https://www.historyofrecording.com/history-of-recording-blog.html Welcome to History of Recording's Recent Website Updates Page! en-us History of Recording Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:37:35 -0400 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:37:35 -0400 historyofrecording.com https://www.historyofrecording.com/aes-legends-in-the-round-nashville-tn.html697b9b74124c66d39c4818192d00d692AES meeting at Columbia Studio A, Nashville, TN. The picture; (L) Lou Bradley, CBS Studio Engineer. Noted for many charted recordings. Mostly recorded
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:37:09 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/niece.htmla9733ad065d9f557289666d9d8340ee4Michael 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 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:34:25 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/the-missing-link-lesher.htmlb7199904e5633efb58405690135236d9I 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. Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:33:17 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/frank-zappa-used-a-12-track-scully.html26c0b0c1310a17e057d290203763395bTwo 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 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:31:15 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/anne-morritt-wife-of-bob-morritt.html0a73d54c356d89e0856f1fc4220dfbe2Unfortunately Bob developed dementia in later life and is now in longterm care aged 81. Anne Morritt - wife of Bob Morritt Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:30:01 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/harve-sternberg-md.htmlc245671647a978a6207a7f3a4fe2bebbI 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 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:28:54 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/andrew-zizolfo-retired-att-engineer.html612d1831012974baedbaee5e78cce3b0Glen 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 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:26:02 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/mci-8-trk-1-inch-prototypeverified-by-steve-sadler.htmlb407b24d4244e03e8962bf6b54afe97dHi, 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 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:23:45 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/joseph-venneri1.html202e4741cf5ab82da33a586e8b48923eJoe 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 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:22:11 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/ampex-300-12-4-track-head-block.html413830dc03fc438ced5171068689c4d5Originally 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
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:20:19 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/planning-a-studio-in-santa-barbara-1976.html8a878eaf5c7770aace2b8261c12c422cI 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
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:19:02 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/stax.html7a4b9773bc5eb74ded540a1e2dfcf9faAs used as the first recording machine at Stax studios Memphis! Jezza Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:18:25 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/kohl-rabin.htmlb2a6f2a2daac9c6f50f5d10725a365a5I 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 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:16:20 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/ampex-mm1100.html847e478b2fc60b0290c146988fd1bdacI 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 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:09:42 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/frannie-volinsky-66-yr-old-retired-preschool-teacher-in-wimberley-texas1.html1f90679d642dd473dea791f306279994I’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 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:08:21 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/i-found-wally-hiders-m79-on-the-street.html65b15dcb059f892467af80cfb8c4e575About 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 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:02:10 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/stanley-rabin.htmlebcf9224564e8d5b33c178e4b8e2d445Stanley 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 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:56:33 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/olive-plug-in-just-released.html01897d8257a05f5948bbd4d077034f26A 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 Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:35:37 -0500 https://www.historyofrecording.com/hi-there1.html8447855293fdb80fa9cd88c112094e28Hi Jimmy, Remembering the Good times at Dr. Generosity’s on upper east side. Mindy Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:27:35 -0500 https://www.historyofrecording.com/raelektronikgmailcom.html6ce3ab4c796994b12eee24ca143e48eaI have an AG - 440 with sernr. 1372 . Could you read the year of this ? Rune Ågevall Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:22:41 -0500 https://www.historyofrecording.com/john.html0faf4503febc80161e32dc95666a41c6I 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
