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Audio Mixing Consoles circa 1959

Langevin stereo console circa 1959 Today: from the "Audio Cyclopedia," Howard Tremaine, 1959: a quick visual survey of professional mixing…

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What is an audio engineer? c. 1961

From an AES journal circa 1961.  It's interesting to see how the meaning of 'audio engineer' has shifted over the…

12 years ago

Lang Audio of the 1960s

Download the six-page circa 1965 Lang Specialized Audio Equipment Catalog: DOWNLOAD: Lang_Audio_Electronics_catalog Products covered, with photos and text description, include:…

12 years ago

Fairchild Kit Of The Early 1960s

Above: the Fairchild 661 Auto-ten (a noise gate, apparently), 740 Lathe, 602 and 600 Conax (de-essers, apparently), 670 stereo limiter,…

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Here’s those EQs and Compressors you asked for. Now go F’ yrself.

Above: 12x3 Audiofax mixing desk circa 1961. I was reading a 1961 AES journal when I came across this piece…

12 years ago

The Norelco/Phillips EL 6911 Studio Echo Machine c.1961

Good lord take a look at this thing.  The Phillips EL 6911 echo machine.  Distributed in the US by Norelco,…

12 years ago

AKG Studio Microphones Circa 1962

The AKG C-24 stereo condenser mic.  Yes please.  I think if I added up all the time i have spent…

12 years ago

This month at PS Dot Com: Pro Audio Equipment of the early 1960s

I do not trust you, microphone.  Yet.   The next few weeks at Preservation Sound: we bring you: in no…

12 years ago

Mics of ’56

Above: Belden 8411, 8422, and 8412 microphone cable.  I still use Belden 9451 for most studio hard-wiring tasks, although I…

12 years ago

Audio Manipulation Technologies c. 1956: Radio SFX

From Radio And Television News, 2/56: a short article concerning the creation of sound effects for use in radio commercials,…

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