apparatus [ap-uh-rat-uhs]
noun, plural ap·pa·rat·us, ap·pa·rat·us·es.
a group or combination of instruments, machinery, tools, materials, etc., having a particular function or intended for a specific use: Our cinematographer created some beautiful images with his apparatus.
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Kudelski Nagra III NP
If you worked in film production anytime from the mid-1960s through to the 1980s, your sound engineer most certainly would have been recording audio on a Nagra. This device is not only an engineering marvel but also a remarkable piece of art — all elegantly integrated into one compact and portable unit…