Private company
MCI
Logo: The logo may be obtained from Music Center Incorporated., Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3
American audio equipment manufacturer
Music Center Incorporated (MCI) is the former name of a United States manufacturer of professional audio equipment that operated from 1955 until 1982 when it was acquired by the Sony Corporation. The company is credited with a number of world firsts: commercialising the 24-track multi-track recorder, the tape Auto Locator and in-line mixing console.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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Music Center Incorporated (MCI) is the former name of a United States manufacturer of professional audio equipment that operated from 1955 until 1982 when it was acquired by the Sony Corporation. The company is credited with a number of world firsts: commercialising the 24-track multi-track recorder, the tape Auto Locator and in-line mixing console.2
Products and brands
- multitrack recording
Listed on Wikidata.1
Links
- WikipediaMCI (recording studio gear)
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ17107923
Sources
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- 1WikidataMCI on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaMCI on Wikipedia
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