What Does Digital Compact Cassette (DCC) Mean?
A Digital Compact Cassette (DCC) is a digital sound recording format based on magnetic tape. It was introduced by Philips and Matsushita in 1992. DCC was a successor of the analog compact cassette. Digital Compact Cassette shared a similar form factor as used by analog cassettes, so backward compatibility was ensured, and a DCC recorder can play both cassette formats.
Techopedia Explains Digital Compact Cassette (DCC)
DCC was introduced in 1992. It used a magneto-resistive (MR) head that is fixed to the mechanism of the player/recorder. As the head is stationary, DCC players are not sensitive to vibration and shock. DCC mechanisms are also cheaper compared to the rotary head used in the helical scan systems like VHS or DAT. Rotary heads are used to increase the head-to-tape speed. The magneto-resistive heads used in DCC do not have any iron components, so it does not form any residual magnetism; as a result, DCC is never demagnetized.
