Pro Audio Archive

Altec Professional Audio Controls Paper Circa 1960’s

Around the time that ALTEC introduced their 947X series of solid-state plug-in amplifiers, ALTEC staff engineers Arthur Davis and Don…

13 years ago

Fender Album Of Stars Promotional Magazine c. 1968

Download the entire 32-page Fender 'album of stars' promotional magazine, circa 1968: DOWNLOAD PART 1: FenderAlbumofStars1 DOWNLOAD PART 2: FenderAlbumOfStars2…

13 years ago

Yamaha Guitars And Guitar Amplifiers 1968

Download the entire 12-page 1968 Yamaha Guitar/Amp Catalog (USA region): DOWNLOAD: Yamaha_guitars_amps_1968_catalog Models covered in this publication: Model 150, 120,…

13 years ago

Sears Silvertone Sound Systems 1940

Download a 17-page scan of the 1940 Sears Silvertone sound system catalog: CLICK TO DOWNLOAD (10mb) : SearsSoundSystems1940 The PA,…

13 years ago

Polyfusion Modular Synthesizers

Polyfusion is an electronics firm in the Buffalo, NY area which began in the mid-1970s.  According to their very outdated…

13 years ago

RCA microphones catalog circa 1965

Click the link below to download the entire circa 1965 RCA microphone catalog. DOWNLOAD: RCA_Circa1965_Catalog A lot of interesting pieces…

13 years ago

ICON: Marshall Amplification

What greater visual icon for the mythic virility and power of the circa-1970 Rock-Star than the "Marshall Stack?" (web source)…

13 years ago

DESIGN ICON: MXR audio effects in the 1970s

MXR Innovations began making their first product, the Phase 90 phase-shift pedal, in the early 1970s. (web source) Phase-shift is…

13 years ago

Cuttin’ Records: RCA Recording Filter and Cutting-Arm Assembly

Most days in the studio end with me making WAV or MP3 files of scratch mixes or final masters.  I…

13 years ago

Audio + Design Scamp Outboard Modules

Audio + Design (Also known as Audio & Design, or Audio and Design, or Audio Design Recording- hf. ADR) is…

13 years ago