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Just finished reading 'Temples of Sound' which was very interesting. It seems that most of the legendary studios had pretty nice rooms that were definitely not overly absorptive. Most had a nice assortment of Telefunken U47s, eventually 67s, and RCA 44s. They had 3 track tape recorders and eventually 4 tracks, a small (by todays standards) mixer usually modified from an old broadcast mixer - maybe 8-12 channels. The very beginnings of stereo were in that period too so there was still a lot of direct to mono. Also, most had actual echo chambers with 44s or U47s in the room. Some used stairwells.
Anyway you may know all of this. If not, the book is neat. Sure wouldn't mind having the mics from any of those rooms - and the rooms themselves while I'm at it. They can keep the speakers though ;-)
Best,
Silas
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