cassettes
Rewound music carriers
Cassettes are small plastic cartridges containing magnetic tape, used for recording and playing audio or video.
Audio cassettes dominated music distribution from the 1970s through the 1990s before CDs displaced them: I found a box of old cassettes in the attic.
Videocassettes (VHS, Betamax) served the same function for film.
The format has nostalgic appeal and a small revival among audiophiles and indie musicians.
Attracting iron or attention
- reel-to-reelTape threading between spools
- 8-trackMagnetic audio format, 1960s-80s
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- analogComparable equivalent
analogue · hi-fi · stereo · Walkman · boombox · auto-reverse · chrome · ferric
Reproducing recorded media
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
- fast-forwardAccelerated playback mode
- rewindReturn to beginning
pause · play · stop · eject · hiss · wow · flutter · fidelity
Gathered works assembled together
- playlistArranged media collection
- curatedDeliberately selected and organized
- personalizedAdapted for an individual
- homemadePrepared at one's residence
bootleg · tracklist · DJ · underground · lo-fi · dedication · dubbing · recording
Analog tape format
- BetamaxDefunct videocassette format
- VCRTape-based video recorder
- camcorderPortable video recording device
- videotapeMagnetic film storage
recording · surveillance · CCTV · footage · videography · rewinder · tracking · time-shifting
Evoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- eightiesYears from eighty-nine backward
- seventies1970-1979 period
- throwbackReturn to ancestral type
classic · old-school · collectible · memorabilia · bygone · obsolete · revival · aesthetic
magnetic
Attracting iron or attention
- reel-to-reelTape threading between spools
- 8-trackMagnetic audio format, 1960s-80s
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
analog · analogue · hi-fi · stereo · Walkman · boombox · auto-reverse · chrome · ferric · Dolby
playback
Reproducing recorded media
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- dubbingPost-production sound replacement
- fast-forwardAccelerated playback mode
rewind · pause · play · stop · eject · hiss · wow · flutter · fidelity · soundtrack
compilation
Gathered works assembled together
- playlistArranged media collection
- curatedDeliberately selected and organized
- personalizedAdapted for an individual
homemade · bootleg · tracklist · DJ · underground · lo-fi · dedication · dubbing · recording · TDK
VHS
Analog tape format
- BetamaxDefunct videocassette format
- VCRTape-based video recorder
- camcorderPortable video recording device
videotape · recording · surveillance · CCTV · footage · videography · rewinder · tracking · time-shifting
retro
Evoking recent past
throwback · classic · old-school · collectible · memorabilia · bygone · obsolete · revival · aesthetic · vaporwave
case
Container or instance
cabinet · organizer · box · drawer · carousel · tower · sleeve · label · spine · archive
- dying industriesprint newspapers, landlines, payphones, VCRs, VHS tapes
- BoomersAARP, AARP member, empty nester, empty nesters, grandparent
- outdated thingsflip phones, VHS tapes, fax machines, dial-up, typewriters
- recording mediafilm, tape, discs, vinyl, magnetic tape
- VHS eraVHS, VCR, Betamax, magnetic tape, video recording
- X-ray equipmentx-ray machines, x-ray film, CT scanners, computed tomography, collimators
cassettesstreaming
Real-time digital delivery
digital downloads · MP3s · cloud storage · Spotify · digital music
cassettesstreaming services
On-demand video delivery platforms
digital media · smart speakers · Bluetooth speakers · wireless earbuds · Bluetooth audio
- 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
cassette, compact cassette, videocassette, audiocassette, videocassettes, microcassette, audiocassettes, microcassettes