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The Cassette Recorder comes with the Voice Props Pack DLC.
What one batch takes.
Metal Fragments
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
[
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 75,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.fragments"
}
]
Workbench Level 1, 15s, yields 1
Faster at a higher workbench: 7.5s at Workbench Level 2, 3.75s at Workbench Level 3.
The Cassette Recorder blueprint comes with the Voice Props Pack DLC, so owners craft it without researching it. Researching it anyway costs 10 scrap at a Research Table.
What the Cassette Recorder gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 56 + 25% Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 45 Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler | 50% | 37 + 50% Metal Fragments |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 30 Metal Fragments |
The Cassette Recorder breaks down into Metal Fragments.
A recycler takes one at a time.
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. “56 + 25%” means 56 every time and a 25% chance of one more.
In Rust, Cassette Recorder is a fun and decoration in the Fun category (item ID #-1530414568, console shortname fun.casetterecorder). In active play, it follows standard server rules for fun and decoration gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage holds a single unit per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 5 minutes.
Insert a cassette and play the recorded audio with [attack], [attack2] to record new audio and [+reload] to throw.
Crafting Cassette Recorder in Rust takes 15 seconds at a Workbench Level 1, with all ballistics, crafting, and durability values read from the Rust game files. Shredding a spare copy at a green recycler recovers base materials at fifty percent yield (vs forty percent at safe-zone yellow units). Equipped and stored units carry no durability wear bar.
When comparing Cassette Recorder against related fun in Rust, craft copies once the blueprint is unlocked (15 seconds per craft) and recycle surplus spares at an unpowered radtown green recycler (fifty percent base efficiency) rather than a safe-zone yellow recycler (forty percent efficiency) to maximize recovered materials.
| Item | Category | Stack Limit | Craft / Source | Tech Tree / Research | Green Recycler Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassette Recorder | Fun | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Cassette - Long | Fun | 1 per slot | Crafted by hand | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Cassette - Medium | Fun | 1 per slot | Crafted by hand | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Cassette - Short | Fun | 1 per slot | Crafted by hand | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
Compare Cassette Recorder with closely related fun and decoration sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Cassette Recorder against every item in its inventory category, browse All 63 items in Fun.
The Cassette Recorder comes with the Voice Props Pack DLC in Rust. It is crafted at a Workbench Level 1 from 75 Metal Fragments. Players smelt raw ores in a furnace and gather required components from monument crates before queuing the craft at their workbench.
The Cassette Recorder recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 37 Metal Fragments plus a 50% chance of one more. Monument green recyclers shred items one unit at a time on fast radtown cycles, whereas safe-zone yellow units trade lower material recovery for peacekeeper protection.
The Cassette Recorder takes 15 seconds to craft, down to 3.75 seconds at Workbench Level 3 in Rust. It is indexed under the Fun category alongside 62 other fun in Rust (item ID -1530414568), stacking up to 1 unit per inventory or container slot.
The Cassette Recorder blueprint comes with the Voice Props Pack DLC, so owners craft it without researching it in Rust. Researching it anyway costs 10 scrap at a Research Table. It sits in the Fun catalog with item ID -1530414568 alongside 62 related fun.
Dropped with nothing attached or inside in Rust, the Cassette Recorder despawns after 5 minutes by default. Picking it back up into a player inventory or storing it inside a base container immediately resets that ground despawn timer, which the server scales by item rarity tier.
The Cassette Recorder has 32-bit signed item ID -1530414568 and shortname fun.casetterecorder in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Fun category (stack limit 1 unit per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Cassette Recorder in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give fun.casetterecorder 1 or inventory.giveid -1530414568 1 for a single unit. Both console spawn commands require administrator or moderator privileges on the server, while regular players can bind a quick-craft shortcut key instead.