Tape recorder
device · 1935 · Electric age
Recording sound on magnetic tape (AEG Magnetophon).
What it is made of
- Magnetic tape — has part. Magnetic tape.
- Electromagnet — has part. Recording heads are electromagnets.
- Electric motor — has part. The tape transport.
Principles and materials it uses
- Steel — is made of. The mechanism is steel.
- Compact cassette — uses. A cassette recorder records sound onto the tape in a compact cassette.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Sampler — evolved into. The idea of playing recorded sounds (the Mellotron).