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MacKenzie Louis G. MacKenzie built his "repeater" in 1955. Using endless loops of tape, he could have any number of audio cuts ready to be used as needed. |
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MacKenzie Repeater 500 - 1955 Rack mounted, they could be stacked in groups of five for as many audio cuts as needed. Very popular in Hollywood for television and film production. |
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Gates Radio
Gates got into studio automation in
1957 with the "Auto Station." |
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Auto Station - 1957 |
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Nite-Watch - 1960 |
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Gates 55 |
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IGM - International Good Music Based in Bellingham, WA |
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Schafer
Perhaps the most famous of all the automation
systems. In 1956 Paul Schafer developed an automation system
using reel-to-reel machines, even for commercials - where the emulsion was
wiped clean and counted, so it could be set to the number selected by the
numbered knobs. |
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800T (pictured KTAR-FM) |
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Broadcast Electronics In 19xx, Broadcast Electronics was formed to manufacture the Spotmaster brand. Quite a few announcers who got their start in the 1960s remember the distinctive lever, used to engage the cartridge. |
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Harris
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InstaCart 48 slots! (48
heads and rollers to clean!!!)
Primarily used in automation systems, it was also employed by some stations with "aggressive formats." |
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MaCarTa
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SonoMag
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