MCS 3575 Stereo Cassette Deck

The MCS 3575 is a stereo cassette deck, it was introduced by MCS in 1981 with a list price of USD $300 and discontinued 4 years later in 1985.

The main features of the MCS 3575 cassette deck are:, analog 3 digit tape counter, tape type selection with support for normal tapes, single capstan transport.

Typical front loading cassette deck with the cassette compartiment located on the left side of the deck.

Level meters used on the MCS 3575 cassette deck are generic digital peak reading meters. Full-logic transport controls used on the MCS 3575 let it respond to the slightest finger contact for fast and effortless transport function selection.

Historic events

1981 Dave Smith proposes the Universal Synthesizer Interface that would become the MIDI standard in 1983.

1982 Seiko introduced the world’s first TV watch.

1983 The Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) is introduced at the first North American Music Manufacturers (NAMM) show in Los Angeles.

1984 The first episode of the Miami Vice television crime drama series, premiered on NBC.

1985 Sony and Philips produced the standard for Compact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) computer discs that would use the same laser technology as the audio CD.