reel-to-reel
adjective
: of, relating to, or utilizing magnetic tape that requires threading on a take-up reel
a reel-to-reel tape recorder
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Everything was on reel-to-reel before, and so all four of us would have to be in the recording studio to get something down.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
Her words are often heard over footage of a reel-to-reel tape recorder, in a way that draws attention to the power of her voice.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 31 July 2024
The person had transferred the reel-to-reel to DAT and then got rid of it.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 9 July 2024
And then the reel-to-reel tape machines were, like, two thousand bucks.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 July 2024
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
Her words are often heard over footage of a reel-to-reel tape recorder, in a way that draws attention to the power of her voice.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 31 July 2024
The person had transferred the reel-to-reel to DAT and then got rid of it.
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 9 July 2024
And then the reel-to-reel tape machines were, like, two thousand bucks.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for reel-to-reel
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“Reel-to-reel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reel-to-reel. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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