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:18:42 -0500 https://www.historyofrecording.com/tom-lewington.html97d3e7053a7682bfd333a3a6e921c298Hi Bob ! Longtime no talk. How are you? Tom Lewington Sat, 14 Sep 2024 14:11:45 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/scully-2802-connecticut-recording.html8fe6dccc9252d0b497274b14547b54a7I 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 Sat, 14 Sep 2024 14:10:50 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/mira-sound-studios-ampex-ag1000-16-track.html1740a4f4cd5f19ac6f643fddb5da19caThe 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 Sat, 14 Sep 2024 14:09:33 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/frannie-volinsky-66-yr-old-retired-preschool-teacher-in-wimberley-texas.htmla1b86d993020bdddb85c32a9affcc1f4I’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 Sat, 14 Sep 2024 14:07:58 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/cecelia-tape-loop.html1a1a184c4a80c93f1eac23fd6335cc9bAs 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, Sat, 14 Sep 2024 14:06:46 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/victoria-fields.htmlea789cb73d84debfc3b0455e30f6c358That’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 Sat, 14 Sep 2024 14:05:18 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/vtx1000-on-display-in-kilgore-texas.html425333f630070b6e6593a0020e80e4b7Texas 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
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 14:04:12 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/bob-gaudio-one-of-the-great-songwriters.html021601f8c8774522ca58d218b91db276Bob 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, Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:55:19 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/conservatory-of-recording-arts-and-sciences.htmlc3cca2e618ad0d186d53f1c662985ccdAudio engineering school with campuses in Gilbert, AZ, and Tempe,AZ.... Gary Raub II
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:54:06 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/audio-designs-and-mfg-aka-adm-technology2.html6a0e0cee6cb3bf0c24019508c2ccba70Audio Designs was established in the late 1960s by Robert Bloom Initially serving the recording industry (Bob Fine, Muscle Shoals, Techiku Recording (Japan)),
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:52:37 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/gordon-clark-and-martin-audio.html8fd812f042bfc136f1dcbcf790015330If 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 Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:48:26 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/audio-designs-and-mfg-aka-adm-technology1.html893c897d95fd1a4159ada707f54d92e3Audio Designs was established in the late 1960s by Robert Bloom Initially serving the recording industry (Bob Fine, Muscle Shoals, Techiku Recording (Japan)),
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:46:37 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/artistchefpatty.html29b27fcaf70f659e6e0c4384a32831f6Jimmy's studio guitar just showed up on Pawn Stars being sold for $750,000. Patricia Keyser Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:44:51 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/audio-designs-and-mfgadm-technology.html6fce0ce3923d0800697a6b0b793e74eeAudio Designs and Mfg. - later known as ADM Technology was an early pioneer in Recording, Broadcast and Film production consoles. Starting in the mid Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:41:17 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/mci-600-studio-use.html1159e99dd27e4a4f87437aa7bc8fffe7I 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.
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:40:02 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/greg-gentling.html088fc1749da8c2a2a09c19dcf7fc1ad1Is 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 Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:37:57 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/my-un-official-books.htmlc39a5c745c26cf5ac54d446567a948feHi 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 Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:36:50 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/owner.html20bec5d154849ff4762de43bcab7b9e7Starting a studio for my grandson Donald Belin Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:35:59 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/producerengineer.html41ece537a144efd05e6b53b2813901f2In 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 Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:34:35 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/steve.htmla08ba024369520107e885fe0e32e9406I am looking for a remote and Auto Locator for a JH-24. Anyone have one available? Steve Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:33:18 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/peter-lee.html9c7bcfbbf65ddcafc3c87e2aca1bea01My 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 Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:31:25 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/gsm.html4d70973a58b1f3f50f9227529a4f884aIn 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 Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:30:38 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/bill-szymczykproducerengineer.html4a36c61dcf3b092a2d4ffb7de22f3f27I 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 Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:29:49 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/principal-solutions-architect-satcom-engineering.htmlc91d9ba99ff7eba8f5d70f2b3fd2e7d1I remember working at Olive Electrodynamics as a bench technician in the summer of 1972, having graduated from RCC Institute of Technology at the young Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:29:04 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/clark-hagan.html8377f6ade6ff4015f6975c38d748b30cPicture of the Olive 2000 Console at Caribou Ranch Clark Hagan
