reel-to-reel tape
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of reel-to-reel tape
First recorded in 1975–80
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One place his vision is most evident is in his reel-to-reel tape box collages, rarely displayed publicly until now.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
Dictating his life story into a reel-to-reel tape recorder, the now-aged Mann details life with Elder John, his romance with a consumptive patient and a decision he will make that irreversibly alters the local landscape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
The club's star DJ was Frankie Knuckles, who would use a reel-to-reel tape to create loops and "pause button remixes" of his favourite disco tracks, making them last a little longer.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2022
Hawkline preceded the headliner with a 35-minute set, during which he sang and played guitar over bleepy backing tracks that emanated from, of all things, a reel-to-reel tape recorder.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 12, 2022
He had two mismatched turntables plus a rickety old reel-to-reel tape player and shelves packed with records he’d collected over many years.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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