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The Thrill is Gone, Goodbye to the dynamic gentlemen of the blues.

The Thrill is Gone, Goodbye to the dynamic gentlemen of the blues.

by Stewart Adam | May 15, 2015 | History, Location Audio Recording, Studio History, test

In 1979 I was working for Fedco Audio Labs in Providence, RI. Fedco was a 24 track audio remote truck recording live concerts for release on?vinyl. The truck had a 22-foot box that was converted to a control room with 2 MCI 24 track recorders, an API console serial...
There was a time when the only portable music for your car was an AM radio.

There was a time when the only portable music for your car was an AM radio.

by Stewart Adam | Mar 8, 2013 | Equipment, History

Just because you’re driving in your car, it doesn’t mean that you can’t take your hi-fi music with you. Here’s a Chrysler innovation: a phonograph for your car. In 1956 Chrysler teamed with CBS to create the ?Highway Hi-Fi? ? an under-dash...
“SOLID MUSIC” Three-Dimensional Sounds Created

“SOLID MUSIC” Three-Dimensional Sounds Created

by Stewart Adam | Feb 25, 2013 | History, test

Like pictures on a screen, the best of public-address amplification and loudspeaker reproduction hitherto available has lacked reality. It is not that the instruments are defective in their reproduction of pitch and volume, but the ear is a fairly selective...
The Marconi-Stille magnetic recorder-reproducer.

The Marconi-Stille magnetic recorder-reproducer.

by Stewart Adam | Oct 18, 2012 | Audio Archiving, Audio Restoration, Equipment, History, Studio History

? On Christmas Day 1932 the British Broadcasting Corporation first used a tape recorder for their broadcasts. The device used was a Marconi-Stille recorder, a huge tape machine that used steel razor tape 3mm wide and 0.08mm thick. In order to reproduce the higher...
1932 New Phonograph Record Plays Half Hour Music Program

1932 New Phonograph Record Plays Half Hour Music Program

by Stewart Adam | Aug 6, 2012 | Audio Archiving, Audio Restoration, Equipment, History, Music

The phonograph, long overshadowed by the radio, now promises to come back into popularity, thanks to the development of an improved type of phonograph record recently introduced. Capable of running for a full half-hour, the new long-playing record reproduces entire...
The coming record revolution: digital discs. Popular Science (Nov, 1981)

The coming record revolution: digital discs. Popular Science (Nov, 1981)

by Stewart Adam | Jul 28, 2012 | Audio Archiving, Audio Perception, Audio Restoration, Equipment, History, Music

    The coming record revolution: digital discs A laser reads the compact, no-wear disc to deliver superior hi-fi By LEONARD FELDMAN Tokyo, Japan A Sony technician slipped a small disc into the slot of a player no larger than a portable cassette machine. I...
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