eight-track
Obsolete tape format
Eight-track refers to a magnetic tape format popular in the 1960s and 1970s for playing recorded music, especially in cars.
The cartridge contained a continuous loop that cycled through eight parallel tracks.
Eight-track has become shorthand for outdated technology: My dad still has boxes of eight-track tapes in the garage.
Also written 8-track.
Magnetic audio cartridge
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- playerGame participant
- deckShip's flat surface
stereo · loop · magnetic · recording · quadraphonic · Lear · splice · head
cassette
Magnetic audio cartridge
deck · stereo · loop · magnetic · recording · quadraphonic · Lear · splice · head · playback
sound
Audible wave phenomenon
flutter · fade · crossfade · mono · stereo · quality · analog · warmth · distortion · degradation
retro
Evoking recent past
obsolete · classic · collectible · flea-market · basement · attic · dad · childhood · memories · roadtrip
- obsolete techfloppy disk, VHS, dial-up modem, cassette tape, floppy disks
- Retrovintage, retro, throwback, record players, old-school
- analog audiotape, turntable, vinyl, record player, phonograph
- audio recordingscassette, audio cassette, reel-to-reel, demo tape, master tape
- tape recordingtape, cassette tape, audio tape, magnetic tape, tape reel
- eightsoctave, octet, octopus arms, byte, octuplets
eight-trackstreaming
Real-time digital delivery
digital download · MP3 · Spotify · CD · compact disc
eight-trackcutting-edge
At innovation's forefront
state-of-the-art · bleeding edge · next-gen · future-proof · smart technology
eight, track, eights, eighth, eighths, eighty, eighties, eightieth, eighteen