Our next Section meeting is planned for mid-late April.
Keep an eye out for more details in the next couple of weeks.
Meeting Report: February 2023 – David Hudson on Restoration of Vintage Studer A80s
On Monday 13th February, the Melbourne Section of the AES held our regular bi-monthly meeting.
We welcomed about 30 members and guests via Zoom.
Former Studios 301 Engineering Manager and local AES Section Committee Member David Hudson presented on the topic of:
Restoration of Vintage Studer A80s –
for a new life in a new century
Chairman Graeme Huon introduced David with a brief description of his background and history in audio recording in Canada and Australia.
Following an Acknowledgement of Country (David was presenting from Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula – home of the Bunurong First Nations people), David described his early experiences with audio recording in Canada. He recounted that his first example as a pre-teen in 1961 was a Voice of Music VM-700 “Tape-o-Matic” machine his elementary principal father frequently brought home from his school. David also mentioned his early electronic experience in designing a photocell relay for a school Science Fair which saw him go all the way to the national competition, and he also mentioned his amateur radio interests at age 15. He then went on to recount his time in the 1970’s as a musical performer with the group “Hudson Carr Poole”/”Marilyn Hudson Carr & Poole”.
February 2023 Meeting Notice: Restoration of Vintage Studer A80s – for a new life in a new century
Meeting Notice
The next online meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be held on Monday 13th February 2023 at 7:30pm – via Zoom.
Former Studios 301 Engineering Manager and local AES Section Committee Member David Hudson will present on the topic of:
Restoration of Vintage Studer A80s –
for a new life in a new century
Increasing interest in analogue tape recording and vinyl records is driving the demand for vintage tape recorders.
February 2023 Prelim Meeting Notice
Our February meeting is planned for Mon 13th February.
Mark the date!
It will be a Zoom session, where David Hudson will regale us with tales of his adventures in restoring and format converting a couple of Studer A80 machines: a 1/2″ 4-Track MR MK II converted to 2-Track MK IV, and a 1-inch C-format video layback recorder converted to 8-Track MK IV.
I am sure it will be a most interesting evening, and of immense value to anyone who has an interest in keeping vintage analog hardware operating in these modern times.
Further details will be posted in the new year.