How Tape Recorders Work


Magnetic recording is a backbone technology of the electronic age. It is a fundamental way for permanently storing information.

* In the audio realm, magnetic tape (in the form of compact cassettes) is a popular way of distributing music. People either buy tapes pre-recorded with material, or make their own tapes from CDs.
* In the video realm, video tape is used widely both in the broadcast industry and at home to store material for later viewing on VCRs.
* In the computer realm, magnetic recording is used on floppy disks, hard disks and magnetic tape as the main method for data storage.

In this article, we will look at magnetic recording. We'll focus on cassette tapes and tape recorders, but the same technology applies to any form of magnetic recording. You will learn that the reason why magnetic recording is so popular is because it an easy and inexpensive technology with good medium-term (10 to 20 years) storage characteristics.

5 Response to "How Tape Recorders Work"

  1. NewPTC Sites says:
    May 20, 2010 at 7:13 PM

    Now i know clearly about how tape records works.
    yeah very informative blog

  2. sekhon says:
    May 21, 2010 at 1:07 AM

    damn nice .. i was seacrhing this this for so long on the net .. thanks for the works sir :)

  3. Anonymous Says:
    June 6, 2010 at 10:11 AM

    Actually it is proven that magnetic recording is superiour (in terms of reliability on the long run) to other types of storage.

  4. Jose says:
    June 8, 2010 at 12:08 AM

    Nice explanation. I have my tape recorder, but it cannot work anymore. By reading this now I know what is the miss in my tape recoder.

  5. ontanyengir says:
    June 9, 2010 at 10:03 AM

    Nice Info. I think it's too old to use by people today. Welcome to Digital World.. ^_^

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