magnetic tape recording equipment
1Magnetic tape data storage — uses digital recording on to magnetic tape to store digital information. Modern magnetic tape is most commonly packaged in cartridges and cassettes. The device that performs actual writing or reading of data is a tape drive. Autoloaders and tape… …
2Magnetic tape — 7 inch reel of ¼ inch wide audio recording tape, typical of consumer use in the 1950s–70s. Magnetic tape is a medium for magnetic recording, made of a thin magnetizable coating on a long, narrow strip of plastic. It was developed in Germany,… …
3Reel-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… …
4magnetic recording — magnetic recorder. the process of recording sound or other data on magnetic tape, wire, etc. [1940 45] * * * ▪ electronics Introduction method of preserving sounds, pictures, and data in the form of electrical signals through the selective… …
5Tape 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… …
6Recording Media Group International — (also known as RMG) is a Dutch manufacturer of magnetic tape products based in Oosterhout. This plant was initially built by Philips in 1968, and spun off into a joint venture with DuPont, PDM (Philips Dupont Magnetics, B.V.) which lasted until… …
7Tape recorder — Tape recorder, n. an electroinic device for recording and playing back sounds on magnetic tape; it often has an integrated microphone, amplifier, and speaker, and in such cases requires no additional equipment other than the magnetic tape for… …
8Recording studio — Further information: Movie studio, Studio, and Television studio Studio control room with a mixing console, monitor speakers, and MIDI workstation. A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the… …
9tape deck — noun electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers); a component in an audio system • Hypernyms: ↑electronic equipment • Hyponyms: ↑cassette deck • Part Holonyms: ↑audio system, ↑sound system …
10Magnetic stripe card — An example of the reverse side of a typical credit card: Green circle #1 labels the Magnetic stripe A magnetic stripe card is a type of card capable of storing data by modifying the magnetism of tiny iron based magnetic particles on a band of… …
