audio tapes
Reels of sound
Audio tapes are magnetic tapes used to record and play back sound.
The format dominated music distribution and home recording from the 1960s through the 1990s, in forms including reel-to-reel, eight-track, and cassette.
I found a box of old audio tapes in the attic.
Now largely obsolete, replaced by digital formats.
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
- hissSharp sibilant sound
- playRecreation or staged drama
- WalkmanPortable personal cassette player
- stopCease all motion
analog · magnetic · bootleg · recording session · oral history · record · deck · sound · capstan · stereo · pause · field recordings · answering machine · interviews · lectures · dubbing · tangled · mixtape
- correspondence schoolscorrespondence schools, home study, distance learning, self-paced learning, self-paced study
- media archivesnews archives, newspaper archives, music archives, newsreels, news footage
- Nixon eraNixon, Watergate scandal, resignation, impeachment, coverup
- presentation equipmentprojectors, projector, screens, microphone stand, microphones
- teaching materialsteaching manuals, teacher manuals, worksheets, lesson plans, teacher editions
- archivesnational archives, state archives, archivist, archive box, national archive
recording medium format
audio tapesvinyl records
Analog audio discs
CDs · compact discs · streaming · MP3s · digital downloads