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Early Solid-State Gates Audio Mixers

Above: GATES Attache 70, Dynamote 70, Courier 70, and Unimote 70 solid-state remote amplifiers circa 1965.  I somehow ended up…

13 years ago

Not Urei

Above: circa 1963 announcements for the Bauer model 920 "Peak Master" (appears to be a UREI model 175) and the…

13 years ago

EMI Redd 47 Mic Preamp build

So I was flipping through Recording The Beatles recently and I was reminded that I had yet to make one…

13 years ago

RCA microphones circa 1963 – 1965

Above: RCA 77, BK1, BK5, and a slew of others, all referred to by their 'alternate' MA-designations: the MA-2311, 2313,…

13 years ago

Audio Production Primer c. 1965

From B.E. mag sometime in '65 comes this article by one John Harmer.  Nothing all that notable in here except…

13 years ago

Read my review of Sony Creative Software’s “WHAT IT IS” at ProductionHUB dot com

How are y'all doing on this fine day...  Wanted to LYK that I recently wrote another software review for our…

13 years ago

Some interesting mid-60s broadcast mics

Today: just a round-up of some broadcast mics that caught my eye for some or another reason:  above, the 'Stanford-Omega'…

13 years ago

From the ‘Yesterday’s Problems’ department: sonic ‘Print-Through’ on analog audiotape

Courtesy of Kodak, a discussion of the problem of print-thru on audio-masters.  I used to notice this on LPs quite…

13 years ago

Shure SE-1 RIAA phono pre-amp circa 1964

Above, Shure's SE-1 RIAA phono pre.  I would love to see the schematic for this is anyone can direct me…

13 years ago

First listen to new Stephen Kellogg album recorded at Gold Coast Recorders

I spent a good portion of the fall last year working on Stephen Kellogg's new record BLUNDERSTONE ROOKERY at Gold…

13 years ago