recording head

American  

Or record head

noun

1. the part of a tape recorder that records a sound source by converting the electrical analog of the sound, as from a microphone, into a magnetic signal for storage on magnetic tape.

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Etymology

Origin of recording head

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

A signal in the form of a varying input current from a microphone or camera goes to the recording head.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

As the tape moves past the recording head, the magnetic field orientations of the iron oxide molecules on the tape are changed thus recording the signal.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

In the playback mode, the magnetized tape is run past another head, similar in structure to the recording head.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

A plastic tape, coated with iron oxide, moves past a recording head.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Changing tapes was only a matter of slapping a new reel into place, dropping the tape into the recording head, and threading it into the empty reel.

From The Egyptian Cat Mystery by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)