Brüel and Kjær Type 7502: Story Behind Accidental First Sampler

We use lot of non-musical gear to make music. Sometimes we have manual or catalogue that helps find out what instruments were actually used for, but often original purpose is lost. With Brüel and Kjær 7502 Digital Event Recorder, unlikely first commercially available sampler, we're very lucky! Inventor Flemming Madsen found video and commented on what it was made for: catching sonic boom of legendary Concorde. Here is interview with him. Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction 00:38 - Early Career 01:31 - Problems with Tapes 02:37 - Abandonment of 'Concorde Project' 03:14 - Risk of Reynolds Syndrome 05:10 - Technical Details 08:04 - Impact on Music Industry 10:05 - Experiments with Sampling Rate 12:14 - Technology Development 13:52 - Further Career Playlists: | | | #Recorder Original video: