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2. Tape recorder - Wikipedia

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   A reel-to-reel tape recorder from Akai, c. 1978. An audio tape recorder, also known as a tape deck, tape player or tape machine or simply a tape recorder, is a sound recording and reproduction device that records and plays back sounds usually using magnetic tape for storage. In its present-day form, it records a fluctuating signal by moving the ...

3. Video tape recorder - Wikipedia

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   A video tape recorder ( VTR) is a tape recorder designed to record and playback video and audio material from magnetic tape. The early VTRs were open-reel devices that record on individual reels of 2-inch-wide (5.08 cm) tape. They were used in television studios, serving as a replacement for motion picture film stock and making recording for ...

4. Reel-to-reel audio tape recording - Wikipedia

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   A reel-to-reel tape recorder (Sony TC-630), typical of a 1970s audiophile device. Reel-to-reel audio tape recording, also called open-reel recording, is magnetic tape audio recording in which the recording tape is spooled between reels. To prepare for use, the supply reel (or feed reel) containing the tape is placed on a spindle or hub.

5. Sound recording and reproduction - Wikipedia

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   Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical, mechanical, electronic, or digital inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording . Acoustic analog recording is achieved by a ...

6. History of sound recording - Wikipedia

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   With this technique, an inaudible high-frequency signal, typically in the range of 50 to 150 kHz, is added to the audio signal before being applied to the recording head. Biasing radically improved the sound quality of magnetic tape recordings. By 1943 AEG had developed stereo tape recorders.

7. Videocassette recorder - Wikipedia

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   Videocassette recorder. A typical late-model Philips Magnavox, VHS format VCR. A close-up process of how the magnetic tape in a VHS cassette is being pulled from the cassette shell to the head drum of the VCR. A videocassette recorder ( VCR) or video recorder is an electromechanical device that records analog audio and analog video from ...