So often when we read of a modification on a classic piece of tube electronics we prepare to wince, as such work often results in senseless butchery of a well-preserved survivor. With [Frank Olson]’s ...

A machine that records audio or video onto magnetic tape. A tape "recorder" or tape "deck" generally refers to earlier analog devices, such as a VHS tape recorder. Until the 1990s, analog audio tape ...

Figure 1. The standardized tape recording and playback EQ curves. The next aspect of analog tape recording is an interesting one, for it can also apply to audio transmission on long circuits ...

If this year turns out to be epochal in the history of tape recording, as it may, it will not be by reason of any awesome scientific breakthrough. It will be because of a Japanese invasion, now ...

TAPE recorders cost money. As recreational devices, they have found market, so far, among bird-song enthusiasts, sound maniacs, and cocktail-party gagsters. Now, however, that canny character, the ...

The kooky geniuses at Teenage Engineering are back with a new gadget that is guaranteed to make you salivate until its price tag smacks you back to reality. The maker of drool-worthy synthesizers just ...

Olympus invented the microcassette recorder in 1969, but these devices still help people capture audio information. Some microcassette recorders even have voice activation features that trigger ...

Videotapes built the Blockbuster empire. The network of rental stores has now dwindled to 303 holdout locations—which, the company announced yesterday, will close by the beginning of next year. But ...

When you think of a tape recorder, you might think of a cassette tape. However, [Michael Simpson] has an old Star-Lite small reel-to-reel tape machine. It isn’t a repair so much as a rework to make it ...