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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…

13 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…

13 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;…

14 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…

14 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…

14 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…

14 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…

14 years ago

Music at Home 1973

Dave Brubeck, his sons Darius, Chris, and Danny, and friends Mark Morgenstern, Perry Robinson, and Gerry Mulligan make music at…

14 years ago

Better Living Through Auto-Reverse

Well alright...  Cheryl from the Madison office is finally coming over to the condo for dinner.  I think she said…

14 years ago