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Why were continuous-loop cartridges useful for background music?
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Continuous-loop cartridges were particularly useful for background music because they did not require rewinding. Unlike other formats that necessitated manual intervention or specific starting points, the continuous-loop design allowed for seamless, non-selective playback, making it an ideal solution for environments where music was intended to play continuously without the need to return to the beginning of the recording.1