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A strip of plastic coated with magnetic material is drawn past an electromagnet that aligns the coating according to an incoming audio signal. On playback, another head picks up this new magnetic alignment and translates it back to an audio signal.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoA tape recorder is a machine that records sounds or data onto a tape.
The tape is made of plastic (mylar, polyester) with a magnetic coating on one face of it. The magnetic oxide coating has its magnetic properties altered as it passes across a recording/playback head. The recording head is an electromagnet, with the pole gap arranged so that it aligns with the tape, amplifiers power the head and the magnetism alters as the data does and imparts this magnetism onto the tape.
On playback, the reverse happens. As the tape passes across the head, the magnetism on the tape induces small electrical signals in the head, which is then amplified.
The tape is stored on reels and a mechanism involving a capstan and rubber pinch roller, pull the tape across the head at a constant speed.
Tape recorders can have an open reel design, or contain the tape into an easy to use cassette. The principles remain the same.
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What is recorder level?
Recorder level
What key is a recorder in?
It depends on what type of recorder you have but, normally there are three parts to a recorder.
Why do you need a sound recorder?
why do you need a sound recorder
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the recorder has a high pitch
Skateboard ride on the recorder with the notes?
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clean recorder after use and do not bite it
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What is c on the recorder?
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