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Trident A-Range

Available for use in Recording Studios
Not currently on exhibit
Not currently on exhibit
Artifact TypeRecording Console
Date1975

Trident Studios began production of their Trident A-range recording consoles after failed attempts to get a custom mixing console built for their London studio. Their line of consoles was formally named TRIAD, which stood for Trident Audio Developments, though the consoles were known colloquially as ‘Trident’. One of their major selling points was their ability to interface with a 24-track tape machine, the first console to do so. The Trident’s design was also highly functional and attractive to music producers with new features such as track light indicators. The Trident A-range has been used to record countless classic albums for artists such as David Bowie, Elton John, and Queen. The Trident A-range in National Music Centre’s Control Room A is the fifth of only 13 ever made.

Object number2007.02.83
Photo credit: Don Kennedy
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Available for use in Recording Studios
On View: Not currently on exhibit
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Photo credit: Don Kennedy
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Available for use in Recording Studios
On View: Not currently on exhibit
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Photo credit: Hayley Robb, courtesy of the National Music Centre
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Not available for use in Recording Studios
On View: Not currently on exhibit
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Photo credit: Meghan MacKrous, courtesy of the National Music Centre
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Available for use in Recording Studios
On View: Not currently on exhibit
isVirtual:
Photo Credit: Don Kennedy
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1964
Available for use in Recording Studios
On View: Not currently on exhibit
isVirtual:
Photo Credit: Don Kennedy
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1976
Available for use in Recording Studios
On View: Not currently on exhibit
isVirtual:
Photo Credit: Don Kennedy
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1968
Available for use in Recording Studios
On View: Not currently on exhibit
isVirtual:
Photo credit: Meghan MacKrous, courtesy of the National Music Centre
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1993
Not available for use in Recording Studios
On View: On exhibit
isVirtual:
Photo credit: Meghan MacKrous, courtesy of the National Music Centre
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2014
Available for use in Recording Studios
On View: Not currently on exhibit
isVirtual:
Photo credit: Don Kennedy
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Available for use in Recording Studios
On View: Not currently on exhibit
isVirtual:
Photo credit: Don Kennedy
1969
Available for use in Recording Studios
On View: On exhibit
isVirtual:
Photo credit: Don Kennedy
1974
Not available for use in Recording Studios
On View: On exhibit
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