U-Matic
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /you-mat-ik/
Also spelled or known as: U-Matic Tape
Plural: U-Matics
Related: Mastering
What does U-Matic mean? A videotape format once used for professional audio and video mastering.
In music production, U-Matic tapes were historically used to store digital audio masters for CD manufacturing. The Sony U-matic video cassette recorder was first introduced in the late 1960s.
U-Matic synonyms: U-Matic Tape, Digital Master Tape, Video Master Format
Example sentence: “The archive contained old U-Matic masters.”
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