (Its very noticable when walking on the keyboard in Pens room at 4:40, and again at 5:55.)
- Once the button combination from the first video in the series is entered, a loud high-pitch noise can be heard starting at 6:42.
- The game locks up/freezes after exiting Even Care from entering the aforementioned button combination; (for those already familiar with the series: it never took me to under the Newmaker Plane.)
As this is an old video, I have not tested the current build (Jun 22, 2026 as of publishing) on my PS2. It runs fine in emulation via DuckStation, PCSX-Redux, and a few other emulators Ive tried.
If youre interested in this project, please consider checking it out: giftscop.com/etc/psx
(Once again, this is NOT a replacement for the original video series! Please go watch that first if you havent!) Giftscop for PlayStation (Nov 23, 2024 build) running on POPStarter (PlayStation 2)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/76FwSxwXFs0/mqdefault.jpg)


![National Emergency Alert System Test Fail 11/9/11 Nationwide EAS (mirror)
[original uploader: DancingManWheat; published Nov. 9, 2011]
The original upload featured a couple seconds of some songs that resulted in said upload receiving a worldwide block many years after it was uploaded. I had a copy downloaded years prior, so I was able to just remove those first few seconds and re-upload it fine enough.
[[original description in its entirety below. technically speaking, this upload WAS edited for the reasons above...]]
This is an actual recording of the first ever Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test. It was recorded somewhere in Wisconsin on 11/9/11 @ 1:00pm CDT through a local radio station WHQG on the FM band. Nothing was edited. As you can hear, it didnt work out too well. There was a lot of duplicated transmissions throughout the transmission. Towards the end of the broadcast it was very hard to understand what was being said.
At least it wasnt Lady Gagas Paparazzi like some unlucky DirectTV customers had to hear. Some didnt even hear anything at all! But youd think for being in 2011, theyd have everything synced up as it was suppose to be broadcast to EVERY Radio, TV, and Satellite system user. National Emergency Alert System Test Fail 11/9/11 Nationwide EAS (mirror)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7j3_0Qde9Cw/mqdefault.jpg)

![The National Periodic Test of 2023 - October 4, 2023 (Radio Captures)
Various recordings of the National Emergency Alert System Test that happened on October 4, 2023. After a day of work (and multiple re-renders later), its finally here!
Once again, a huge thanks goes to IowanEASFan ( @theshitpostsofmsxdotgay976 ) for recording all but three (KWIT, KQNU, and KSUX; all three of which were my own) of the tests in this video.
RECORDINGS:
0:00 - SiriusXM Preview Channel [*recorded by IowanEASFan]
Although I was unable to get DIRECTVs relay, I sure as hell wanted to get SiriusXMs. I didnt have my radio hooked up at the time, but luckily a friend of mine did, whose recording is in this video.
0:53 - KWIT-FM (Siouxland Public Radio; NPR-affiliated station)
Strangely, they did not relay the states monthly test from earlier that morning.
1:49 - K220HO (Pensacola College-affiliated translator) [*recorded by IowanEASFan]
First capture from this station. Apparently its a translator of a Christian station over in Florida.
2:37 - KMSC-FM (owned-and-operated by Morningside University) [*recorded by IowanEASFan]
Surprised to see this station relay, as I tried capturing tests from this station in the past and they have never relayed those. As the video states, the skipping on this was not the fault of KMSC, rather a fault of Gqrx, the program that was used for recording this station.
3:07 - KGLI-FM (iHeart-affiliated Adult contemporary station) [*recorded by IowanEASFan]
Although I monitored this station with my EASyPLUS, I think Iowans recording turned out a lot better (plus, you dont get to hear bleedover from KSUX-FM in the background) so I decided to use that instead.
3:57 - KOBM-FM (Walnut Radio/Hickory Radio-affiliated station) [*recorded by IowanEASFan]
4:46 - KWTN-FM (owned-and-operated by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska) [*recorded by IowanEASFan]
The only other recording I have of this station was when they played a YouTube video live on-air during the late hours of January 17, 2022. Here, you can hear the station as it wouldve normally operated plus the aforementioned test.
5:32 - KQNU-FM (Q-102; Powell-affiliated Adult contemporary station)
6:20 - KSUX-FM (The Super Pig; Powell-owned Country station)
Apologizes for the distorted (or demonic) audio. Either the reception was poor, I accidentally bumped the station up (or down) a frequency while preparing, or I had the volume turned up a bit too high yet again. The National Periodic Test of 2023 - October 4, 2023 (Radio Captures)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8cvtONcbYjc/mqdefault.jpg)
![KTIV-DT (NBC) Technical Difficulties - September 3, 2025
[CW: very loud, unpleasant audio throughout video ; notably at 0:05, 0:13, and 01:16.]
Our local NBC affiliate has been having on-and-off technical problems for several months as of uploading. Here is an example of that occurring live recorded on September 3, 2025 during Today.
Throughout that morning, these glitches were happening prior to recording and had also affected their CW Plus subchannel. Not sure if it affected their other subchannels, as those are the only two that DIRECTV Stream offers to me. (On that note, Im surprised DIRECTV never threw up their No need to call us TD slide at all during this.)
Recorded on September 3, 2025 via DIRECTV Stream. Whether or not this is a problem on their end or mine is anybodys guess. This and their CW Plus are/were the only stations having problems of any kind. KTIV-DT (NBC) Technical Difficulties - September 3, 2025](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8e5ChNRcAUg/mqdefault.jpg)