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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.
Within a few years of the introduction of the first commercial tape recorder—the Ampex 200 model, launched in 1948—American musician-inventor Les Paul had invented the first multitrack tape recorder, ushering in another technical revolution in the recording industry. Tape made possible the first sound recordings totally created by ...
A reel-to-reel tape recorder (Sony TC-630), typical of a 1970s audiophile device. Reel-to-reel audio tape recording, also called open-reel recording, is magnetic tape audio recording in which the recording tape is spooled between reels. To prepare for use, the supply reel (or feed reel) containing the tape is placed on a spindle or hub.
Audio data was stored in the DTRS (Digital Tape Recording System) format on Hi8 video cassettes, allowing up to 108 minutes of continuous recording on a single tape. [3] [4] In 1995, the TASCAM DA-88 won the Emmy award for technical excellence. [5] The affordability and digital format of the DA-88 led to sales of more than 60,000 units by 1999.
In a two-track DASH recorder, the digital data is recorded onto the tape across nine data tracks: eight for the digital audio data and one for the CRC data; there is also provision for two linear analog cue tracks and one additional linear analog track dedicated to recording time code. Digital audio recorders are fundamentally high bit-rate ...
The dynamic range capability of digital audio systems far exceeds that of analog audio systems. Consumer analog cassette tapes have a dynamic range of between 50 and 75 dB. Analog FM broadcasts rarely have a dynamic range exceeding 50 dB. [4] Analog studio master tapes can have a dynamic range of up to 77 dB. [5]