Olympus invented the microcassette recorder in 1969, but these devices still help people capture audio information. Some microcassette recorders even have voice activation features that trigger ...

In our no-nonsense journey through the world of audio technology we’ve so far have looked at digital audio and the vinyl disk recording. What’s missing? Magnetic tape, the once-ubiquitous recording ...

Every once in a while, an application comes out that just works. It's so intuitive that anyone can pick it up and use it. A new app from SuperMegaUltraGroovy Software (FuzzMeasure) and Toasty Code ...

TAPE recorders cost money. As recreational devices, they have found market, so far, among bird-song enthusiasts, sound maniacs, and cocktail-party gagsters. Now, however, that canny character, the ...

Since Sony introduced DAT (digital-audio tape) in 1987, it has been the preferred format option of many journalists, musicians, and live-concert and lecture-audience members, who want to capture a ...

What is it? A sampler, in ultra-simplistic terms, is basically a glorified tape recorder. Used primarily in electronic music, the sampler allows music to be made out of any sound recorded by the user, ...

When home computers first appeared, disk drives were an expensive rarity. Consumers weren’t likely to be interested in punch cards or paper tape, but most people did have consumer-grade audio cassette ...

If you are new to professional analog audio magnetic-tape re- cording, the first and most important step you can take to ensure high-quality recording is to make sure that the recorder you’re using is ...

For users who don't own the necessary analog-centric and analog-to-digital-conversion gear necessary to transform the signals coming out of their microphones or who want to upgrade their setup to ...