Vintage Digital
Audio Recorders
1976
Ampex ATR-100 Series
In the world of two track analogue mastering audio recorders, the Ampex ATR-100 Series recorders are regarded as the finest reel to reel audio mastering recorders ever made.
1982
Tascam 244 Portastudio
It was 1982, and Tascam changed recording the world forever!
1983
Sony PCM-1630 Audio Processor
The PCM-1630 was used for mastering audio CDs in the early 1980s by most of the major record labels.
1984
Fostex B-16 Multitrack Tape Recorder
Upon it's release, it provided smaller project studios with a 16 track tape machine that offered performance and value.
1987
Sony PCM-2500 Digital Audio Recorder
It took over from the Sony PCM-1630 Series Recorders, and kept the DAT format alive for years to come.
1989
Studer A827 24 Track Audio Recorder
The Studer A827 is quite possibly the finest 24 track analogue audio recorder ever made.
1992
Alesis ADAT Digital Audio Recorder
The recorder that when it arrived in 1992, literally changed the world overnight for studios and home musicians alike.
1993
Tascam DA-88 Digital Audio Recorder
1993 saw the arrival of the first challenger to the Alesis ADAT, and what a challenger it was too!
