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Jun 11, 2026
AES Legends In The Round - Nashville, TN
AES meeting at Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN. The picture; (L) Lou Bradley, CBS Studio Engineer. Noted for many charted recordings. Mostly recorded
Jun 11, 2026
Niece
Michael was my uncle by marriage. I would go to his house in Los Angeles every summer. I remember when he and my Aunt moved to Tennessee. Some of my best
Jun 11, 2026
The missing Link, Lesher
I loved, Analog Tape Recorders, since I was a little child. I was born in 1955 in Detroit, Michigan. Daddy was a violinist. My grandfather was a singer.
Jun 11, 2026
Frank Zappa used a 12 track Scully
Two main names as far as I know used the Scully 12 track was Frank Zappa used on Uncle Meat and Crusing with Reuben and the Jets. Boston's Tom Scholz
Jun 11, 2026
Anne Morritt - wife of Bob Morritt
Unfortunately Bob developed dementia in later life and is now in longterm care aged 81. Anne Morritt - wife of Bob Morritt
Jun 11, 2026
Harve Sternberg M.D.
I had the pleasure of attending Bob during his waning years and before he went back to Tennessee. We would usually meet at the end of my day in my Medical
Jun 11, 2026
Andrew Zizolfo- Retired AT&T Engineer
Glen and I were high school friends back in Elmont Memorial High School in the late 1950’s. We would go out on Saturday or Sunday and look at “Hi-Fi” sets
Jun 11, 2026
MCI 8 trk 1 inch prototype..verified by Steve Sadler
Hi, my studio in an old barn in upstate NY uses MCI 2 16. We own 6 machines of different sizes.Bought the 8 trk 20 yrs ago from a kid for 350.00..when
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Jun 11, 2026
Joseph Venneri
Joe Venneri was a very kind and generous soul. He had a great sense of humor and kept everyone around him in high spirits in his prime with his infectious
Jun 11, 2026
ampex 300 1/2" 4 track head block
Originally removed from a studio machine in DECCA place south Australia in 1973, believed to be only 6 of these ever produced. Graham Dicker ROLA Australi
Jun 11, 2026
Planning a studio in Santa Barbara 1976
I moved from NY to build a studio in the mountains above Santa Barbara, but the neighbors complained that it would fill the canyon with unwanted music…from
Jun 11, 2026
Kohl Rabin
I am the only son of Stanley Rabin and was so happy to find this. Daddy always spoke highly of his time at Stea Phillips and his great friendship with
Jun 11, 2026
Ampex MM1100
I have had my 1100 since 1992. No longer in use since going digital, and the cost of tape so high now. But it was a great sounding machine. Sitting collecting
Jun 11, 2026
Frannie Volinsky, 66 yr. Old retired preschool teacher in Wimberley Texas
I’ve watched the new Paul Simon doc and just wanted to tell you that I greatly admire your genius and your endless contributions to the careers of Paul
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Jun 11, 2026
I found Wally Hiders M79 on the street
About 25 years ago, I was walking my dog when I noticed an old tape machine sitting out on the street. I happened to know the man who lived there—Frank—a
Jun 11, 2026
Stanley Rabin
Stanley Rabin was our dear father. My brother just sent me this link to the Stea & Phillips history And I am at a loss for words. It is bittersweet to
Nov 28, 2024
Olive Plug In just released
A new plug in has been released based on testing from the Olive 2000 series console from Caribou Ranch. Acoustic Audio has asked for help in making this
Nov 28, 2024
Hi There
Hi Jimmy, Remembering the Good times at Dr. Generosity’s on upper east side. Mindy
Nov 28, 2024
raelektronik@gmail.com
I have an AG - 440 with sernr. 1372 . Could you read the year of this ? Rune Ågevall
Nov 28, 2024
John
I have a Neumann m249b microphone from CBS NYC. The serial number dates to the mid 1960s. The inventory number on the power supply is CBS-13-059-0750
Sep 14, 2024
Scully 280-2 Connecticut Recording
I owned a Scully 280-2 recorder originally purchased by Connecticut Recording in Bridgeport, CT. Serial number 3098. I was told that this machine was used
Sep 14, 2024
Mira Sound Studios Ampex AG-1000 16 Track
The original Mira Sound Ampex AG-1000 16 track recorder was in a private studio on Long Island for years. And the studio also had the original MCI split
