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Mullard – The Blackburn Vacuum Tubes Factory

Mullard – The Blackburn Vacuum Tubes Factory

by Stewart Adam | Jan 26, 2021 | Equipment, History, Studio History

This great documentary about the manufacturing of thermionic valves was made by Mullard at the Blackburn factory in Great Britain. The plant was closed in the early ’80s due to the decrease in demand for this kind of device. The story begins in 1919 with the collapse...
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

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 converted to a control room with 2 MCI 24 track recorders, an API console serial number 007,...
The Marconi-Stille magnetic recorder-reproducer.

The Marconi-Stille magnetic recorder-reproducer.

by Stewart Adam | Oct 18, 2012 | 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 giant tape machine that used steel razor tape 3mm wide and 0.08mm thick. It was necessary to run the tape at...
The Year’s Finest Facilities Featured in MIX magazine’s Class of 2012.

The Year’s Finest Facilities Featured in MIX magazine’s Class of 2012.

by Stewart Adam | Jul 9, 2012 | Audio Archiving, Audio Restoration, History, Music, Studio History

Each Year MIX magazine names the Hottest Recording/Production studios around the globe. Among this year’s studios was Creative Audio Works, located in Plymouth, MA. Designed by Lou Clarke of Sonic-Space with studio owner Stewart Adam, the design of this...
May 17 1965, Moog introduces the first analog synthesizer.

May 17 1965, Moog introduces the first analog synthesizer.

by Stewart Adam | May 17, 2012 | Album Art, Equipment, History, Music, Studio History

The Moog synthesizer, though Robert Moog preferred the former) may refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for older-generation analog music synthesizers. The Moog...
Pet Sounds:Released May 16, 1966

Pet Sounds:Released May 16, 1966

by Stewart Adam | May 16, 2012 | Album Art, Equipment, History, Studio History

Pet Sounds is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band The Beach Boys, released May 16, 1966, on Capitol Records. It has since been recognized as one of the most influential records in the history of popular music and one of the best albums of the 1960s,...
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