Recording Studio History

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

ADM Console built for Fine Recording, INC

In the account of his folk's FINE RECORDING, INC., operation, Tom Fine mentioned the custom ADM console that was installed…

12 years ago

February is 70’s Month At Preservation Sound Dot Com

Ah the 1970s: that in-between-time which spanned the earthy-idealism and radical upheavals of the 1960s with the slick techno-consumerist-complacency of…

12 years ago

1969: An American Visits Soviet Recording Studios

From DB magazine, Nov 1969: John Woram visits a few Russian recording studios, Moogs in tow. DOWNLOAD: db_Mag-6911-To_Russia_with_Worham Thanks to…

12 years ago

1988 Interview with producer Martin Bisi

Download a three-page interview with producer Martin Bisi from HOME AND STUDIO RECORDING, 10/88.  Interview is by Deborah Parisi, photos…

12 years ago

Augmenting the Feeble Groans Of Hopeful Teenagers (aka Signal Processing)

RCA Studio circa 1964.  Ed Begley resists adjusting the controls.   Download an eight-page article, again from 'Easy Guide To…

12 years ago

An opinon piece that laments the ‘good old days’ of old-school music production (1958)

Download a four-page article from "High Fidelity Music at Home" (yes this was the title of an ancient magazine...) circa…

12 years ago

Capitol Records Studios Circa 1960

Above: the live room and control room of Capitol A, Los Angeles, circa late 1950's. Capitol Records Studio A, New…

13 years ago

Bill Putnam and United Recording, Hollywood CA

Wow what a titan Bill Putnam was.  Not only did the man create some of the greatest audio equipment ever…

13 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…

13 years ago