Gates

Explore Gates vintage audio equipment in the Vintage Technology Archive.

Models

DDA AMR24 — DDA AMR24 — British in-line analogue recording console, 24-60 channels, Optifile/Mastermix automation. Used by PWL and Hans Zimmer.
Midas M32 — Midas M32 digital console — 32 MIDAS PRO preamps, 96ch SuperMAC, motorised faders rated 1M cycles, 24.5 kg.
Neve 8078 — Neve 8078 large-format console — period classifieds price 40-frame Necam examples around $90k; a studio centerpiece sold by configuration, not spec sheet.

Model 1400 — Gates Model 1400 — a badge shared by a B&O stereo receiver, a QSC power amp, and more. Read the fine print before you buy.

AMR24 — DDA AMR24 split recording console — 100dB+ dynamic range, balanced buses, four-band EQ with variable-Q bass. The British desk PWL chose for direct-to-digital.

Model 20 — Gates Model 20 — a broadcast control board known mainly from period station classifieds, where a Model 20-B turned up bundled with Gates turntables and a limiter.

PR-99 — Revox PR-99 two-track quarter-inch studio recorder (1979–1993), die-cast build, balanced +4 I/O, MKII varispeed and locate.
Revox PR-99 — Revox PR-99 broadcast reel-to-reel: Studer transport, 10.5-inch reels, 3.75/7.5/15 ips, XLR balanced I/O, self-sync editing. Ex-radio gear, priced accordingly.

Model 30 — Gates Model 30 broadcast studio console — a tube-era station console documented mainly through 1962–63 classified ads, with no surviving spec sheet.

Kurzweil K2000 — Kurzweil K2000 (1991–1993) workstation synth — VAST synthesis, 24-voice polyphony, 8MB ROM, SCSI, floppy drive, £1899 in 1997 UK listings.
Kurzweil K2500 — Kurzweil K2500 (1996) workstation: 48 voices, up to 128 MB sample RAM, 76-note semi-weighted keys, VAST synthesis, Flash ROM updates.
Kurzweil KSP8 — Kurzweil KSP8 — 8-channel 24-bit effects processor with 249 algorithms, surround routing, and expandable I/O. A KDFX-derived studio workhorse.

52-CS Studioette — Gates 52-CS Studioette: a 1950s four-channel AM/FM/TV broadcast console with 30–15,000 cycle response, self-contained supply, and a tilting steel cabinet.
SA-40 — Gates SA-40 single-channel speech input console, a tube-type broadcast workhorse still on air in 1980.