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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 to 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]
The 8-track cartridge tape speed was slower (3 + 3 ⁄ 4 ips compared to Fidelipac's 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 ips) and did not have adequate tape support pads, and thus was not "broadcast quality." The lower speed and narrower tracks in 8-track cartridges led to higher noise and reduced frequency response. The 8-track design also lacked a cue track.
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
A cartridge format for embedding and easy handling usual 3-inch-tape-reels with 1 ⁄ 4 inch tape, compatible to reel-to-reel audio recording in 3 + 3 ⁄ 4 ips. 1965 8-Track (Stereo-8) The inside of an 8-track cartridge Analog, 1 ⁄ 4 inch wide tape, 3 + 3 ⁄ 4 in/s, endless-loop cartridge DC-International cassette system
William Powell Lear (June 26, 1902 – May 14, 1978) was an American inventor and businessman. He is best known for founding Learjet, a manufacturer of business jets.He also invented the battery eliminator for the B battery, and developed the car radio and the 8-track cartridge, an audio tape system. [1]
Attempting to combine his two main product lines, cars and stereos, Muntz invented the Muntz Stereo-Pak 4-track tape cartridge. [34] 4-track was the direct predecessor of the Stereo 8 cartridge, also known as the 8-track, later developed by American inventor Bill Lear. [3] The Stereo-Pak cartridge was based on the endless-loop Fidelipac ...
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Eash was a consultant of Muntz [7] and created based on his Fidelipac the Muntz Stereo-Pak (also known as the 4-Track cartridge or CARtridge) and the player device for it. [8] In 1967 Eash was working for TelePro Industries and failed in a patent plea at Wichita, Kansas court. The judge stated Eash's patent filed in 1954 was an obvious ...