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Old 31st January 2010   #58
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Here's what I know after working at Capitol Studios for 15 years. Frank usually sang into a U47, although I have seen some pictures with a U67 and an M49. We still own and use these very same mics on a daily basis. The pre would have been whatever was in the custom Capitol desks with no compression or EQ, just fader rides by talented staff engineers (names escape me at the moment, but I can look it up later). The tape machines were all 1/2" 3 track. Every now and then we pull out the old tapes for reissues, and they sound like they were recorded yesterday, stunning.

Steve
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Studio A -- One of the best sounding rooms in the world. My understanding is that Capitol now leases that recording studio from the current owners of the building, and that the lease will soon run out. If that happens, one of the greatest studios/rooms will cease to operate. Sad
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