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| Re: Studio History [message #339986 is a reply to message #339984 ] |
Fri, 09 May 2008 07:43   |
amorris
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not sure of the dates, but MCI and Criteria in Miami were historic.
http://www.mcirecording.com/
Many huge records were done there. Now Criteria is Hit factory Miami? may have cahnged very recently.
MCI made the Ford of audio equipment. not Neve by any strecth but they were in every garage/studio!!!
I have a bias towards MCI cause I started there. Well after MCI and after SONY bought them though.
http://www.mcirecording.com/display.php?id=2
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| Re: Studio History [message #339997 is a reply to message #339984 ] |
Fri, 09 May 2008 08:43 |
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 Silvertone
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| Enth wrote on Fri, 09 May 2008 07:36 |
For me as an european, I'm quite familiar and updated with the history
of the recording industry of europe, with england as the "capitol".
What I'm still very curious about, is the american studio history and industry
during the 60's and early 70's.
The knowledge I have, and the pictures I saw from american studios during
the 60's are very limited and few.
What kind of influence did the american and european industry have
on each other. What did europa pick up from USA, and what did USA pick
up from europa etc.?
All the gears invented and developed in this period!
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Here's an article I wrote for Tape-Op a few years back.
http://silvertonemastering.com/electro/Electrodyne_page1.htm l
I know we can thank Electrodyne for combining a mic pre, EQ, sends and fader onto one channel strip. We can also thank them for the padded arm rest. Patented as the wrist rest!
Neve seem to come to the American shores after Electrodyne had their day... Quad Eight was still around but Edyne closed up shop in the long run because of them...
Here is a picture of my 1969 console (originally developed around 1962)...
Larry DeVivo
Silvertone Mastering, Inc.
PO Box 4582
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
www.silvertonemastering.com
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| Re: Studio History [message #339998 is a reply to message #339991 ] |
Fri, 09 May 2008 08:43 |
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MagnetoSound
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The MCI JH-32 3" 32 Track Recorder never made it to market, but it was working in the lab when Sony bought the company.
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'No one has had it better than the baby boomer generation. At a hell of a cost. The saving grace is that the new generations have absolutely no clue how much of their rightful legacy has been squandered - or else it would get pretty ugly out there.'
- Tony Katsabanis
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| Re: Studio History [message #340000 is a reply to message #339984 ] |
Fri, 09 May 2008 09:18 |
amorris
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I saw the 32 track heads when I worked there. an engineer told me that the reel motors used to turn the 3 inch tape were so strong that they would erase the bottom tracks. so no 32 tracks!
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| Re: Studio History [message #340016 is a reply to message #339984 ] |
Fri, 09 May 2008 10:14 |
PRobb
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Wasn't the problem with the 32 track that they couldn't get the transport to reliably pull 3" tape?
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
-Edmund Burke
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| Re: Studio History [message #340094 is a reply to message #339984 ] |
Fri, 09 May 2008 14:14 |
jwhynot
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Molex Can Irritate
JW
www.natashaschneider.org
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| Re: Studio History [message #340100 is a reply to message #339997 ] |
Fri, 09 May 2008 14:26 |
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Enth
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| Silvertone wrote on Fri, 09 May 2008 08:43 |
| Enth wrote on Fri, 09 May 2008 07:36 |
For me as an european, I'm quite familiar and updated with the history
of the recording industry of europe, with england as the "capitol".
What I'm still very curious about, is the american studio history and industry
during the 60's and early 70's.
The knowledge I have, and the pictures I saw from american studios during
the 60's are very limited and few.
What kind of influence did the american and european industry have
on each other. What did europa pick up from USA, and what did USA pick
up from europa etc.?
All the gears invented and developed in this period!
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Here's an article I wrote for Tape-Op a few years back.
http://silvertonemastering.com/electro/Electrodyne_page1.htm l
I know we can thank Electrodyne for combining a mic pre, EQ, sends and fader onto one channel strip. We can also thank them for the padded arm rest. Patented as the wrist rest!
Neve seem to come to the American shores after Electrodyne had their day... Quad Eight was still around but Edyne closed up shop in the long run because of them...
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Thank you Larry, for the very interesting article!
One gets water in the mouth of a product description like that.
The picture of the desk with the Stephens 40 track in the background
is pure beauty!
I have a Stephens 24 track my self, and in combination with what
I learned about Electrodyne...... that must be a killer!
Let me ask you, if you or anyone else can help out on this one.
This picture is from Sound Ideas Studios in New York.
I was there in 1972, and this is the only picture I have of the desk.
I don't remember what kind of desk it was, and I'm curious.
Is it possible to identify it?
(Q 2: The man on the picture is Rick R., where did he go, is he still in the business?)
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| Re: Studio History [message #340103 is a reply to message #339984 ] |
Fri, 09 May 2008 14:32 |
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Brian Kehew
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HUGE question! Here is one basic answer.
As for your question, the MAIN influence of Europe was the German Magnetophone, the first successful magnetic tape recorder (another postwar Hitler prize). It was brought back to the USA and largely created the Ampex dynasty that lasted until the 1970s.
Consoles were largely custom-made by the studio, until the 1960s when a few manufacturers offered custom versions for customers.
After the war, there was virtually no European (or English) influence on the American market, excepting microphones and EMT plates. Mainly, this was due to the Americans leading in many fields (although I think the Swiss and German designs were better done). Oddly enough, it is often THE RECORDS, not the gear that influenced people, and so people wanted THE GEAR that made those records.
Relax and float downstream...
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