What year were 8 tracks invented?

Answer 1

Today when we think of music we think of iPods, MP3 players, computers, phones, and YouTube, or maybe even CD's, but our parents didn't have those items. So what did our parents listen to music on? They had 8 track tapes and 8 track players! These little babies were invented in the 1960s and released in 1965.

Answer 2

The 8-track tape cartridge was the result of a series of inventions.

The first endless-loop audio tape cartridge was designed by Bernard Cousino in 1952. It was developed into a practical system for radio stations in 1954 by George Eash, and launched nationwide at the 1959 NAB show.

They were generally not used for music, they were used to store and play radio commercials because they could be handled quickly by DJ's between spinning 45 rpm vinyl records that were the mainstay of radio at the time. "Carts" were used by radio stations from the '50s until the 1990s. They they used 1/4" tape in a continuous loop. The broadcast carts were 7.5 ips, 2-track mono and had a hole for the pinch roller. The primary track was used for audio and the second track was used for cue tones to mark the start and end of the recorded material; the cue tone would cause the player to stop automatically.

They came in three sizes: "A" (up to 300 feet), "B" (600 feet) and "C" (1200 feet). The "A" size was, by far, the most common. It was almost never loaded with the full 300 feet of tape--it usually loaded with only enough tape for a thirty-second or one-minute spot. The massive "C" size cart was rarely used in broadcast; it was mostly used in background music machines.

In 1962, Earl Muntz developed the "Stereo-Pak" system, which used the "A" size carts, but ran them at 3.75 ips. The Stereo-Pak machines recorded/played four tracks on the 1/4" tape; two stereo programs, selected (manually) by a vertically-movable head. There were no cue tones and no tape-start markers. These four-track cartridge players were marketed as automotive tape players.

The 8-track tape cartridge was developed by Bill Lear in 1964. Like the Muntz 4-tracks, the Lear "Stereo 8" cartridges were the same size as the "A" size broadcast carts. The 8-track differed from broadcast carts in four ways: the 8-track had 8 tracks rather than two or four, it ran at 3.75 ips rather than 7.5 ips, the pinch roller was built into the cartridge, and it used a metallic strip to mark the point where the recorder/player machine should automatically move the head to the next pair of tracks.

Answer 3

Kane Kramer is the inventor of the digital auto player. The iPod and mp3 players are both DAP's (Digital Audio Players - See Wikipedia)

mp3 is the audio file types name only but the mp3 player is a digital audio player and the iPod is just the brand name of Apple Computers digital audio player. These are both digital audio players though, and Kramer invented the Digital Audio Player. The Microsoft Zune was also a digital audio player but whilst Kramer invented the DAP I don't think he worked for Microsoft.

I hope this helps and you don't get confused by that if doing a project about iPod's and mp3's like me and my friend did.

Answer 4

An 8 track tape was one of the first ways that people listened to music. They were invented in the 40's but were not made for household use until the early 50's. They did not catch on until the late 60's.

Answer 5

Leading aircraft manufacturer: the Learjet Corporation

Answer 6

Lear Jet business plane, and announced in 1965 that he had developed a cartridge with eight tracks that promised to lower the price of recorded tapes without any sacrifice in music quality.

Answer 7

Bill Lear

Answer 8

1964