● live from the analog burrow

squirrel
labs

A live media lab for analog culture: VHS artifacts, CRT displays, hi-fi decks, tape hiss, late-night broadcasts, forgotten formats, and experimental signal restoration.

Enter the Signal Browse the Archive

SQ-080 // master dub

Broadcasts

active channel grid

Midnight CRT

Long-form analog tech dives, screen glow, hum bars, and field notes from the phosphor frontier.

Tape Deck Rituals

Maintenance, calibration, head cleaning, bias mysteries, and the romance of mechanical media.

Format Wars

Betamax vs VHS, LaserDisc vs DVD, MiniDisc, DAT, CED, and beautiful obsolete machines.

Tape Archive

collection modules

Featured Reel: Neon Instructionals Vol. 1

Featured exhibit from the training-tape collection: washed-out transfers, magnetic dropout, corporate optimism, and synth-backed explainers.

Source: VHS / S-VHS / U-matic
Status: cataloging, cleaning, transfer
Signal notes: tracking drift, chroma noise, edge shimmer

Restoration Queue

Tapes waiting on capture, time-base correction, or audio cleanup.

Signal Lab

diagnostics / tools / experiments

SQ-LAB: booting analog workflow...
INPUT: composite / s-video / component
TBC: searching for stable sync
AUDIO: monitoring hiss floor
CHROMA: calibrating channel balance
STATUS: ready for capture_

Lab Tools

Capture chains, waveform checks, deck notes, calibration references, and transfer recipes.

Drops

merch / releases / downloads

Sticker Pack

SQ marks, warning labels, tape spine art, and lab-grade squirrel insignia.

Preset Pack

Overlay packs, scanlines, lower thirds, glitch transitions, and title cards.

Field Notes

Downloadable one-sheets for analog formats, deck quirks, and transfer-chain experiments.

About SQ

archive / lab / broadcast

Part archive, part lab, part midnight broadcast.

Squirrel Labs is an analog media lab for preserving signals, studying old machines, and making obsolete technology feel alive again through archives, experiments, and broadcasts.

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