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Audio Ephemera Alert

From the Boyers family archive: a charming mid-50's 8-sided Christmas Card celebrating the holiday season and the 'Magnecord Gang.'  The…

14 years ago

Genre-branded instruments

(Image Source) On eBay: a circa 1990 Casio Rap-1 'Rapman' synthesizer/child's-toy.  In its original box with original accessory-microphone; click here…

14 years ago

You’ll Want More Than One

US Marshall Amplifiers Print-ad circa 1979 An advertising executive told me a great story about Arm & Hammer Baking Soda…

14 years ago

Tape Editing Primer – part 2

The Alice 62/3B broadcast console circa 1977.  No relation to the subject of this article.... Following our earlier post of…

14 years ago

Misc Electric Guitar Bits circa 1980

BC Rich Bich advert 1979.  Just in case you weren't sure what the shape of the instrument is intended to…

14 years ago

Olmsted Quad Direct Input Amplifier (Quad DI)

Download the specs/user-guide for the Olmsted Quad DI: DOWNLOAD: Olmsted Quad Direct Inject Let's say that you have many vintage…

14 years ago

What do we get from the sound of a space?

Above: Mato (drums) and Jon (seated) during drum tracking.  Recognize the space?  If so, you are one of the 12…

14 years ago

Swiss Mix

I've always coveted these little Nagra BMII audio mixers and but I somehow resisted the urge to purchase one on…

14 years ago

UPDATED: Link: Live Radio Interview Friday 5.11 8AM *** 89.5 WPKN Bridgeport

Tomorrow, 5.11.12, I'll be a guest on Del's "In Transition" show in the eight o'clock hour.  We'll be listening to…

14 years ago

Guitar Synths of the late 1970s

The 360 Systems 'Spectre' Today as PS dot com: a quick look at the then-new product-category of Guitar Synths circa…

14 years ago