Compact audio cassette - Cassette types

The compact audio cassette medium for audio storage was introduced by Philips in 1963 under the name Compact Cassette. Although there were other magnetic tape cartridge systems at the time, the Compact Cassette became dominant as a result of Philips' decision (in the face of pressure from Sony) to license the format free of charge. It went on to become a popular (and re-recordable) alternative to the vinyl record deck during the 1970s. During the 1980s, ...

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• Compact audio cassette - Cassette types
• Compact audio cassette - Noise reduction and fidelity
• Compact audio cassette - Playback length
• Compact audio cassette - Write-protection
• Compact audio cassette - Applications
• Compact audio cassette - Audio
• Compact audio cassette - Home studio
• Compact audio cassette - Home dubbing
• Compact audio cassette - Data recording
• Compact audio cassette - Cassette equipment
• Compact audio cassette - Successors to the cassette
• Compact audio cassette - Present and future of the compact cassette
• Compact audio cassette - Cassette in other languages

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The cassette was a great step forward in convenience from reel-to-reel audio tape recording, though because of the limitations of the cassette's size and speed, it initially compared poorly in quality. Unlike the open reel format, the two stereo tracks lie adjacent to each other rather than a 1/3 and 2/4 arrangement. This permitted monaural cassette players to play stereo recordings "summed" as mono tracks and permitted stereo players to play mono recordings through both speakers. The tape is 3.18 mm wide (nominally 1⁄8See also:

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Compact audio cassette - Audio. The compact cassette was originally intended for use in dictation machines. In this capacity, some later-model cassette-based dictation machines could also run the tape at half speed (15/16 IPS) as playback quality was not critical. The Compact Cassette soon became a popular medium for distributing prerecorded music—initially through Philips' record company, PolyGram. Starting in 1979, Sony's Walkman helped the format become widely used and popular. In 2005, one finds cassettes u ...

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Cassettes can be played on a wide variety of different types of device. Early recorders tended to be small battery-powered portable devices, in keeping with the intention of the medium for dictation, reportage and similar low-level recording duties, but by the mid 1970s, the cassette deck became a commonplace component of home high fidelity systems, largely superseding the reel-to-reel recorder for home use. Another key element of the cassette's success was its use in in-car entertainment systems, where the small size of the tape was ...

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Compact audio cassette, Compact audio cassette - Features of the cassette, Compact audio cassette - Cassette types, Compact audio cassette - Noise reduction and fidelity, Compact audio cassette - Playback length, Compact audio cassette - Write-protection, Compact audio cassette - Applications, Compact audio cassette - Audio, Compact audio cassette - Home studio, Compact audio cassette - Home dubbing, Compact audio cassette - Data recording, Compact audio cassette - Cassette equipment, Compact audio cassette - Maintenance, Compact audio cassette - Present and future of the compact cassette, Compact audio cassette - Successors to the cassette, Compact audio cassette - Cassette in other languages

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In many western countries, the market for cassettes has declined seriously since its peak in the late 1980s. This has been particularly noticeable with pre-recorded cassettes, whose sales were overtaken by those of CDs during the early 1990s. Since then, the pre-recorded market has undergone further serious decline, with a large proportion of retailers having dropped them altogether. However, as of early 2006, cassettes are still produced; blank cassettes are sold at most retail stores, and facilities for cassette duplication remain available. Cassette ...

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Compact audio cassette, Compact audio cassette - Features of the cassette, Compact audio cassette - Cassette types, Compact audio cassette - Noise reduction and fidelity, Compact audio cassette - Playback length, Compact audio cassette - Write-protection, Compact audio cassette - Applications, Compact audio cassette - Audio, Compact audio cassette - Home studio, Compact audio cassette - Home dubbing, Compact audio cassette - Data recording, Compact audio cassette - Cassette equipment, Compact audio cassette - Maintenance, Compact audio cassette - Present and future of the compact cassette, Compact audio cassette - Successors to the cassette, Compact audio cassette - Cassette in other languages

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The word "cassette" is French in origin, so it was acceptable to the Academie Française without calling for them inventing a new word for it, as they have for many devices in the computer industry. A popular alphanumeric abbreviation comes from the word's pronunciation /ka ˈsɛt/ in French, which is the same as that for K7 in that language. The same holds true for Catalan. And even though the pronunciation is different /ˈka sɛ tɛ/ in Portuguese, the abbreviation K7 works for them as well. In Spanish it is ...

