Preserving the GEAR that shaped music HISTORY
Vintage Recording Equipment Archive
Vintage Digital is an archive of vintage recording equipment and classic studio gear documenting the history of recording technology. From early tape recorders to breakthrough digital processors of the 1980s and beyond, it traces how recording technology shaped modern music.
1,966
Equipment Entries
245+
Brands
800+
Manuals
90+ Years
of Recording History
Pioneer D-9601 DAT Recorder Review
Roland SRV-2000 Digital Reverberator Review
Universal Audio 2192 A/D/A Converter Review
Onkyo TA-2090 Stereo Cassette Tape Deck Review
Allison Research Kepex 500 Review
Phil Collins, the Most Successful Artist of the 1980s
Mitsubishi’s Digital Recording Revolution
Sony DRE-S777 Sampling Digital Reverb Review
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Classic Tracks from Recording History
Deep dives into iconic songs and how they were recorded
Reckless
Bryan Adams
Beds Are Burning
Midnight Oil
No Jacket Required
Phil Collins
Buffalo Stance
Neneh Cherry