Monthly Archives: February 2011

Fostex ‘Personal’ Outboard Equipment of the 1980s

Posted on 02/28/2011 by chris

Download fourteen-pages of original product information regarding FOSTEX’ “Personal Multitrack” outboard-equipment line of the 1980s: DOWNLOAD: Fostex_Outboard_Gear_1986 Included in this download:  “Echo Buss Vol II, Take 1,” a FOSTEX newsletter to pro-sumer users of the 80s.  Plus 2-side product sheets … Continue reading →

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Magnecord INC Historical Archival Material Part 1

Posted on 02/26/2011 by chris

From the personal collection of D. Boyers, son of Magnecord founding partner John Boyers, PreservationSound is excited to be able to offer several rare documents and historical reminiscences.  The Magnecord PT6 was one of the very first broadcast-quality tape recorders … Continue reading →

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The Fostex 250 and 250AV cassette four-track machine

Posted on 02/25/2011 by chris

Fostex week continues at PS dot com. Download five pages of original FOSTEX product information on the 250 and 250AV ‘four-tracks’: DOWNLOAD: Fostex250 I’ve never used one of these machines personally.  Anyone? The 250AV, btw, is the same as the … Continue reading →

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The Fostex A-8 multitrack tape machine

Posted on 02/25/2011 by chris

Download the original 2-page product sheet for the Fostex A-8LR tape machine. DOWNLOAD: FostexA8LR Billed as being “about the size of twenty albums stacked together,” the A-8LR differed from the more common A-8 by virtue of 8-track simultaneous recording (as … Continue reading →

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The Fostex B16 tape machine

Posted on 02/20/2011 by chris

Download fourteen pages of early-80s publications regarding the Fostex B16 1/2″ sixteen-track tape recorder. DOWNLOAD:FostexB16 You will find in the package: a complete pricelist; a lengthy ‘test report’ as published in ‘Modern Recording and Music’ Nov 1984; plus an original … Continue reading →

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What’s a Fostex?

Posted on 02/20/2011 by chris

Download the 4pp circa 1984 Fostex Full Line (condensed) catalog: DOWNLOAD: Fostex1984 Fostex was the yin to Tascam’s yang in the home-recording 80s.  What does this mean?  What is the sound of 4 tracks of noise reduction with no recorded … Continue reading →

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Out-of-print-book report: Magnetic Recording (1948)

Posted on 02/10/2011 by chris

Not sure where I came across this obscure volume.  Written by one S.J. Begun, then VP and chief engineer of recording-tech pioneer Brush Development Corp, ‘Magnetic Recording’ (h.f. ‘MR’) was completed in June 1948 and published the following year by … Continue reading →

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Altec Sound Equipment 1968

Posted on 02/06/2011 by chris

Download the sixteen-page 1968 Altec Sound And Communication catalog: DOWNLOAD:AltecFullLine1968 Products covered, with text photos, and limited specs, include the full range of microphones, horn speakers, Duplex coaxial speakers, full range drivers, voice-of-the-theatre systems, tube and solid-state power amps, pre-amps, … Continue reading →

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Altec Musical Sound Equipment circa 1973

Posted on 02/02/2011 by chris

Download the sixteen-page Altec Musical Sound Equipment catalog circa 1973: DOWNLOAD: AltecMusical1973 Products covered, in text, specs, and lovely 70s gradient photography, include: Altec 417, 418, 421, and 425 series musical instrument speakers (drivers); Altec 626A, 654A, 655A, 650B, and … Continue reading →

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