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  2. Recorder (musical instrument) - Wikipedia

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    Partridge indicates that the use of the instrument by jongleurs led to its association with the verb: Recorder the minstrel's action, a recorder the minstrel's tool. [5] [14] The reason is uncertain why this flute instrument—rather than some other instrument played by the jongleurs)—is known as the recorder.

  3. Soprano recorder - Wikipedia

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    The soprano recorder in C, also known as the descant, is the third-smallest instrument of the modern recorder family and is usually played as the highest voice in four-part ensembles (SATB = soprano, alto, tenor, bass). Since its finger spacing is relatively small, it is often used in music education for children first learning to play an ...

  4. Sound recording and reproduction - Wikipedia

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    Frances Densmore and Blackfoot chief Mountain Chief working on a recording project of the Bureau of American Ethnology (1916).. Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical, mechanical, electronic, or digital inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects.

  5. DVD recorder - Wikipedia

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    DVR with built-in DVD recorder. A DVD recorder is an optical disc recorder that uses optical disc recording technologies to digitally record analog or digital signals onto blank writable DVD media. Such devices are available as either installable drives for computers or as standalone components for use in television studios or home theater systems.

  6. Recorder (judge) - Wikipedia

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    The qualification for appointment as a recorder is the same as that for High Court judge: that is, having practised for at least 10 years as a barrister, advocate, solicitor or judicial officer in Hong Kong or another common law jurisdiction. [10] As of 1 April 2020, Recorders receive honoraria at a daily rate of HK$11,765.

  7. Csakan - Wikipedia

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    The csakan is a type of woodwind instrument that was popular in Austria-Hungary in the 19th century. [1]A type of duct flute, the csakan was originally a recorder crafted in the shape of a walking stick with a mouthpiece in the handle, reflecting the design of Hungarian war hammers which had been converted into flutes.

  8. Tape recorder - Wikipedia

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    A reel-to-reel tape recorder from Akai, c. 1978. An audio tape recorder, also known as a tape deck, tape player or tape machine or simply a tape recorder, is a sound recording and reproduction device that records and plays back sounds usually using magnetic tape for storage.

  9. Phonograph cylinder - Wikipedia

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    Phonograph cylinders (also referred to as Edison cylinders after its creator Thomas Edison) are the earliest commercial medium for recording and reproducing sound.Commonly known simply as "records" in their heyday (c. 1896–1916), a name which has been passed on to their disc-shaped successor, these hollow cylindrical objects have an audio recording engraved on the outside surface which can ...