Cassete Tape and The Development Of the Sony Walkman


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Newington High School Music Tech I         
Class Assignment
1-11-2011


The Cassette Tape
Name:__________________

The Cassette tape was originally designed for:_____________________________

The word cassette is a French word meaning :_____________________________

What does the term “auto-reverse” mean?_____________________________________________

How does auto reverse work?:________________________________________________________

How many stereo tracks are there?___________________

What is Cro2 Tape and why is it good?

What is a Walkman:


(Give 2) Magnetic tape recording offered important advantages over revolving discs:


Magnetic tape is generally consisting of a thin magnetizable coating on a long and narrow strip of:



PART II

Development of the Sony Walkman

Research the development of the Sony Walkman.




When and where was it created?

 
Cost?

 
What other names were considered or patented by SONY


 
Roughly how many models were developed?



Please include many photos of the walkman and photos of the most recent.


Manufacturing of Gramaphone Record

RCA 1942      Part 1

RCA 1942      Part 2