I thought I'd share this old mixer from the 70's - a period when we consider audio gear to be quite basic, but this small mixer has individual channel gains and a reverb send to a built in reverb unit, two band EQ and a rudimentary pre/post monitor function. All in glorious mono!

Hey everyone,
the burning question...you all know this..and i think its a culture thing...sure you can tell me.

This is pretty humorous. (The video not the product).

A blast from the past!

For those of us who are old enough to remember - circa late 70's, early 80's - pre recorded drum tracks on vinyl.

Hello, guys! Anybody knows of filtering technique of Rock vocals in 60's..70's+? I mean vocals of Beatles, Blondie, Quatro, ZZTop, LedZep, early AC/DC and similar. What types of filters were used: LPF/HPF/.., secret comb filtering, phase related filtering,..? Wikipedia tells that Mr. Martin used an 'advanced filtering technique' of vocal recording. What is it?

I've been having a hell of a time trying to find any info on vintage recording gear commonly used. Maybe some knowledgeable folks here can offer some insight.
In particular I'm curious about the equipment used and the engineering behind the rock recordings of the 60's and 70's.

What are some common Micing techniques to achieve the thick 70s funk drum sound?

I'm recording my band this week and I want to have a variety of different drum sounds. There's one song in particular that I want to a have that close mic'd, dead, Fleetwood Mac sound. We're in a relatively dead space but when I add the overheads it adds too much room sound.

Can anyone tell me how I go about this. Both with tuning the drums and with mic placement.

Hello, does anybody know when hard disk recorders came along, instead of tape? I'm just looking for technological advancements in these periods. My understanding is that in the 1970's, 24 track anolog consoles were available, along with 2" tape.

Can anyone give me any tips on getting a more "70's sound" on my home recordings. I'm doing a track for tv that needs to sound like an Abba type recording. I'm using a combination of 70's loops for drums(w/ no reverb), sounds from my Motif synth, and various sampled sounds through my Halion all into my MOTU 828/Powerbook.