mixers

A DIY tube mixing console; plans, schematics, methods

Some more interesting bits from AUDIO magazine c 1955:  plans and schematics for a radio station mixing console.   Very little…

13 years ago

RCA Mixing setup at the Hollywood Bowl arena c.1955

You gotta wonder where this thing ended up.   Consider the history that passed through these faders.

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

Vintage Marshall Archive Material Part 2: 1974

Download the complete sixteen-page 1974 Marshall Amplification catalog: DOWNLOAD: Marshall_1974_Cat Products covered, with text, specs, and photos, include: Marshall 1959,…

13 years ago

Western Electric in the late 40s: Audio Engineering Mag pt. 5

The Western Electric 755A speaker In a previous post, we looked at some early Western Electric cinema-sound equipment and the…

13 years ago

Altec Sound Equipment 1968

Download the sixteen-page 1968 Altec Sound And Communication catalog: DOWNLOAD:AltecFullLine1968 Products covered, with text photos, and limited specs, include the…

14 years ago

LOFT recording consoles circa mid 1970’s: UPDATE

Pictured above is the very first recording/mixing console made by LOFT (Loft Modular Devices, Inc.).  It is a model 440. …

14 years ago

Gately EM-7 Mixer and EQ-7 4-channel Equalizer Unit

In a previous post, I included the scan at left from a 1969 issue of the AES journal.  It's an…

14 years ago

Altec Professional Audio Controls Paper Circa 1960’s

Around the time that ALTEC introduced their 947X series of solid-state plug-in amplifiers, ALTEC staff engineers Arthur Davis and Don…

14 years ago