Following on from part 1: Bolex H16 and part 2: Nagra SN is part 3 – an ode to/rant about arguably one of the most musical pieces of outboard gear you could own: the Roland RE201 Space Echo. The RE201…

Following on from the first edition of Beautiful Tech: Bolex H16 comes part 2: the Nagra SN. The Nagra SN was first released in 1960, and was apparently commissioned by the CIA, accordingly they were unavailable and unknown to civilians…

There are few gentle mechanical sounds as evocative as the smooth whirr of a wind up Bolex 16mm film camera. I can only presume it is due to the Swiss history of watch making that the country is home to…