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Audio tapes
A look at different types of recording media before the MP3 format changed the way most people listen to music on the move.
The large "wheel" is tape from a Reel-To-Reel recorder, then there are three Compact Cassettes, one Minidisc, and one DAT (Digital Audo Tape).
Two of the tapes are of the Chrome setting, and the one with the solid metal frame is the "Metal" type, but could be used in Chrome setting. The metal frame had a use and a gimmick at the same time, but each tape was VERY expensive, it did give wonderful recordings.
The Minidisc recorded audio like the MP3 format does, by throwing away data the recorder thinks you can't hear.
The DAT tape recorded in PCM format with better than CD error correction, no loss of sound quality, so could make perfect copies of CD's (Compact Disc), which scared the music industry (illegal) cartel, where they thought up SCMS to stop such infiinite copying, but was easily defeated with a cheap box of electronics, professional DAT machines had no SCMS.
The image is resized from the original 14 bit RAW image, so unaffected by JPEG conversion in editing.
Nikon D700, 50mm prime lens set at F3.2 and ISO 800, 1/30s.
Audio tapes
A look at different types of recording media before the MP3 format changed the way most people listen to music on the move.
The large "wheel" is tape from a Reel-To-Reel recorder, then there are three Compact Cassettes, one Minidisc, and one DAT (Digital Audo Tape).
Two of the tapes are of the Chrome setting, and the one with the solid metal frame is the "Metal" type, but could be used in Chrome setting. The metal frame had a use and a gimmick at the same time, but each tape was VERY expensive, it did give wonderful recordings.
The Minidisc recorded audio like the MP3 format does, by throwing away data the recorder thinks you can't hear.
The DAT tape recorded in PCM format with better than CD error correction, no loss of sound quality, so could make perfect copies of CD's (Compact Disc), which scared the music industry (illegal) cartel, where they thought up SCMS to stop such infiinite copying, but was easily defeated with a cheap box of electronics, professional DAT machines had no SCMS.
The image is resized from the original 14 bit RAW image, so unaffected by JPEG conversion in editing.
Nikon D700, 50mm prime lens set at F3.2 and ISO 800, 1/30s.