Fletcher/Bob O..."Motown" or "Muscle Shoals" pres?

[Bob Olhsson]

Originally Posted by phillysoulman

I could be wrong but I dont think that RCA "designed" Hitsville..they had room treatment "inspired" by the RCA studios design elements ie diffusers,absorption etc
If one is familiar with the old RCA New York studios,you could plainly see and hear the influence

RCA's designer drew it up for us. We didn't do the curved surfaces because it was lots more expensive and he didn't think it would make that big of a difference. (Berry Gordy's father was a contractor.) Where we did luck out was the very low noise level. The room had been a photography studio previously. Hence the soft plank floor which was intended for spiking lights and tripods. It turned out to sound great not to mention making it easy to spike drums.

It's worth noting that Abbey Road is also a typical RCA design for when it was built.