Another enigma in the history of the maxell product line. Product maxell normal bias ur 90 blank 90minute audio cassette tape. In 1961, maxell electric industrial company, limited was created out of the dry battery and magnetic tape divisions of nitto electric industrial company, limited now nitto denko corporation. Volume level optimization initial input adjustments are made to each cassette tape s volume level. Buy products related to audio tape products and see what customers say about audio tape. The first induction in cassette history was very different than the later versions. Product mc60 microcassette tape mc60 dictation cassette. Maxell has grown globally and rapidly since then, placing itself firmly as a world leader in production, design and research in the many new and diverse products it manufactures today. The standard playing time of a blank cassette tape was 60 to 90 minutes which corresponded to the typical playing time of a complete album for each side. Tapeonline has a variety of different audio cassette tape lengths from brands like sony and maxell. The compact cassette or musicassette mc, also commonly called the cassette tape, audio. In 1979, maxell s ad agency created a tv spot that blew us all away by emphasizing their tape s high fidelity.
The compact cassette or musicassette mc, also commonly called the cassette tape or simply tape or cassette, is an analog magnetic tape recording format for audio recording and playback. Maxell normal bias ur90 15pack standard size cassettes. So far i have used maxell ur90 type i cassettes to record vinylto cassette and also have run a linein from my computer to record digitalto cassette. Maxell ur90 90 minutes blank audio media recording cassette tape fast delivery. The invention of the cassette tape allowed people to make recordings without having the level of training or expertise. Made a usa prerecorded cassette tape sound like garbage. In 1979, maxell s ad agency created a tv spot that blew us all away by emphasizing their tapes high fidelity. The metalformulated audio cassette hit the scene near the end of the 1970s, as the answer to a number of problems with previous tape formulations. Ad maxell 80 old ads, audiophile, comic books art, vintage ads. Get blown away by these iconic vintage maxell tape ads.
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But it wasnt the first magnetic tape for sound recordingthat was developed by german engineer fritz pfleumer in 1928. Ranging from 30 minutes to 120 minutes, we offer duplicator and communicator series audio cassettes. Maxell normal bias ur 90 blank 90minute audio cassette tape. We also added the history of compact cassettes located to the right. Nostalgia is often triggered by something reminding you of a happier time. Classic type iv metal bias cassette comparison tape tardis. Cassette tape fans japanese book on cassette cassette. I needed a high quality cassette tape to test my nakamichi cr7a deck but couldnt find a preferred metal version.
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It was developed by philips in hasselt, belgium, and introduced in september 1963. The compact cassette or musicassette mc, also commonly called the cassette tape, audio cassette, or simply tape or cassette, is an analog magnetic tape recording format for audio recording and playback. Tatsumi mook japans cassette tape chronicle from japan. High performance professional tape exclusively for the normal ln position. The standard ferricoxide type i tape had typically rendered poor high frequency definition, with pervasive noise, meaning a woolly sound without much presence or zing except where you didnt want. Maxell professional and consumer blank open reel recording. Cassette tapes were very flexible and you could really use the blanks to do a multitude of things. Find great deals on ebay for maxell cassette and tdk cassette.
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Maxell has been producing world class products in japan in the fields of energy batteries, etc. There is a local pastor and wife who have a radio program. The maxell ur60 blank audio cassette tape 8 pack is perfect for my needs and the price cant be beat. Cassettes store the sound on a magnetic tape that is wound around the two reels in the cassette the standard audio cassette was invented in 1962 by the philips company. Apr 24, 2012 the metalformulated audio cassette hit the scene near the end of the 1970s, as the answer to a number of problems with previous tape formulations. Posted in rnostalgia by ujoesup3rtramp 5 points and 9 comments. Maxell audio tapes by dorothy govenettio buffalo, ny, us i bought a box of these audio tapes for my daughter, who tapes every sunday morning from the radio. The standard audio cassette was invented in 1962 by the philips company. Cassette audio quality may even be as high as from 2track stereo reeltoreel tape, as i have recently noticed from a live jazz recording experiment with the microphone preamplifier linelevel signal split for simultaneous feeding into a 15 ips notsoportable reeltoreel and a portable cassette recorder. Cassettes store the sound on a magnetic tape that is wound around the two reels in the cassette.