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Compact audio cassette, Compact audio cassette - Features of the cassette, Compact audio cassette - Cassette types, Compact audio cassette - Noise reduction and fidelity, Compact audio cassette - Playback length, Compact audio cassette - Write-protection, Compact audio cassette - Applications, Compact audio cassette - Audio, Compact audio cassette - Home studio, Compact audio cassette - Home dubbing, Compact audio cassette - Data recording, Compact audio cassette - Cassette equipment, Compact audio cassette - Maintenance, Compact audio cassette - Present and future of the compact cassette, Compact audio cassette - Successors to the cassette, Compact audio cassette - Cassette in other languages

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The cassette was a great step forward in convenience from reel-to-reel audio tape recording, though because of the limitations of the cassette's size and speed, it initially compared poorly in quality. Unlike the open reel format, the two stereo tracks lie adjacent to each other rather than a 1/3 and 2/4 arrangement. This permitted monaural cassette players to play stereo recordings "summed" as mono tracks and permitted stereo players to play mono recordings through both speakers. The tape is 3.18 mm wide (nominally 1⁄8See also:

Compact audio cassette, Compact audio cassette - Features of the cassette, Compact audio cassette - Cassette types, Compact audio cassette - Noise reduction and fidelity, Compact audio cassette - Playback length, Compact audio cassette - Write-protection, Compact audio cassette - Applications, Compact audio cassette - Audio, Compact audio cassette - Home studio, Compact audio cassette - Home dubbing, Compact audio cassette - Data recording, Compact audio cassette - Cassette equipment, Compact audio cassette - Successors to the cassette, Compact audio cassette - Present and future of the compact cassette, Compact audio cassette - Cassette in other languages

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Technical development of the cassette effectively ceased when digital recordable media such as DAT and MiniDisc were introduced in 1992. Philips introduced the Digital Compact Cassette — a DAT-like tape in the same form factor as the compact audio cassette — but this attempt failed in the market. Since the rise of cheap CD-R discs, the phenomenon of "home taping" has effectively switched to compact disc. The microcassette has in many cases supplanted the full-sized audio cassette in situations where voice-level fidelity is all that is re ...

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Compact audio cassette, Compact audio cassette - Features of the cassette, Compact audio cassette - Cassette types, Compact audio cassette - Noise reduction and fidelity, Compact audio cassette - Playback length, Compact audio cassette - Write-protection, Compact audio cassette - Applications, Compact audio cassette - Audio, Compact audio cassette - Home studio, Compact audio cassette - Home dubbing, Compact audio cassette - Data recording, Compact audio cassette - Cassette equipment, Compact audio cassette - Successors to the cassette, Compact audio cassette - Present and future of the compact cassette, Compact audio cassette - Cassette in other languages

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Despite the wide availability of higher-fidelity media, audio cassettes are still being produced and marketed in many countries and are still popular in some applications such as car audio and other difficult environments, because they tend to be more rugged and more resistant to dust, heat and shocks than most digital media (especially CDs) and their lower fidelity is not a very serious drawback inside the typically noisy interior of most automobiles. CD players as of late have had "shock proof" technology which stores an amount of informat ...

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Compact audio cassette, Compact audio cassette - Features of the cassette, Compact audio cassette - Cassette types, Compact audio cassette - Noise reduction and fidelity, Compact audio cassette - Playback length, Compact audio cassette - Write-protection, Compact audio cassette - Applications, Compact audio cassette - Audio, Compact audio cassette - Home studio, Compact audio cassette - Home dubbing, Compact audio cassette - Data recording, Compact audio cassette - Cassette equipment, Compact audio cassette - Successors to the cassette, Compact audio cassette - Present and future of the compact cassette, Compact audio cassette - Cassette in other languages

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The word "cassette" is French in origin, so it was acceptable to the Academie Française without calling for them inventing a new word for it, as they have for many devices in the computer industry. A popular alphanumeric abbreviation comes from the word's pronunciation /ka ˈsɛt/ in French, which is the same as that for K7 in that language. The same holds true for Catalan. And even though the pronunciation is different /ˈka sɛ tɛ/ in Portuguese, the abbreviation K7 works for them as well. In Spanish it is ...

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Compact audio cassette, Compact audio cassette - Features of the cassette, Compact audio cassette - Cassette types, Compact audio cassette - Noise reduction and fidelity, Compact audio cassette - Playback length, Compact audio cassette - Write-protection, Compact audio cassette - Applications, Compact audio cassette - Audio, Compact audio cassette - Home studio, Compact audio cassette - Home dubbing, Compact audio cassette - Data recording, Compact audio cassette - Cassette equipment, Compact audio cassette - Successors to the cassette, Compact audio cassette - Present and future of the compact cassette, Compact audio cassette - Cassette in other languages

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Compact audio cassette - Audio. The compact cassette was originally intended for use in dictation machines. In this capacity, some later-model cassette-based dictation machines could also run the tape at half speed (15/16 IPS) as playback quality was not critical. The Compact Cassette soon became a popular medium for distributing prerecorded music—initially through Philips' record company, PolyGram. Starting in 1979, Sony's Walkman helped the format become widely used and popular. In 2005, one finds cassettes u ...

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Compact audio cassette, Compact audio cassette - Features of the cassette, Compact audio cassette - Cassette types, Compact audio cassette - Noise reduction and fidelity, Compact audio cassette - Playback length, Compact audio cassette - Write-protection, Compact audio cassette - Applications, Compact audio cassette - Audio, Compact audio cassette - Home studio, Compact audio cassette - Home dubbing, Compact audio cassette - Data recording, Compact audio cassette - Cassette equipment, Compact audio cassette - Successors to the cassette, Compact audio cassette - Present and future of the compact cassette, Compact audio cassette - Cassette in other languages

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