TAPE RECORDERS

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• Tape bias — is the term for two phenomena, DC bias and AC bias, that improve the fidelity of analogue magnetic tape sound recordings. DC bias is the addition of a direct current to the audio signal that is being recorded. AC bias is the addition of an… …   Wikipedia

• tape recorder — tape recorders also tape recorder N COUNT A tape recorder is a machine used for recording and playing music, speech, or other sounds …   English dictionary

• Tape recorder — For the tape systems used for computer data, see tape drive. A reel to reel tape recorder. An audio tape recorder, tape deck, reel to reel tape deck, cassette deck or tape machine is an audio storage device that records and plays back sounds,… …   Wikipedia

• Tape head — For the album by King s X, see Tape Head. A tape head is a type of transducer used in tape recorders to convert electrical signals to magnetic fluctuations and vice versa. Contents 1 Principles of operation 1.1 Reversibility 1.2 Head g …   Wikipedia

• Tape drive — DDS tape drive. Above, from left right: DDS 4 tape (20 GB), 112m Data8 tape (2.5 GB), QIC DC 6250 tape (250 MB), and a 3.5 floppy disk (1.44 MB) A tape drive is a data storage device that reads and performs digital recording, writes data on a… …   Wikipedia

• tape recorder — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. recording equipment, cassette recorder, videocassette recorder, VCR, dictaphone; see also record player . Types and components of tape recorders include: tape deck, cassette deck, tape head, monaural recorder, stereo recorder …   English dictionary for students

• tape recorder — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tape recorder : singular tape recorder plural tape recorders 1) a piece of equipment used for playing cassettes 2) a piece of equipment used for playing tape or recording sound on tape …   English dictionary

• tape cartridge — noun a cartridge containing magnetic tape; for use with audio or video recorders or computer systems • Hypernyms: ↑cartridge …   Useful english dictionary

• Reel-to-reel audio tape recording — Reel to reel redirects here. For the music group, see Reel 2 Real. For other uses, see roll to roll processing. A reel to reel tape recorder (Sony TC 630), typical of those which were once common audiophile objects. Note the distinctive Scotch… …   Wikipedia

• Magnetic tape sound recording — Klaudia Wilde from the German WDR radio archive with a broadcast tape from 1990 The use of magnetic tape for sound recording originated around 1930. Magnetizable tape revolutionized both the radio broadcast and music recording industries. It did… …   Wikipedia