playback head
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of playback head
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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In 1948, Bing Crosby gave Paul his first mono Ampex recorder, to which Paul added a second playback head, which enabled him to record multiple tracks on the same reel of tape.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025
The only moving part at the point of signal retrieval is the tape, which travels in a straight line across a stationary playback head.
From The Verge • Oct. 5, 2015
The different magnetic field orientations of the iron oxide molecules on the tape induces an emf in the coil of wire in the playback head.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
Her violin bow has prerecorded tape where the hairs should be, and is drawn across a tape playback head on the instrument's bridge, enabling the violin to "speak."
From Time Magazine Archive
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