Jul 21, 2026
In this
episode we present the history of Eventide, makers of revolutionary
audio products for over 50 years, as told by founder and owner
Richard Factor. Eventide's history stretches back to 1971, but
Richard was tinkering with audio electronics well before that,
paving the way for some of the first Eventide products.
Richard takes John and Stewart through the early history of
Eventide, from its founding and naming to its first groundbreaking
products, among them the first remote tape machine transport
control and the first digital audio device, the 1745 Digital Delay
Line.
From there it's on to the dynamics-defying Omnipressor, the
psychedelic Instant Flanger and Phaser, and the arrival of the
venerated Harmonizer line of pitch shifters. It's a fascinating and
fun oral history of a company that continues to define innovation
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