TASCAM’s new CD-A580 is a cassette recorder, CD player and USB flash drive recorder all-in-one According to the company, the CD-A580’s integrated cassette recorder utilizes a single-direction ...

This sonic beast is more than just a pretty nostalgic face. It pumps out massive sound, features funky VU meters and you can ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Steve Stepp knew audiotapes were going to come back before you did, and not just ...

The inventor of the CD and cassette tapes has passed away. Lou Ottens, who is credited with not only inventing the cassette tape but also helping develop the CD, died at his home in the Netherlands ...

Inside a cassette is a long spool of plastic tape covered with a magnetic medium that holds the recording as analog magnetic ...

We're hitting 'rewind' on the Billboard archives. By Joe Lynch Executive Digital Director While the use of magnetic tape to record and play music dates back to the 1930s, it wasn’t until 1963, at the ...

It looks like music fans are bringing back the oldschool ways of jamming their favorite tracks after albums sold on vinyl and cassette saw double digit sales growth in the U.S. last year.

When Lisa Yoder’s kids want to watch a movie, they look through the family’s DVD library or head to the library and pick DVDs to borrow. Yoder’s favorite part about letting her kids watch DVDs is that ...

It's always interesting what you find when you move. In my case, one of my more interesting finds was a stack of special-purpose tower PCs I'd used, and then stored away for a rainy day. As I was ...