TechIEEE Spectrumabout 2 hours ago
This Hi-Fi Tape Recorder Changed Radio Forever
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The Magnetophon, a high-fidelity reel-to-reel magnetic tape recorder developed by German manufacturer AEG, debuted at the Berlin Radio Show in 1935. Its magnetic tape was produced by I.G. Farben, now known as BASF. The device inadvertently led to the invention of the laugh track.
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