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Sep 14, 2024
Frannie Volinsky, 66 yr. Old retired preschool teacher in Wimberley Texas
I’ve watched the new Paul Simon doc and just wanted to tell you that I greatly admire your genius and your endless contributions to the careers of Paul
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Sep 14, 2024
Cecelia Tape Loop
As Paul Simon recalled recently. They were sitting around in a rented house on Blue Jay Way, beating on a piano bench, guitar cases and clapping as a group,
Sep 14, 2024
Victoria Fields
That’s my father pictured in the lab for the VRX-1000. His name was Marco Elias Sotelo. He was born in Pasedena, CA. Was probably living in Cupertino when
Sep 14, 2024
VTX-1000 on display in Kilgore Texas
Texas Broadcast Museum in Kilgore TX has an example of the VTX-1000. Ours has the color module a $19,500.00 option. It also has an over console monitor
Sep 14, 2024
Bob Gaudio one of the great songwriters
Bob Gaudio is one of the great songwriters of our time, yet the least recognized. You read and hear about Wilson, Lennon, Spector, McCartney and others,
Sep 14, 2024
Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences
Audio engineering school with campuses in Gilbert, AZ, and Tempe,AZ.... Gary Raub II
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Sep 14, 2024
Audio Designs and Mfg aka ADM Technology
Audio Designs was established in the late 1960s by Robert Bloom Initially serving the recording industry (Bob Fine, Muscle Shoals, Techiku Recording (Japan)),
Sep 14, 2024
Gordon Clark and Martin Audio
If I'm not mistaken, the same Gordon Clark worked as an Electronic Technician at Martin Audio New York. We spoke quite a bit about his session adventures
Sep 14, 2024
Audio Designs and Mfg aka ADM Technology
Audio Designs was established in the late 1960s by Robert Bloom Initially serving the recording industry (Bob Fine, Muscle Shoals, Techiku Recording (Japan)),
Sep 14, 2024
ArtistChefPatty
Jimmy's studio guitar just showed up on Pawn Stars being sold for $750,000. Patricia Keyser
Sep 14, 2024
Audio Designs and Mfg./ADM Technology
Audio Designs and Mfg. - later known as ADM Technology was an early pioneer in Recording, Broadcast and Film production consoles. Starting in the mid
Sep 14, 2024
MCI 600 studio use
I owned and used an MCI 600 series for many years in my studio. I had all the switches replaced as they started to give problems making poor audio connections.
Sep 14, 2024
Greg Gentling
Is this the same George Andrews who is responsible for the 1995 Christmas CD:It's Christmas All Over Town? The CD was produced by Jimmy Krondes and recorded
Sep 14, 2024
My un official books
Hi I wrote manuscripts about this band. Based on their lives and fictitious families and made up and real stories about them. It’s still in editing stage
Sep 14, 2024
Producer/engineer
In 1981, I arrived in NYC, with a dream of starting my own record label. Having recorded Art Blakey in Sweden, from whence I had come to the US,I reconnected
Sep 14, 2024
Steve
I am looking for a remote and Auto Locator for a JH-24. Anyone have one available? Steve
Sep 14, 2024
Peter Lee
My late father was Frank Lee, as mentioned in the article. Unfortunately I was very young at the time but we actually moved to Nederland when Olive sent
Sep 14, 2024
GSM
In the late-1970s, I was an engineer at THUNDER SOUND and operated the OLIVE on many sessions. This board was years ahead of its time -- automation, VCA
Sep 14, 2024
Bill Szymczyk-Producer/engineer
I produced and engineered the first 3 albums at Caribou Ranch. Joe Walsh-Barnstorm, and The Smoker you Drink, the Player You Get, and Rick Derringer All
Sep 14, 2024
Principal Solutions Architect - SATCOM Engineering
I remember working at Olive Electrodynamics as a bench technician in the summer of 1972, having graduated from RCC Institute of Technology at the young
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Sep 14, 2024
Dave Chambers
Mac and I met in the early 80’s at the end of a dock at Dinner Key Marina. It was the only slip large enough to harbor his 65’ish foot sailing yacht. He
Sep 14, 2024
Sound and recording hobbyist
My name is Mitch Marcus. I just found this website, and was scrolling down when I found the picture of Lou Waxman. I am pretty sure I own the machine nearest
