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These 1950s compressors are probably the most revered — and imitated — processors in the world. But what is it that makes them so special?
Many world-class recording facilities have built up their reputations over half a century or more. Clouds Hill, however, has risen to the top in a mere decade.
Most of the independent studios that date back to the founding era of our industry were started by single entrepreneurs....
AIR-Edel originally started out as a joint venture being Sir George Martin and Herman Edel but was built on a much older studio going back to 1937.
Sporting both optical and variable–mu compressors and Pultec–inspired EQ, this German channel strip should make a great recording front end for the modern studio.
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Livingston is one of the oldest recording ventures in London dating back to 1963. Although, or perhaps because, the studio has changed hands and locations a few times, it has remained busy for well over five decades.
You are walking through a wild garden towards a beautiful late-19th-century mansion. Through an open basement door, you catch a glimpse of a magnificent discrete Neve console.
Located in the village of Loguivy-Plougras in Britanny, Kerwax is an intriguing new take on the concept of the residential studio
Some world–class studios are housed in purpose–designed buildings, but the majority of recording venues were set up in spaces originally conceived for other duties.