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My mom worked as an engineer at Ampex in the 50’ until she became pregnant with me. I don’t need to say how that played out “happy housewife” As for me
I have some tape recorders STUDER A80 MK2, i want to know how many working hours a new playback head does. Best regards ING. Iljan Vllashi Albanian Radio
Barney Beck was the night shift (5:30 pm to 1:30 am) engineering supervisor at Columbia Records studios during my time there as an engineer. Barney was
Hi Carla, I'm interested in the news clipping that has a photo of the storefront of Criteria Studios. I'd like to use it in a book I'm writing. Do you
In the late 70s I maintained the tape recorders for the A/V and Language Labs at the Boston area universities. A friend asked me to come to the home of
Kraftwerk had a JH-618 console in Kling Klang Studios It was for sale when they upgraded to digital in the late 90'S.
Working in Columbia's studios with Lou Waxman was almost always a treat. Columbia was a union shop (IBEW Local 1212)and every studio session required two
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We had one of the first 16-track M79s, and found it frustrating. The drive worked by distorting the tape between the capstan and pucks, and would sometimes
I was at Neve until 1976. At that time the 5534 was available but it was only known by its Philips TDA number. It had been evaluated by Neve R&D for use
Yes. I would love to contact the secretary who worked at Middle Ear. Thank you. Debra Rose
Bob recorded a song I co-wrote in 1988 with the Bama Band called Southern Accent, my first cut as a songwriter, thank you Bob! Dak Alley
ADM delivered the first film production console to Glenn Glen Hollywood in 1981. This was the industries first digitally controlled analog console. Like
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Stevie B Prayer was partly recorded at New River 1992 classic hit. Mike Jones
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Bob recorded a song I co-wrote in 1988 with the Bama Band called Southern Accent, my first cut as a songwriter, thank you Bob! Dak Alley
I was the second owner of the Fairchild 670 shown on the colour picture above! This unit has an incredible story and very serious pedigree, including a
Continue reading "Bruno Stevens, founder/owner of Kitsch Recording Studios, Brussels, Belgium "
I also worked with Jimi Hendrix on Electric Ladyland. Glen Kolotkin
Hi Jimmy, Remembering the Good times at Dr. Generosity’s on upper east side. Mindy
My mom worked as an engineer at Ampex in the 50’s until she became pregnant with me. I don’t need to say how that played out “happy housewife” As for
Both of these iconic Rock stars had custom built Helios consoles in their respective studios. Alvin’s Space Studios at Hook End Manor and Steve’s Clear
I worked at Mirasound in the early 70's. I recall Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon coming in to record, and bumping into Nipsey Russell in the elevator quite
Continue reading "The Golden Years of Rock n' Roll happened here."
Thanks for posting these! I had heard this studio burned down. Wasn't it in a hotel? And why all the pix of Bob? KW
I have the chopper of Joey Venneri, they used it along with Jeff Barry the producer in the original sound from the Shangri Las Leader of the pack Panhead
I worked at a company that rebuilt Ampex recorders. Also, built replacement heads for them. Then I worked for Ampex in Colorado Springs. Dan
The Ampex AG-440 tape recorder is the finest sounding machine I have ever laid my ears on. I upgraded my half track B to a C version many years ago when
Back in the 80's I was part of Waylon Jennings bunch. I've been in Jack's studio several times back then but the most memorable time was when Marty Stuart
I ran a 16 Track version of one of these in my studio for fifteen years starting in the mid 1980s. Here's their strengths and weaknesses: They are a
I didn't know who Fred was or his legendary history when I played on some commercial jingle sessions for Keller & Cohen in the late '90s, but one playback
Producers at Criteria and now run Audio Vision Studios in Miami.
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I used to work at Townhouse Studios, London in the 1990s, as a maintenance technician. I worked with seven of these machines (two in each of the three
100 proof – Careless Life 1993.......the forgotten band !!!!! Sean
George was an early mentor at Mirasound... worked with Skip J and Phyllis later at Sound Exchange. :) Anyone have contact info for George? Cheers Winn
Hi George, My name is Jordan Wilson, I am a musical historian from The Soul Archive in England and I also work alongside MD Records. I am currently researching
I have a 1973 ReVox A77, and it’s so incredibly detailed and sophisticated. The only Achilles heel of it is the life of the heads - at 900 hours, that’s
Very cool Paul. Do you still have this machine? I’ve always been curious about this format but have never seen a scully 12 track in person. Ben
This photo is of a Scully M100 installed at Straight Time Productions in 1971. It was a pretty good machine once you figured out some of the strangeness
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At the end of World War II George Neumann decided that magnetic recording would oust the disc from the market, so he decided to concentrate his firm's
I think Bob and Lynn Goldman, and Mirasound Studio should be added. Many of the photos of individuals from the 50's and 60's were taken at Mirasound.
I was one of first to use ATE (incircuit bed of nails) for the depot repair of field returns PWC manufactured by numerous manufactured. Your system cost
I own a Studer A80/R 1/4 15/30 IPS machine. The reproduction quality of this machine is second to none. It's absolutely stunning. I first bought my A80
In the summer of 1974 I briefly worked for the Virgin Records shop in Coventry, U.K., and was invited to go to Abbey Road Studios to hang out with Roy
Until Columbia, aka Sony Music, decides to release a decent stereo remix of Miles Davis' Milestones from Fred Plaut's original multi-track tapes, I tried
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Fred Catero! An amazing, genuine inspiration to my life! As a drummer I started playing at age 7, self-taught. My primary inspiration growing up in a family
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Hello - the Manor desk, pictured maybe fifth from the top, belongs to myself and a partner. I was told by a good friend of Dick’s, from whom I bought
I have the song He won't stay and i was wondering if anyone knows whos the artist? It's a lady singer. Can you send me any artist you think it is? Thank
Continue reading "Trying to figure out a record that's labeled Mirasound."
I met Bob Goldman while I was working as a video technician at a closed circuit television company in New York City. He invited me to his studio and showed
I had the pleasure to record and assist on many of Melba Moore Capitol Records recording, she was always very,professional, pleasant and personable! Larry
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