Demo (music)
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A demo is a song or group of songs typically recorded for limited circulation or for reference use, rather than for general public release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas in
Representative examples of unsolicited demo tapes received in the mail by Mutant Pop Records in the late 1990s; the tape in the middle with the photocopied J-card was probably also sold at shows by the band.
Cassette tape
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The cassette tape, officially named the Compact Cassette, and also known as audio cassette, or simply tape or cassette, is an analog magnetic tape recording format for audio recording and playback. In
Demo (music)
…or for reference use, rather than for general public release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas in a fixed format, such as cassette tape, compact disc, or digital audio files, and to thereby pass along those ideas to record labels, producers, or other artists. Musicians often use demos…
A TDK SA90 Type II Compact Cassette
Wollensak portable reel-to-reel tape recorder
Operating instructions for the Philips/Norelco Cartridge Tape Carry-Corder 150 (1964)
One of the first cassette recorders from Philips, the Typ EL 3302 (1968)