Tape, audio

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OBJECT TYPE: DIGITAL/MAGNETIC/CASSETTE/120 MIN
DATE: 1977
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2016.0282.011

MANUFACTURER: Sony
MODEL: DT-120
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 11
Total Parts: 14
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Synthetic casing and tape with paper labels

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 7.3 cm
Width: 5.4 cm
Height: 1.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Sound
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Sony
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: ca.1977-1998
Canada: Unknown
Function: An audio tape used to record sesions in an anechoic chamber for acoustic testing.
Technical: The Soundfield microphone is an audio microphone composed of four closely spaced subcardioid or cardioid (unidirectional) microphone capsules arranged in a tetrahedron. (From Acquisition Proposal, see Ref. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On the proper front: "SONY/ DT-120/ FOR DIGITAL RECORDING/ DAT/ Digital Audio Tape/ Anechoic Chamber DATE/TIME 09/02/90/ M.P. [Barrel] Demo Script"/ On a label on the proper bottom: SONY/ [Barrel] Demo Raw Script"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Predominantly dark grey with white and blue markings and a white label with black ink handwriting. There is a clear viewport on the proper front showing two white reels with black magnetic tape on one and an orange background inside.
Decoration: N/A

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Sony, Tape, audio, after 1977, Artifact no. 2016.0282, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2016.0282.011/

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