tags: mus-407 recording-technology

Compact Cassette Tape

The compact cassette tape is a [magnetic recording] technology that saw widespread commercial use.

• built off of [tape] [recording] technology
• culmination of consumer-level magnetic recording

In compact cassette tapes, the tape was encased in hard plastic instead of open reels

• 3.81 mm width, 1.875 inches/sec, ~30 min/side (formats vary)

Sources

• MUS 407 Recording Technology