Tape player

For other uses, see Tape (disambiguation) or Play (disambiguation).

The tape player is a noise-producing structure from the Baldi's Basics series.

Description

It is simply a 2D photo sprite of a black-tinted cassette player, in the same graphics as everything else.

Functions

Tape player in use — The tape player playing a tone when after a tape is inserted into it.

It can be used in conjunction with Baldi's Least Favorite Tape to temporarily cause Baldi and Dr. Reflex to stop hearing any sound, as well as making every NPC in the floor (including Baldi) to flee from the location of the sound. The tape player lasts for 30 seconds before stopping playback, so the player must use it at the right time to get the most out of it.

Locations

Main gameplay

The tape player is guaranteed to exclusively spawn in the Principal's office, where it is found on one of the big desks.

Challenges

The tape player is absent in Speedy Challenge, though it is present in Stealthy Challenge and Grapple Challenge, albeit useless since both of these challenges do not have Baldi's Least Favorite Tape.

Other appearances

In Baldi's Basics Classic and Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash, the closed tape player will also appear when inserting a Quarter into the pay phone, although this is more of an oversight more than anything. Also, it does not make NPCs to flee from the Principal's office, so Baldi may enter this location while the sound is playing.
In Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered, the tape player has the same location and mechanism as in Baldi's Basics Classic and Birthday Bash.

Trivia

General

The tape player's sprite is edited from a GE 3-5027A cassette shoebox player.
Pay phones have same effect as a tape player, but the required item to make a noise is different. (Quarter instead of Baldi's Least Favorite Tape)

Baldi's Basics Plus

From V0.3 to V0.3.2, after completing the Hide-and-Seek mode, there was a tape player in Baldi's Office. However, because the player cannot move or use any items, it was impossible to use it.

Baldi's Basics Classic

In V1.0, the tape player played recorded messages instead of the static noise. The tape player would give the player some advice on what each of the characters do. It also attracted Baldi instead of deafening and disorienting him.

Glitches

Baldi's Basics Plus

From V0.3.5 to V0.3.8, a table with the tape player could pass through a wall containing a window.
Since V0.8, the tape player would still be closed, even after the "annoying noise" already ended.

Baldi's Basics Classic/Birthday Bash

If the player pauses the game while the tape player is playing, the tape player will switch to its open sprite, though this does not stop it.

Full Game Early Demo

In V1.0, the tape player still remained open, even if Baldi's Least Favorite Tape was used.

Audio

Sound	Caption	Description
	Annoying noise	The static noise after inserting Baldi's Least Favorite Tape in the tape player. This static noise can automatically get random tones, due to the Doppler effect. WARNING: LOUD!