compressors

Audio & Design (Recording) ltd. Compressors c. 1979

I was recently given hundreds of pages of Audio & Design (Recording) ltd. (hf. ADR) literature from the 1970s, and…

11 years ago

CBS Volumax and Audimax circa 1964

CT!  CBS labs, Stamford, 1963 - 1965.   These CBS units still seem like the ugly ducklings of the vintage limiter…

11 years ago

UPDATED: Compressor Roundup c. 1963

Today on PS dot come: a short but v v informative piece from BROADCAST ENGINEERING , July 1963, which gives…

11 years ago

Novel Vacuum Tube / Diode Compressor: 1950

Download a short piece from RADIO-ELECTRONICS, 1950, on the subject of a DIY audio-compressor: DOWNLOAD: DiodeCompressor1950 This promises to be…

12 years ago

Vacuum-Tube Output Stage for Shure Level Loc

Many of my regular readers will be familiar with the Shure Level-Loc.  For those unfamiliar, the basics:  the Level-Loc is…

13 years ago

Altec 436 Compressor: Taming the output level: part 2

In a previous post, we looked at the Altec 436 vari-mu tube compressor.  I built one of these a few…

13 years ago

Pro Audio hardware of the early 1950s

The General Electric (GE) BA-5-A Limiter Continuing our review of the first two years of AUDIO magazine, today we will…

13 years ago

Altec 436 Compressor: Taming the Output Level

Ah the classic Altec 436C compressor (see here for previous coverage on PS dot com). Here's a fresh high-res scan…

14 years ago

Orban Audio Processors of the 1980s

Download the four-page circa 1984 Orban 'condensed catalog': DOWNLOAD: OrbanCondCatalog Photos and descriptions (no specs) of the following models: Orban…

14 years ago

Valley People 610 Dynamics Processor

Download the original 2-page product sheet for the Valley People 610 dynamics processor: DOWNLOAD: ValleyPeople610 Valley People was the successor…

14 years ago