Monthly Archives: October 2010

Mixing in the 70′s – UPDATE 2 -Phillips Console Information

Posted on 10/30/2010 by admin

Phillips Mixing Console c. 1974 Since we originally published this post in 2010, several folks have written in to provide more information about these desks. Update 1: Tom H. in Sweden sent in a picture of his Phillips MD console. … Continue reading →

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American Consoles of 1978

Posted on 10/29/2010 by admin

Following that review of SONY’s PCM-1, on a less technical note: some ‘eye-candy’ from 1978.  New consoles from Quad/Eight, Harrison, Spectra-Sonics, and Sound Workshop.

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AES Journals of 1978: Digital Audio meets VCR

Posted on 10/29/2010 by admin

Looking through a selection of Audio Engineering Society journals from 1978, we see several themes repeated.  Primarily: digital signal processing (echo and primitive digital reverb) and digital recording.  Papers dedicated to various issues concerning digital encoding and playback occupy many … Continue reading →

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Early Electronic Music Technology: Part One

Posted on 10/28/2010 by admin

From the back-pages of the AES Journal in 1965: Moog is a legendary name in the world of music.  As far as manufacturers/innovators of musical/audio equipment go, Robert Moog is a close to a household name as anyone I can … Continue reading →

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Microphone Harvest of 1965 part 2

Posted on 10/27/2010 by admin

Courtesy of the Audio Engineering Society’s 1965 Membership Directory Publication:  today we take a look at some ‘full-product-line’ advertising from the the leading microphone-makers of 1965.  Shure, Beyer, and RCA are curiously absent. Gotham Audio of NYC was the sole … Continue reading →

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AES Journals Circa 1965: Microphones

Posted on 10/26/2010 by admin

Our earlier post on Saul Marantz discussed the journal of the Audio Engineering Society in general.  This week we are going to take a closer look at some of these fascinating publications.  We’ll start with a crop of microphones from … Continue reading →

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Spring Reverb Defines a Mythic Space Where The Legends of Rock Live

Posted on 10/25/2010 by admin

Listen to this audio. Gtr_Amp_Close_up You don’t need me to tell you that this is the sound of an electric guitar playing through a guitar amp (speaker).  You would believe me if I told you this was what you were … Continue reading →

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Neve 8108 Recording Console

Posted on 10/23/2010 by admin

Neve is a British company which was, for many years, the preeminent manufacturer of high-end audio mixing consoles.  Until Solid State Logic (SSL) came along, Neve was the ‘Rolls Royce’ of mixing boards.  They were (are) terrifically expensive, but the … Continue reading →

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Recording Engineer/Producer Part III

Posted on 10/22/2010 by admin

Spent yesterday doing some tech work in a time-capsule circa 1983 recording studio.  Today’s perusal of RE/P Magazine c.’85 feels especially poignant. I had never paid attention to the name ‘Dennis Lambert’ before, but wow what a list of credits … Continue reading →

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Recording Engineer/Producer Part II

Posted on 10/21/2010 by admin

Looking through the August and October 1983 issues of RE/P today. What has changed since 1982?  There is an even bigger focus on digital recording – primarily new 2-channel Digital Mastering platforms.  There is also more discussion of Dolby noise-reduction.  … Continue reading →

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