tapedeck
Plays magnetic ribbons
A tape deck is a device for playing and recording audio cassettes or reel-to-reel tapes, typically as a component in a stereo system rather than a standalone player.
Before digital formats, tape decks were standard home audio equipment: He recorded the album from vinyl onto his tape deck.
The term persists in car audio, where cassette players were once standard.
Return to beginning
- fast-forwardAccelerated playback mode
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- playRecreation or staged drama
- stopCease all motion
eject · auto-reverse · track · counter · heads · capstan · motor · chrome
Magnetic audio cartridge
- stereoTwo-channel audio system
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
- hi-fiQuality audio equipment
- speakersAudio output devices
headphones · equalizer · receiver · boombox · component · aux · portable · Walkman
Informal song compilation
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
- compilationGathered works assembled together
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
recording · jam · session · dub · four-track · multitrack · overdub · bounce
Evoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- eightiesYears from eighty-nine backward
- seventies1970-1979 period
- analogComparable equivalent
classic · throwback · collectible · obsolete · memorabilia · old-school · bygone · relic
rewind
Return to beginning
- fast-forwardAccelerated playback mode
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- playRecreation or staged drama
stop · eject · auto-reverse · track · counter · heads · capstan · motor · chrome · loop
cassette
Magnetic audio cartridge
- stereoTwo-channel audio system
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
- hi-fiQuality audio equipment
speakers · headphones · equalizer · receiver · boombox · component · aux · portable · Walkman
mixtape
Informal song compilation
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
- compilationGathered works assembled together
bootleg · recording · jam · session · dub · four-track · multitrack · overdub · bounce
retro
Evoking recent past
analog · classic · throwback · collectible · obsolete · memorabilia · old-school · bygone · relic · antique
fidelity
Loyalty or exactness
tone · dynamics · hiss · warmth · analog · decibels · frequency · saturation · compression · channel