audiocassette
Walkman's media format
An audiocassette is a small plastic cartridge containing magnetic tape for recording and playing sound.
The format dominated portable music from the 1970s through the 1990s, when CDs and digital files largely replaced it: I found a box of old audiocassettes in the attic.
Also called simply a cassette or tape.
Adhesive strip on roll
- capstanVertical rotating hauling device
- playbackReproducing recorded media
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- fast-forwardAccelerated playback mode
rewind · eject · play · pause · stop · track · counter · heads
Evoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- eightiesYears from eighty-nine backward
- nineties1990-1999
- seventies1970-1979 period
boombox · mixtape · throwback · old-school · collectible · revival · classic · lo-fi
Informal song compilation
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- compilationGathered works assembled together
- demoShort trial presentation
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
single · EP · TDK · Sony · recordable
Arranged media collection
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
- trackPath or monitored route
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
- anthemOfficial song of praise
Audio capture device for transcription
- microcassetteMiniaturized audio tape format
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- voiceoverOff-screen recorded speech
- narrationVerbal account delivery
interview · lecture · memo · stenography · minutes · note-taking · journalism · testimony
tape
Adhesive strip on roll
- capstanVertical rotating hauling device
- playbackReproducing recorded media
- recordingCaptured audio or video
fast-forward · rewind · eject · play · pause · stop · track · counter · heads · bias
retro
Evoking recent past
seventies · boombox · mixtape · throwback · old-school · collectible · revival · classic · lo-fi
mixtape
Informal song compilation
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- compilationGathered works assembled together
- demoShort trial presentation
playlist
Arranged media collection
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
- trackPath or monitored route
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
anthem · ballad · pop · rock · hip-hop · jazz · dub · reggae · punk · new-wave
dictaphone
Audio capture device for transcription
- microcassetteMiniaturized audio tape format
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- voiceoverOff-screen recorded speech
narration · interview · lecture · memo · stenography · minutes · note-taking · journalism · testimony
audiocassettedigital audio
Sound stored numerically
digital · streaming audio · streaming · cloud storage · mp3