This might be old news for some, but this historical look at tape recording is such a good read and packed with hard-to-find technical information. Having read it, I appreciate my boomboxes even more as the marvels they are.
[PDF] Historical Development of Magnetic Recording and Tape Recorder
museumofmagneticsoundrecording.org › ...
Can't seem to copy the pdf link direct, but hopefully you can find it from that. It's by a guy who worked for Sony for decades - Masanori Kimizuka.
[PDF] Historical Development of Magnetic Recording and Tape Recorder
museumofmagneticsoundrecording.org › ...
Can't seem to copy the pdf link direct, but hopefully you can find it from that. It's by a guy who worked for Sony for decades - Masanori Kimizuka.