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BBC Essex mixing desk to become Science Museum piece | BBC Essex mixing desk to become Science Museum piece |
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A 28-year-old mixing desk used by BBC Essex is to be stored at the Science Museum in London as part of a move to help preserve a bygone era of radio. | A 28-year-old mixing desk used by BBC Essex is to be stored at the Science Museum in London as part of a move to help preserve a bygone era of radio. |
The Mark III mixing desk used by the BBC in Chelmsford since 1986 is being replaced with new technology. | The Mark III mixing desk used by the BBC in Chelmsford since 1986 is being replaced with new technology. |
The desks, designed in the 1970s, were among the last to be designed and built by the BBC, and are still in operation at a handful of stations. | |
A Science Museum spokesman said the desk was an "exciting new acquisition". | A Science Museum spokesman said the desk was an "exciting new acquisition". |
John Liffen, of the museum, described the equipment as "a valuable device to explore how people's relationship with radio has changed over time". | John Liffen, of the museum, described the equipment as "a valuable device to explore how people's relationship with radio has changed over time". |
The desk was designed ahead of the rapid expansion of the BBC local radio network. | |
Geoff Woolf, a technology development manager at the BBC, said: "The Mk III is entirely analogue as digital audio was very much still in its infancy, with CD players considered to be luxury items. | Geoff Woolf, a technology development manager at the BBC, said: "The Mk III is entirely analogue as digital audio was very much still in its infancy, with CD players considered to be luxury items. |
"Accommodating PCs, screens and keyboards was not on the agenda when these were designed as in 1986 computers and software to provide studio solutions was still 15 years away. | "Accommodating PCs, screens and keyboards was not on the agenda when these were designed as in 1986 computers and software to provide studio solutions was still 15 years away. |
"It is more a piece of furniture than a technology solution; the carcass that accommodates the electronics being hand crafted from solid wood, it looks like a sideboard with buttons and switches. | "It is more a piece of furniture than a technology solution; the carcass that accommodates the electronics being hand crafted from solid wood, it looks like a sideboard with buttons and switches. |
"It undoubtedly has a certain charm." | "It undoubtedly has a certain charm." |
Editor of BBC Essex, Gerald Main, said: "After 28 years using the same desk, we will be shedding a tear when the Mark III desk leaves the building. | Editor of BBC Essex, Gerald Main, said: "After 28 years using the same desk, we will be shedding a tear when the Mark III desk leaves the building. |
"I am delighted that BBC Essex's desk will be going to a good home to be treasured, for the nation, by the Science Museum." | "I am delighted that BBC Essex's desk will be going to a good home to be treasured, for the nation, by the Science Museum." |
The change is part of the BBC's Virtual Local Radio (ViLoR) project to upgrade stations while reducing running costs. | The change is part of the BBC's Virtual Local Radio (ViLoR) project to upgrade stations while reducing running costs. |
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