DOD. The effects pedal brand that spanned the (original) MXR and BOSS eras, never having quite the cachet of either,…
1979. Teac/TASCAM introduces the 144 Porta-Studio, the first four-track integrated tape machine/mixer. The first 4-track. A truly revolutionary product for…
Download a four-page article from High Fidelity, 1966, on the subject of 'early hi-fi': DOWNLOAD: High_Fidelity-6604-How_It_All_Began Thanks to TF for…
When I was learning to play the guitar in suburban CT in the late 80s, the name Ibanez was pretty…
Daion guitars were built in the Japan in the late 70s/early 80s. I believe that the model depicted here is…
1981: Korg and Roland both release prosumer drum machines designated 55. The KORG KR-55 is a non-programmable drum machine with…
No explanation necessary I manage to do a fair amount of business selling bespoke microphone preamps, filters, amplifiers, etc; but…
Today: some random bits+bobs of Sound-For-Film technology of the early 1950s. Above: the All-New JBL Theatre Sound Systems, which claim…
Lee de Forest (L), the man who invented the voltage-amplifer tube, takes in the state-of-the-art in consumer audio reproduction c.…
Download the four-page 1955 'Altec Stereophonic Sound Equipment for Theatres' brochure: DOWNLOAD:altec-vott_cat_1955 Units discussed, with text, specs, and images, include:…