This RCA (Radio Corporation of America) 74B microphone, commonly referred to as the “Junior Velocity” has rapidly become one of our favorite ribbon mics to use in our collection. This particular model, introduced in 1935 and produced through the 1950s, was designed as a cheaper alternative to the more widely used 44. As with all ribbon mics… Read more »
The Theremin (or as it was originally called Thereminophone or Thereminvox) was one of the earliest electronic instruments of the 20th century. Its inventor, a Russian by the name of Lev Sergeyevich Termen (we know him in the west as Leon Theremin), designed the theremin in 1920. This device was a Soviet-sponsored research project that was designed… Read more »
I have to be honest that ever since I finished the last Ghost of Johnson City Record I have had pump organs on the brain: when Erik Winter brought his Chicago-made George P. Bent Crown model in during a tracking session I was blown away by the sheer scope of its tones. It was so… Read more »
