reel-to-reel
Vintage recording method
Reel-to-reel describes audio or video equipment that uses magnetic tape wound between two separate spools, as opposed to enclosed cassettes or cartridges.
The format dominated professional recording from the 1950s through the 1980s: The studio still had a reel-to-reel machine from the seventies.
Now largely obsolete, reel-to-reel retains appeal among audiophiles and vintage enthusiasts.
Quality audio equipment
- stereoTwo-channel audio system
- monoSingle, as prefix
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- audiophileSound quality enthusiast
sound · recording · mastering · equalization · amplification · transcription · studio · session
Adhesive strip on roll
- spoolsCylinders for winding material
- capstanVertical rotating hauling device
- headsTop of bodies
- deckShip's flat surface
transport · motor · bias · flutter · wow · splicing · playback · multitrack
Adhesive strip on roll
- ferromagneticStrongly attracted to magnets
- oxideOxygen-bonded compound
- saturationState of complete permeation
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
ferrite · magnetization · demagnetization · flux · hysteresis · domains · permeability · dropouts
Longing for the past
- retroEvoking recent past
- classicOf lasting excellence
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- antiqueOld valued collectible
analog · Sony · restoration · preservation · archive · museum · legacy · heritage
hi-fi
Quality audio equipment
audiophile · sound · recording · mastering · equalization · amplification · transcription · studio · session · mixer
tape
Adhesive strip on roll
deck · transport · motor · bias · flutter · wow · splicing · playback · multitrack · overdubbing
tape
Adhesive strip on roll
- ferromagneticStrongly attracted to magnets
- oxideOxygen-bonded compound
- saturationState of complete permeation
bias · ferrite · magnetization · demagnetization · flux · hysteresis · domains · permeability · dropouts · azimuth
nostalgia
Longing for the past
- retroEvoking recent past
- classicOf lasting excellence
- collectibleObject worth amassing
antique · analog · Sony · restoration · preservation · archive · museum · legacy · heritage · bygone
projector
Light-casting display device
- cinemaMotion picture theater
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- filmstripProjected sequence of stills
changeover · platter · archive · documentary · newsreel · editing · sync · sprockets · frame · footage
- audiosound, headphones, audio track, volume control, sound recording
- audio equipmentspeakers, microphone, headphones, amplifier, amplifiers
- 70s electronics8-track, Atari, Betamax, cassette tape, cassette player
- analog techvinyl, cassette, VHS, film, tape
- analog technologyanalog clocks, analog clock, analog computers, film cameras, analog meter
- audio devicesmicrophone, mic, CD player, iPod, stereo
reel-to-reelcassette
Magnetic audio cartridge
compact cassette · cartridge · 8-track · compact disc · CD
reel-to-reelstreaming
Real-time digital delivery
cloud storage · digital audio · MP3 · Spotify · digital