Classic Recording Studio Gear
Vintage Digital
Effects Timeline
Our Vintage Digital and Analogue Effects timeline now includes Audio Recorders and Classic Music Tracks to help place these effects and devices within the history of recorded music. Any errors, please notify us using our contact form.
1997
Lexicon 300L Digital Reverberator
The Lexicon 300L not only contains the finest sounds, as you’ve come to expect from Lexicon, it incorporates new functions. The Lexicon 300L contains the very best of the Lexicon Sound – with new refinements such as dynamic size parameters in the Reverb and Ambience algorithms.
1997
1997
1997
1997
DigiTech VCS-1 Dynamics Processor
The DigiTech VCS-1 is a high-performance dynamics controller for recording and live use, featuring a vacuum tube stage, advanced solid-state compression, and "True Logarithmic Compression" for a natural sound. Built with premium components, it ensures clean audio, stability, and long-term reliability after rigorous testing.
1997
1997
1997
Korg DL8000R Digital Multi-Tap Delay
The Korg DL8000R Digital Multi-Tap Delay from Korg offers advanced sound processing with high-quality algorithms, extensive preset programs, flexible real-time control, and powerful studio-friendly features, continuing Korg's legacy of innovative digital delay development.
1998
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1998
Studer V-Eight Digital Tape Recorder
The Studer V-Eight recorder incorporates the S-VHS recording principle and possesses all the necessary features required for professional audio applications. It is designed to meet the stringent demands of a professional studio environment, with a sturdy and distortion-free die-cast aluminium alloy chassis. Its modular design allows for sample-accurate interconnection of multiple units through a straightforward sync bus.
1998
Sony DPS-V55 Multi Effects Processor
Sony made a killer effects processor with the DPS-V77, so next step was to capitalise on that with a four-channel version, right? But something went wrong...On paper at least, the Sony DPS-V55 should be a killer effects processor, but by all accounts, it does not succeed. Just as Roland did with their SRV-3030, the sound quality leaves a lot to be desired.
1998
1998
1998
1998
TC Electronic FireworX Studio Effects Processor
The TC Electronic FireworX is the most radical sounding Multi-Effects Processor you’ve ever heard and a real challenge to your imagination. Take whatever you need from the broad palette of internal effects, drop it into the forge at the heart of the TC Electronic FireworX, and turn your music into a fireball of sound.
1998
1998
1998
Fostex CR200 Professional CD Recorder
You've wanted professional CD recording for ages, you've needed it for even longer. But the ability to professionally master audio compact discs has until now been somewhat of a luxury, with only the very top studios and recording professionals having the kind of investment to purchase a CD mastering machine.
1998
Apogee DA-2000 20-Bit Stereo D/A Converter
Apogee DA-2000 Studio Reference Standard Digital to Analog Converter – Switcher represents a milestone in digital conversion technology. Contained within the design are technologies that Apogee pioneered, such as low jitter clocking and critically matched filter designs.
1998
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