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:28:07 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/dave-chambers.html7910c76ff28d16faa804ffbab5a64d0eMac 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 Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:26:04 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/sound-and-recording-hobbyist.html63aa0f3471cb0182b2fbfb4fd8970ab0My 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 Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:20:36 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/burro.htmlcabdfe4b15266d555df4df372c41a13aJH are the initials of Jeep Harned, the founder. Early boards used only one set of sliders for BOTH record and playback, by using the tape recorder record Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:19:30 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/paul-speck-chief-engineer-quadradial-studio.html9e6b60a9bdaa55437d113f81728a6688I Had The Privilege Of Working With Eric Shilling At Our Studio Many Times During His Rise To Fame In The Miami Recording Studio Heyday. & Would Like To Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:18:08 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/ampex-ag440c-for-sale.htmle3ad9af9ab2253c15fe70a43e4c03101I've got one of these in perfect working condition with a bunch of tapes to go with it. I've only used it for about 30 minutes, but I got it originally Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:16:24 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/a-history-of-columbia-studio-nashville1.html99c5f5127597da23bf7c5dd0ab61c423Columbia Studios in Nashville was originally called Bradley's Barn - attached in the back of a two-story house on 16th Avenue. It was structured as a metal Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:12:29 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/joe-nesheim-design-engineer-for-hp339a.htmlec49071c150ec50b79f08b122329ad73I spent weeks analyzing and comparing various circuits to use as the basis for the notch circuit used. I studied Wien bridge, Twin T, Phase shifter and Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:07:06 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/2nd-ampex-ag1000-mm1000.html90610873bb0a929fc60f5487877375e0My blog about the machine named Heard which belonged to Alembic and was responsible for recording some of the greatest music ever made can be viewed at
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:06:11 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/joseph-venneri.html8f78cac02d95996637a3fe6ee7504004Joe 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 Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:04:37 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/incredible-reliability.html02659d7de44fcc67476d3f6928798aadI used one of these machines in the 1980's and it ran a minimum of 12 hours per day, seven days a week. Our studio produced albums, radio spots and just Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:03:41 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/the-xl-9000-k-in-india.html271de92bfd1ede7f74ea6e87a28e38b7It was 1996 at Sunny, when i first worked on an SSL (a 40ch 4000G+)... and next year on another one at Sahara. For Sahara's refurbishment in July 2002,
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:02:23 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/unitrack-uni16-tape-machine-for-sale.html53db0850a1618615991cc5b6793513ceI own this machine and I want to sell it. If you are interested feel free to contact me and make an offer. Jürgen Voss
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:01:00 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/broadcast-engineer-wv-public-broadcasting.html9b7d2e71fb32a5675275800ff48413b1I began my career at WSWP-TV in Beckley, WV. The station was a part of the West Virginia Public Broadcasting Network. The day that I graduated from Untied
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 13:00:10 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/oh-happy-day-and-other-tracks-recorded-on-a-pr102-in-1968.htmlaa7ee87fe6bc0eba67cf18274a962b19PR-10 is mentioned as the tape machine used for the recording. Sat, 14 Sep 2024 12:58:05 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/dave-stone.htmlae8f8835d30d4bc3d7c4bb4c1d5dc6e7Hey Bob, Had a question for you i was a friend of the late Jimmy Robinson Engineer..he had a master of Sky Blues Today..given to him from Jimi Hendrix Sat, 14 Sep 2024 12:55:52 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/ron-bone-trombone-player-for-horn-rock-bands.html0a24c033e2ed1dfb55f3eee2a51314a0Saw The Cyrkle in Van Wert, OH a few years back. Great show with lots of historical stories in between songs. Ron Sat, 14 Sep 2024 12:53:52 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/huge-archive-of-3m-tapes-from-someone-who-worked-at-3m.htmla22debf4d7cfa7cc3da99a2da471560dHi - not really a story but a thank you for your great website - have learned a lot. Also I recently inherited hundreds of 3M reels from the family of Sat, 14 Sep 2024 12:52:25 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/shelter-island-sound.html36be2ed54453dfd9aca186407f010729Steve Addabbo's studio, now in midtown Manhattan, has been in business for decades. Steve, who worked as a mastering engineer at Sterling Sound, is probably
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 12:51:07 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/good-morning.html80ce9ec556521596e0108648444bfd36A little over 5 years ago I left CT without saying goodbye and thank you. I've been practicing my retirement skills here in South Carolina since 2017
Sat, 14 Sep 2024 12:50:21 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/recording-engineer-sound-center-studios-nyc.html8d2c068cf932c01f05034b1aeadfef19FIRE AT THE ABBY VICTORIA HOTEL NYC My name is Tom Muccio I took the two photos of Lenny working on our new custom console at Sound Center Studios, one Sat, 14 Sep 2024 12:48:00 -0400 https://www.historyofrecording.com/retired2.htmlb0c550ebda8e46c15a867dfe16ce9e74Jimi Did not return to the Electric Lady to record the next day. He and Eric Barret left the Opening Party well before it ended and left directly to the Sat, 14 Sep 2024 12:46:35 -0400