cassette recorder
Analog audio device
A cassette recorder is a device that plays and records audio using magnetic tape housed in plastic cassettes.
Popular from the 1960s through the 1990s, these machines ranged from portable handheld units to home stereo components.
The format was largely displaced by CDs and digital audio, though cassettes retain niche appeal among audiophiles and nostalgists.
Audio input device
- dictationOral text for writing
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- voice memoRecorded spoken note
- interviewFormal questioning session
lecture · record button · dubbing · overdub · voice activation · condenser mic
Return to beginning
- fast-forwardAccelerated playback mode
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- stopCease all motion
- play buttonInitiates media playback
eject · tape deck · headphones · speakers · volume · stereo · fidelity · hi-fi
Attracting iron or attention
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- spoolsCylinders for winding material
- reelsCylindrical winding devices
- capstanVertical rotating hauling device
heads · ferrite · bias · azimuth · motor · deck · belt drive · demagnetizer
Evoking recent past
- eightiesYears from eighty-nine backward
- seventies1970-1979 period
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- boomboxPortable stereo with speakers
ghetto blaster · collectible · obsolete · lo-fi · tape hiss · thrift store · flea market · throwback
Formal questioning session
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- reportingConveying documented information
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- oral historyRecorded interviews about the past
documentation · press conference · investigative · evidence · court reporter · broadcast · news gathering · archive
Gathered works assembled together
- playlistArranged media collection
- tracklistAlbum's song index
- dubAdd replacement audio
- song selectionChosen piece of music
personal collection · tape trading · bootleg · demo tape · liner notes
microphone
Audio input device
- dictationOral text for writing
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- voice memoRecorded spoken note
interview · lecture · record button · dubbing · overdub · voice activation · condenser mic
rewind
Return to beginning
- fast-forwardAccelerated playback mode
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- stopCease all motion
play button · eject · tape deck · headphones · speakers · volume · stereo · fidelity · hi-fi · audio jack
magnetic
Attracting iron or attention
capstan · heads · ferrite · bias · azimuth · motor · deck · belt drive · demagnetizer · oxide
retro
Evoking recent past
boombox · ghetto blaster · collectible · obsolete · lo-fi · tape hiss · thrift store · flea market · throwback · classic
interview
Formal questioning session
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- reportingConveying documented information
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
oral history · documentation · press conference · investigative · evidence · court reporter · broadcast · news gathering · archive · verification
compilation
Gathered works assembled together
song selection · personal collection · tape trading · bootleg · demo tape · liner notes
- recording geareight track
- audio equipmentspeakers, microphone, headphones, amplifier, amplifiers
- recordersdictation machine, dictaphone, reel-to-reel, camcorder, transcriber
- vintage officetypewriter, adding machine, mimeograph, dictaphone, Rolodex
- tape recordingtape, audio tape, magnetic tape, tape reel, tape player
- Philips productsSonicare, Norelco, shavers, shaver, electric toothbrush
cassette recorderstreaming device
Hardware for internet television
smartphone · DAW · computer · podcast app
cassette recorderCD player
Optical audio device
CD recorder · turntable · phonograph · gramophone · streaming service
cassette recordercassette player
Machine for playing tapes
Walkman · speaker system · PA system · boombox · amplifier
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