Check this custom desk

[DaveP]

I couldn't live with the carpet though ???

DaveP

 

[ruffrecords]

If you troll through their Facebook pics there are some interesting ones showing the construction of the modules.

Cheers

Ian

 

[pucho812]

Echo chambers at capitol studios...

Echo chambers at sunset sound

 

[emrr]

Love it pucho, more money in the echo chamber equipment than many put into their whole system. 

 

[pucho812]

Love it pucho, more money in the echo chamber equipment than many put into their whole system.

Me too, the chambers although use the same play back system, they sound completely different due to design and  mics chosen. I don't know what mics are used in the capitol chambers, I think they may be altec as well.

 

[iampoor1]

If you troll through their Facebook pics there are some interesting ones showing the construction of the modules.

Cheers

Ian

Just did this...

Wow!

I am surprised no one on this board knows these guys. I wonder if they are members here? One of them was supposedly at AES showing off a tube compressor. Would love to know what the inspiration for the console is.

Oh, and I would love to know how on earth this studio survives in todays recording market.  8)

 

[Whoops]

Just did this...

Wow!

I am surprised no one on this board knows these guys. I wonder if they are members here? One of them was supposedly at AES showing off a tube compressor. Would love to know what the inspiration for the console is.

Oh, and I would love to know how on earth this studio survives in todays recording market.  8)

Well Doesn't survive unfortunately, like any other bigger facility  with expensive equipment.
Recording studios that survive nowadays  fall into one this these models:

- Owner has a rich background

- The Breakeven of the big initial and main investment was long achieved, before 2000. So the studio keeps running as long as no more big investments/improvements need to be done

- The Studio investment is a money Laundry Scheme

I know examples of both scenarios, the first one is the most common one

 

[gar381]

We used to use this setup for monitoring
back in the late 70s...   Don't think you would want to
mix with setup these days but that rig sounded FABULOUS.

Note that these 1005 and 1505 horns are tar filled and weighted a ton!!
The tar filled horns sound VERY SMOOTH with 288C drivers.
The 1005B and 1505B horns are much more common and are not
tar filled.  These "B" horns sounded a bit honky and weighed about
25% as much and commonly used the 291 driver.

GARY

 

[Whoops]

We used to use this setup for monitoring
back in the late 70s...   Don't think you would want to
mix with setup these days but that rig sounded FABULOUS.

I would love to have those so I could mix on them!!!!!!!

 

[emrr]

Uh, yeah Gary, that's a FUN rig to listen to.  Sign me up. 

I have Klipsch La Scala with a bunch of modern upgrades in the living room at home, they do FUN pretty well too, and loud.  Such high sensitivity you almost need a volume control on your volume control to do quiet without getting into the low cut-off of most stereo pots. 

 

[pucho812]

a our R&D studio, th studio mains are comprised of altec horns and parts.  I have yet to find a system on par with that stuff.,  It sounds so good.

 

[fazer]

Doesn't Allen Sides search for those tar filled horns for his premium speakers?

 

[gridcurrent]

Doesn't Allen Sides search for those tar filled horns for his premium speakers?

His big systems are based on the RCA LC-9a.

 

[pucho812]

Yes, they do look similar. Does anyone have cabinet plans or data sheets for the  for lc9a's and or the infamous ubangi speakers?

 

[abbey road d enfer]

I wonder if the the channels are a combination of tube and chips or tubes and discrete?

Definitely looks like it.

 

[ruffrecords]

Definitely looks like it.

Notice also that the tube inputs are line level only according to the specs.

Cheers

Ian