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The 8 Track Cartridge...
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8-Track was
introduced in the
mid 1960s
primarily to
satisfy music
playback in the
car. It had a
continuous tape
loop system that
traveled in just
one direction and
had the pinch
roller as part of
the cartridge.
Four 'stereo'
audio tracks (so a
total of 8 tracks)
were recorded
across the
0.25"
magnetic tape. The
tape speed was
twice that of the
Philips compact
cassettes at
3.75" per
second.
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advantage of
having four audio
tracks traveling
in the same
direction with
different music on
each, was that it
gave the user the
ability to jump
between the
tracks. The track
selection was
achieved by moving
the tape head
across the tape by
means of a
magnetic solenoid
selecting each
twin track in
turn.
Listen
to a sample
of the Beatles
1970 8-Track in Real
Audio
"with
the solenoid
switching between
tracks".
Click on the
8-Track to
download an audio
sample (162KB)
stereo play time
of 1 minute and 06
sec.
The
8-Track was popular
during the mid to
late 1960s and most
of the 1970s, but
eventually the more
popular recordable
compact cassette
tape overtook sales
and won this early
battle of the tape
media.
More
information @:
http---www.8trackheaven.com
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- An
example of the 8-Track
cartridge popular
in the UK from
1965 to around 1979.
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