Power hour generator
Type any idea.
Get a power hour of music videos.
Audiotape turns your idea into 60 official music videos in about 60 minutes, with each song flowing into the next. We call it a tape. It takes about five minutes to make and plays on any TV.
Add a year, a mood or who it's for. The more you tell us, the better the tape. Ideas to try
A 60-song tape costs $5 to record, and watching it is always free.
Demo tapes · Press play to see what a tape is like
“Top hits of 2016” became Pokémon Groove, a tape of official music videos played back to back. This demo plays its first 6 songs.
Play all 60A homemade power hour vs. a tape
A power hour usually gets made by hand, one song at a time. With Audiotape, you type one line and we make the whole thing.
- Picking songs
- You choose all 60 songs yourself.
- We choose them from your idea, and the more you tell us, the closer it gets.
- Finding videos
- You search for a video for every song.
- We find each song's official music video.
- The good part
- You scrub through each video looking for the right minute.
- We pick the best minute of every song.
- Changing songs
- You usually get a hard cut or a sound effect.
- Each song flows straight into the next one.
- The big songs
- Every song usually gets the same minute.
- The halfway song and the last song play all the way through.
- Keeping count
- You have to keep track of the songs yourself.
- The screen shows Song 23 / 60 and counts down each song.
- Broken videos
- A video that won't play can stop the whole thing.
- The tape moves on to the next song, and we fix the tape afterward.
- Time
- It can use up a whole evening.
- You type one line, and it's ready in about five minutes.
On the night
Your whole group can play along from their phones
Once the tape is on the TV, anyone can join by typing the code on the screen into their phone. Nobody has to download an app or make an account.
Phones join in
Anyone can join from their phone to send reactions to the TV, guess what year each song came out and vote for Song of the Night, and nobody needs an app or an account.
MoreTape Bingo
Everyone gets their own card of things to spot in the videos, like rain or a big group dance. Five in a row wins. You can also print a stack of cards for the tables.
MoreMake it theirs
Name the tape, pick its color and opening, and add a dedication. Their name shows up before the first song.
MoreOn the big screen
Tapes play on any TV, laptop or phone. Cast it, plug in a laptop, or open the short link in the TV's browser.
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Free power hours you can play right now
These are tapes we already made, and they're free to watch with no account. They're a good way to see what a tape is like before you record your own.
2020s power hour
Every Hit Everywhere All at Once
“Top hits of 2023”
C-60 · 1 hr Play2010s power hour
Pokémon Groove
“Top hits of 2016”
C-60 · 1 hr Play2000s power hour
Revenge of the Hits
“Top hits of 2005”
C-60 · 1 hr Play90s power hour
Pop Fiction
“Top hits of 1994”
C-60 · 1 hr Play80s power hour
Dance Hard
“Top hits of 1988”
C-60 · 1 hr PlayEmo power hour
Emo Night In
“Rock and emo, 2002–2008”
C-60 · 1 hr Play
Music videos from YouTube
Power hour ideas
Press one to record it, or change a few words until it sounds like your group.
What it costs
See all pricesWatching
Free
Anyone with the link can watch any tape
30 songs
$3
A C-30, about half an hour
60 songs
$5
A C-60, about an hour
Tape Club
$10/mo
4 tapes a month, cancel any time
What is a power hour?
A power hour is an hour of music where the song changes every minute, so you get through about 60 songs. It started as a drinking game, and making one usually means choosing 60 songs yourself and finding the right minute of each. Audiotape builds the whole thing from one idea and plays it as music videos, so all you have to do is press play.
Questions
- How do I make a power hour playlist?
- Type your idea into Audiotape, choose a C-60 for 60 songs, and press REC. It takes about five minutes to record, and we'll email you when it's ready. Then you can play it on any TV, laptop or phone.
- How many songs are in a power hour?
- A classic power hour has 60 songs at about a minute each, which is where the hour comes from. A C-60 tape has 60 songs too, and it runs about an hour.
- What are good power hour themes?
- A decade is the easiest place to start, like 2000s or 90s hits. You can also go narrower with a genre, a favorite artist, or the songs from a year you and your friends remember. The ideas and the free power hours on this page are good places to look.
- Is it free?
- Watching is always free, for you and anyone you send the link to, and so is every Audiotape Original. You only pay to record your own tape, which costs $3 for 30 songs or $5 for 60 songs.
- Can I play it on my phone or tablet?
- Yes. Tapes play in the web browser on any phone, tablet, laptop or TV, so there's nothing to download.
- How do I play a power hour on a TV?
- An HDMI cable from a laptop is the most reliable way, and the tape fills the screen by itself. You can also cast a Chrome tab, mirror your screen to an Apple TV, or open the tape's short link in the TV's own browser. Once it's playing, everyone in the room can join from their phones.
- Do I need an account?
- You don't need one to watch, so anyone can open a tape's link and press play. You need an account to record your own tape, and every tape you record stays in your Collection, where it never expires.
- Can I make it longer or shorter than an hour?
- Yes. A tape can be a C-30 (30 songs, about half an hour), a C-60 (60 songs, about an hour), a C-90 (90 songs, about an hour and a half) or a C-120 (120 songs on two tapes, about two hours).
- Can I change how long each song plays?
- No. Each song plays for about a minute, apart from the halfway song and the last song, which play all the way through.
- Can I choose the songs?
- We pick them from your idea, so the more you say, the closer it gets. While it records, you can guess up to three songs you think will make it. Tape Club members can swap and reorder songs afterward.
- Can I use my own playlist?
- Not yet. We pick the songs from your idea, but you can name the artists and years you want, and the tape will lean toward them.
- Can my friends pick songs?
- They can suggest them. Send them a request list before the day, then put their favorites in your idea when you record. The tape will lean toward those songs, though a request isn't guaranteed to make it.
- Can it play the explicit versions?
- Yes. Choose Explicit under Lyrics before you record, and the tape plays a song's official explicit video when there is one. Clean is the default.
- Where do the videos come from?
- Every song plays its official music video from the artist or their label. When a song has no official video, we use its official visualizer, then an official lyric or audio upload.
- Why did you make this?
- Audiotape started as music video mixtapes cut by hand in a video editor, one at a time, for friends. Each one took weeks, so we built something that makes one from any idea in about five minutes.
Make a tape of your own
Type any idea, like a decade, a band or a friend's birthday, and we'll record the tape in about five minutes.