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The 8-track tape (formally Stereo 8; commonly called eight-track cartridge, eight-track tape, and eight-track) is a magnetic-tape sound recording technology that was popular [2] from the mid-1960s until the early 1980s, when the compact cassette, which pre-dated the 8-track system, surpassed it in popularity for pre-recorded music. [3] [4] [5]
8-track or eight-track may refer to: 8-track cartridge, an analog magnetic tape format used for consumer audio distribution from the late 1960s to the early 1980s; 8-track, an eight-track reel-to-reel magnetic tape format used for multitrack recording in professional recording studios; 8tracks, an online site for user-generated mixtapes
Digital Tape Recording System (DTRS) is a signal recording and playback medium developed by TASCAM, a division of the TEAC Corporation, that was stored on Hi8 video cassettes. It allowed up to 108 minutes of continuous digital multitrack recording on a single tape.
Equal to 8-track tape and Stereo-Pak, the tape runs at a standard speed of 3.75 inches per second (IPS). [5] This is double the speed of the Compact Cassette and half of the top speed of consumer reel-to-reel tape recorders, which usually offer both 3.75 IPS and 7.5 IPS speeds.
Another invention patented by Cousino was the graphite coating applied to the bottom side of the tape in endless cartridges. [8] [9] [10] The coating allowed endless tape to be pulled out without crinkling it. 8-track cassettes also used the coating which caused the bottom side of the tape to be grey in colour. [11]
Until the 1980s, Graham's primary product was half-inch, open-reel magnetic tape. Graham was the last manufacturer of open-reel 9-track tape, but ceased production at the end of 2001. [1] Currently, as of 2007, Graham Magnetics buys used tape cartridges and reconditions them for reuse. For the period 1995–1999, Graham was a part of Anacomp Corp.
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The result of the proposal was Move to 8-track tape. Parsecboy 15:33, 21 February 2009 (UTC) Stereo 8 is a commercial name, and I believe that a more generic name for this entry would be appropriate. I would think that simply 8-track tape or Eight-track tape would do. Thoughts? -- Malco23 18:52, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
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