Tape transport
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A tape transport is the collection of parts of a magnetic tape player or recorder that move the tape and play or record it. Transport parts include the head, capstan, pinch roller, tape pins, and tape
Threaded tape of an open Compact Cassette in the tape drive
Capstan and pinch roller
Left tension arm on Studer A-80 tape recorder
Tape recorder
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An audio tape recorder, also known as a tape deck, tape player, tape machine, or simply a tape recorder, is a sound recording and reproduction device that records and plays back sounds usually using m
Tape transport
…A tape transport is the collection of parts of a magnetic tape player or recorder that move the tape and play or record it. Transport parts include the head, capstan, pinch roller, tape pins, and tape guide. The tape transport as a…
A reel-to-reel tape recorder from Akai, c. 1978
An early experimental non-magnetic tape recorder patented in 1886 by Alexander Graham Bell's Volta Laboratory.
Prototype of the Goodale tape recorder. The patent is based on this machine.
This tape recorder of Dr. Goodale is exhibited in the private Phonograph Museum in Mariazell, Austria.