Pro Audio Archive

Consoles of the 70s : part 2

Above: the Audiotronics Grandson II console circa 1975 Way back in October of 2010 I ran a short piece about…

12 years ago

Altec full-line 1976 catalog

70's months at P S DOT COM continues with a fresh scan of the complete 1976 Altec pro audio catalog,…

12 years ago

When they were young: introducing a few audio classics

Circa 1970: The API 512, Shure SM58, Neumann FET 47, and Urei LA-3A all have got something to prove to…

12 years ago

Excellent Article on Larry Scully and the Variable-Pitch Lathe c. 1956

Download a six-page article from HIGH FIDELITY 1956 concerning the history of the Scully corporation of Bridgeport Connecticut, including an…

12 years ago

ADM Mixers and Consoles of the 1970s and 1980s

Above: ADM console constructed for NYC's A+R Recording c. 1976 Nice set for y'all today, courtesy of reader T.F.  T.…

12 years ago

Astatic Microphones: Full Catalog Scan: Circa 1975

Download the complete circa 1975 (actual date unknown) Astatic Microphones Full-Line Catalog (22pp) DOWNLOAD: Astatic_Catalog_197* Models covered include: Astatic 810,…

12 years ago

Pultec 1977 Full-Line Catalog

Download the complete twelve-page 1977 Pultec outboard audio equipment catalog: DOWNLOAD: Pultec-1977_catalog Units covered, with text, specs, and photos, include:…

13 years ago

The Scully 601 Vinyl Mastering Lathe circa 1960

Above: beautiful line-drawn rendition of a Scully 601 lathe.  Made right here in blighted Bridgeport CT.  Ahh Bridgeport what happened? …

13 years ago

Neumann AM32B Lathe: 1961

Although Scully seems to have dominated the US lathe market in the 1950s and 1960s, every time I have personally…

13 years ago

Webster-Chicago: Because Shouting Is Outmoded (1939)

Download the 24pp 1939 Webster-Chicago Sound Systems catalog (in two parts due to size) DOWNLOAD PART 1: WebsterChic_1939_1 DOWNLOAD PART…

13 years ago