Richard John Rosmini (October 4, 1936 – September 9, 1995)[1] was an American guitarist at one time considered the best 12-string guitarist in the world.[2] He was best known for accompanying singers and for his role in the American folk revival of the 1960s.
He subsequently taught recording for over a decade at the University of Southern California and had a hand in the evolution of motion picture sound into its present day form. In 1978, he wrote a booklet on multitrack recording called TEAC Multitrack Primer. His constant fight to make audio electronics accessible to musicians led to his developing many of Tascam's multitrack and portable multitrack recorders and mixers. He was a consultant to JBL on the musical instrument transducer K-series 120 and 130. He co-designed JBL studio monitors and participated in their integration into Hollywood's top studios.
