THE EMS STUDIO IN 1970

THE EMS STUDIO IN 1970

EMS PRODUCT RANGE

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The studio as it was circa 1970. Clockwise from bottom left, with equipment in racks listed from top to bottom:

Telephone.
Analyzing keyboard (outputs to computers).
Synthi AKS. Tannoy loudspeaker (behind).
KSR-33 Teletype.
Rack 1. Filter controls; audio-frequency oscilloscope; DEC tape drives; DEC PDP8/L ("Leo").
Rack 2. High-frequency oscilloscope; filter controls; potentiometer bank; frequency counter; Wavetek oscillator; 32K hard disk drive.
Rack 3. Amplifier controls; DEC PDP8/S ("Sofka"); various audio devices; main patch panel.
Rack 4. Digital-analog controllers, including the "button panel" for interaction with MUSYS programs; reverberation units.
Monitor and keyboard for programming computers. Tannoy loudspeaker (behind).
Synthi 100.
An Ampex 4-track tape deck with Dolby noise-reduction units on top.
Another Ampex 4-track tape deck without Dolby.
Main mixer.
Custom unit for 4-track spatial effects.