Are micro cassettes still used?
“Standard” microcassettes are still used in the underground-music circuits for recording and distributing experimental music and field recordings/sound collage, mostly because of their lo-fi qualities.
Are micro and mini cassettes the same?
Yes, a mini-cassette is slightly larger than a micro-cassette and the two are not interchangeable. Some of the vendors actually erroneously called a micro-cassette machine a mini-cassette machine thinking they were interchangeable.
What size is a micro cassette?
1/8″ wide
Microcassette and Recorder Both use 1/8″ wide tape, but the tape is thinner in the microcassette. Microcassette recorders are small enough to slip into a shirt pocket.
What are the small cassette tapes called?
The Mini-Cassette, often written minicassette, is a magnetic tape audio cassette format introduced by Philips in 1967. It is used primarily in dictation machines and was also employed as a data storage for the Philips P2000 home computer.
Are there different size cassettes?
Sprockets vary in size according to the number of teeth they have. A cassette may therefore be sized as 11-32t. The closer the two figures are together, the less pronounced the difference between gears (e.g. an 11-21t cassette is referred to as having a ‘narrow’ gear range, and an 11-34t as having a ‘wide’ gear range).
How do I know what kind of cassette I have?
The 4 notches found at the top of a metal cassette are the easiest way to identify the tape type. The notches on the outside of the tape tell the cassette deck to use the bias of a Type II tape. The notches on the inside of the cassette tell the player to push the bias even further!
Can old cassette tapes be restored?
If your cassette or microcassette tape needs repair, splicing, re-attaching the leader tape to the spindle or replacing the shell, Audio Restorations can make the repair for you at a reasonable price.
How do I know my cassette size?
Sprockets vary in size according to the number of teeth they have. A cassette may therefore be sized as 11-32t. The first number refers to the number of teeth on the smallest sprocket (the highest gear, for fast pedalling at speed) and the second number to the biggest sprocket (the lowest gear, for climbing hills).
What’s the difference between a mini cassette and a microcassette?
The mini-cassette is almost identical in appearance and dimensions to the microcassette, however it has thicker cogs for its reels and a slightly wider cassette. The mini-cassette, despite making it to market first, was less successful than the microcassette. A couple of products were created to compete with the microcassette.
What can you do with a microcassette recorder?
By using thinner tape and half or a quarter the tape speed, microcassettes can offer comparable recording time to the compact cassette but in a smaller package. Microcassettes have mostly been used for recording voice. In particular, they are commonly used in dictation machines and answering machines.
When did the microcassette recording medium come out?
The Microcassette (often written generically as microcassette) is an audio storage medium, introduced by Olympus in 1969. It uses the same width of magnetic tape as the Compact Cassette but in a much smaller container. By using thinner tape and half or a quarter the tape speed, microcassettes can offer comparable recording…
What was the product that competed with the microcassette?
A couple of products were created to compete with the microcassette. Dictaphone and JVC introduced the picocassette in 1985, which is half the size of the microcassette. In 1992, Sony released the NT memo recording system, which employs a small cassette for digital recording.