cassette
Walkman's magnetic meal
A cassette is a small plastic case containing magnetic tape for audio or video recording and playback.
Audio cassettes dominated music distribution from the 1970s through the 1990s before CDs displaced them: I found my old cassette collection in the attic.
Cassette tapes could be recorded at home, enabling mixtapes and bootlegs.
The format survives mainly in nostalgia and lo-fi aesthetics.
Adhesive strip on roll
- playbackReproducing recorded media
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
- stereoTwo-channel audio system
headphones · volume · track · mixtape · hi-fi · amplifier · equalizer · speaker
Evoking recent past
- mixtapeInformal song compilation
- WalkmanPortable personal cassette player
- eightiesYears from eighty-nine backward
- boomboxPortable stereo with speakers
analog · collectible · throwback · old-school · vintage · memorabilia · classic · revival
Adhesive strip on roll
- ferriteMagnetic ceramic compound
- oxideOxygen-bonded compound
- headsTop of bodies
- rewindReturn to beginning
fast-forward · spool · capstan · demagnetization · erase · analog · magnetization · particles
Analog tape format
- BetamaxDefunct videocassette format
- camcorderPortable video recording device
- videotapeMagnetic film storage
- VCRTape-based video recorder
rewinder · recording · rental · blockbuster · tracking · dub · copy · blank
Sealed container for supplies
- shellHard outer covering
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
- spindleRotating rod for thread
hub · window · spine · insert · plastic · compact · portable · pocket-sized
Book collection or building
- archiveStored historical records
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- catalogOrdered list of items
- rackFrame for holding items
shelf · box · organizer · inventory · preservation · digitizing · transfer · backup
Written version of speech
- recorderEnd-blown wooden flute
- dictaphoneAudio capture device for transcription
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
- memoBrief internal message
interview · journalist · stenography · minutes · office
tape
Adhesive strip on roll
stereo · headphones · volume · track · mixtape · hi-fi · amplifier · equalizer · speaker · listening
retro
Evoking recent past
- mixtapeInformal song compilation
- WalkmanPortable personal cassette player
- eightiesYears from eighty-nine backward
boombox · analog · collectible · throwback · old-school · vintage · memorabilia · classic · revival · aesthetic
tape
Adhesive strip on roll
rewind · fast-forward · spool · capstan · demagnetization · erase · analog · magnetization · particles · reel
VHS
Analog tape format
- BetamaxDefunct videocassette format
- camcorderPortable video recording device
- videotapeMagnetic film storage
VCR · rewinder · recording · rental · blockbuster · tracking · dub · copy · blank
cartridge
Sealed container for supplies
- shellHard outer covering
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
spindle · hub · window · spine · insert · plastic · compact · portable · pocket-sized
library
Book collection or building
rack · shelf · box · organizer · inventory · preservation · digitizing · transfer · backup
transcription
Written version of speech
- recorderEnd-blown wooden flute
- dictaphoneAudio capture device for transcription
- secretaryAdministrative office aide
memo · interview · journalist · stenography · minutes · office
- audio equipmentspeakers, microphone, headphones, amplifier, amplifiers
- 70sdisco, bell-bottoms, Saturday Night Fever, pet rock, leisure suits
- Analog Eratypewriter, rotary phone, record player, phonograph, turntable
- obsolete techfloppy disk, VHS, dial-up modem, floppy disks, Betamax
- storage mediablank CD, blank tape, CD, DVD, floppy disk
- audio recordingsreel-to-reel, eight-track, demo tape, master tape, live recording
cassettevinyl
Synthetic resin plastic
LP · record · reel-to-reel · compact disc · CD
cassetteMP3
Lossy audio compression standard
digital download · CD · compact disc · FLAC · digital audio
cassettestreaming
Real-time digital delivery
digital download · Spotify · cloud storage · streaming service · music streaming
- cassette tapesAnalog audio storage medium
- cassette playerMachine for playing tapes
- video cassetteRecorded magnetic tape cartridge
- audio cassetteMagnetic ribbon in plastic
- radio cassettePortable player with tuner
- cassette recorderDevice for playing tapes
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