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RCA PA systems of the 1950s

RCA PA system heads of the 50s/60s are one of the best values in antique tube equipment.  I've bought a…

15 years ago

UDPATED (4): Presto Recording Corp: Pioneers of ‘Instant’ Analog Disc Recording

Download the fifty-page 1940 PRESTO RECORDING CORP catalog: DOWNLOAD (part 1): Presto_1940_Cat_1 DOWNLOAD (part 2):Presto_1940_cat_2 Products covered, with text, some…

15 years ago

1960: Not A Flattering Term For ‘Recording Engineer’

Four-page article from the popular press circa 1960 which claims to describe the work of a recording engineer of the…

15 years ago

Every House Has A Mic

Any old house, on any street; any house where a family lived, where life happened; deep in the basement, perhaps;…

15 years ago

In The Studio

Another day of live tracking at Gold Coast Recorders.  Vocal chain working great:  Neumann U47 fet into Neve console pre…

15 years ago

In The Studio

Preservation Sound dot com will be less active this week because I have 7 days of back-to-back sessions booked at…

15 years ago

‘We Shape Our Tools, And Thereafter Our Tools Shape Us’: MM

(Image Source) As I wrote on day 1, the goal of this website is to investigate "the potential (of sound-altering…

15 years ago

Carvin Co. electric guitars of 1978

Continuing our series on Carvin Musical Instruments of the 1970s:  the complete Carvin electric guitar line-up of 1978.  Download a…

15 years ago