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Old 6th November 2009   #16
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Do we know if Dave Kutch simply threw the Focals in that room, or if he got a professional to come in and treat the space Alicia Keys wanted to have him work in? With that kind of budget, I wouldn't be surprised if he had someone come in an properly treat and position those speakers in that space.
People are under completely the wrong impression if they think Ms. Key's personal studio is anything but top flight and equal to even the best commercial facilities.

I had a number of sessions recording and mixing in what became Alicia's studio (from the outside it's just a large house in Glen Cove, Long Island) prior to her buying it - it was then owned by Fred Guarino and run under the name "Tiki Recording". Alicia bought the facility - which already sounded quite good - and then revamped studio A to make it even better (including eventually bringing in an SSL Duality console).

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