A New Multideck Broadcast Audio Tape Cartridge Unit

A new system for handling magnetic tape is described. This system was developed over the past three years to answer problems of tape handling convenience and reliability. The result is a multiple cartridge tape recorder/player using reversible continuous loop cartridges. There are only two rotating parts in the mechanism and the electronics are solid-state and plug-in. This is the only multiple cartridge tape system which can operate as 6 complete tape recorders in one. This is also the first continuous loop which can be reversed as a reel-to-reel tape.