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#1 | | Lives for gear
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Thread Starter  | Pictures of various control rooms
Hi,
I'm looking at doing a control room revamp but I'm not entirely happy with the design the architect has come up with, so I'm looking for some ideas to augment his. I've been in quite a few studios over the years but it would be great if there was a book or website that I could browse. Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
Of course, what might be even better would be floors plans.
DW
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#2 | | Capitol Studios Paris
Joined: May 2002 Location: Paris, France
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There are many studio websites and CR pix on the SSL site www.solid-state-logic.com
Here's one CR pic I just happen to have on my desktop. 
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Capitol Studios - Paris, France
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#3 | | Motown legend
Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Songwriter Gulch, Nashville TN
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Motown 8-track studio
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#4 | | Lives for gear
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this looks just great bob and i am kinda jealous that you had a good time during the golden age of " motown " .
i just love that kinda music .
i hope that you dont mind that i ask ,
what are you doing lately ???
i really would love to know ...  | |
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#5 | | Banned
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I'll print thoses, bob.
Was it already a Quad eight desk ???
malice
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#6 | | Moderator emeritus
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Here may be another control room picture...
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#7 | | Lives for gear
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Dave I'm green with envymadd
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#8 | | Gearslutz.com admin
Joined: Apr 2002 Location: A Yank in London, UK |
Gearslut Steve Crittall at Jules' studio.
note: Ceiling suspended Royer SF12 overhead, and removed accoutic pannels transforming dead vocal booth into a live, concrete block "drum booth". See 2 x RPG bass traps in each back corner. Also ADAM SA4-C main monitors and finally, some shamefully untidy cables emenating from the "computer cupboard"!  | |
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#9 | | Gearslutz.com admin
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A visit from an A&R cat, listening intently to one of Jules' spec deal acts. New assistant engineer Tom lingers by the espresso machine.
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#10 | | Moderator emeritus
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| Quote: Originally posted by studjo
Dave I'm green with envymadd
Jo | Well, I still need a couch...
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2nd March 2003
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#11 | | Capitol Studios Paris
Joined: May 2002 Location: Paris, France
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Forgive me, Bob, I thought you double-posted, and I deleted the first post...then realized that the two photos were not the same. My apologies.
Would you re-post the first pic for us all?
Question for Dave and Bob: What desks are in your photos?
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#12 | | Moderator emeritus
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| Quote: Originally posted by jon
Question for Dave and Bob: What desks are in your photos? | Mine is a 48 input D&R Cinemix; here should be another picture of the desk.
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#13 | | Lives for gear
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Dave, if you needed to borrow some compressors, all you had to do was ask...
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#14 | | Lives for gear
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Dave,
All that beautiful gear in the rack and the logo that's most readable................Peavey  
Seriously nice room.
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#15 | | Motown legend
Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Songwriter Gulch, Nashville TN
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This was the mix room.
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#16 | | Lives for gear
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Dave I have 3 couches. I'll give you one and you give me some Ureis?rollz
Great to see your room. I have to take a few photos of mine. Actually my new avatar is my little console. A little brother of yours.
Good luck with your room. Jo
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#17 | | Motown legend
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The Motown 8-track consoles were entirely home made. The studio console was tube and the mix room console, which was built around three years later was our first solid state except obviously for the built-in Studer C-37 mono and two-track machines.
These were the earliest consoles I know of that had multiple effects send pots and mute switches. In fact there was a separate mute switch for the program channel and the sends from that program channel so you could hear the signal dry or listen to just the reverb. The timers were an important part of production because the disk level for a 45 would drop like a rock if you went over three minutes. The mix console also had meters that could be turned off and the eight inputs were set in a removable panel that could be used upside down if you wanted the sound to get louder as you pulled the faders towards you. A switch under the panel triggered a relay that swapped the wiring around so they remained 1-8 left to right. The first eight of the now infamous "Motown Equalizers" were built to go with this mix console.
Currently I'm mastering CDs of a bewildering variety of music out of my home, looking for material for a few of my clients and having an absolute ball hanging out here in Nashville. I'm also producing one artist and am in the cheering section of a couple others including The Time Jumpers which is an absolutely stunning band that Carolyn Martin sings in. http://thetimejumpers.com/ | |
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3rd March 2003
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#18 | | High End Moderator
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WireWorld pictures coming up. They are about a year old, but then again studio pictures never stay new for longer than a week before something gets changed. The KRKs have long been exchanged for the ADAM S3As.   | |
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#19 | | High End Moderator
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. . . one more . . .  | |
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#20 | | Capitol Studios Paris
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Hey Michael, that's cheating. | |
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#21 | | Moderator emeritus
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| Quote: Originally posted by Saucyjack
Dave,
All that beautiful gear in the rack and the logo that's most readable................Peavey
| If it helps, when I'm sitting in the mix position, I can't see that logo...
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#22 | | Moderator emeritus
Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Nashville, TN
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| Quote: Originally posted by Bob Olhsson
I'm also producing one artist and am in the cheering section of a couple others including The Time Jumpers which is an absolutely stunning band that Carolyn Martin sings in. http://thetimejumpers.com/ | And I'm in the middle of doing the next Time Jumpers album, with the help of Bob's U67 on accordion. I'm also married to Carolyn.
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#23 | | High End Moderator
Joined: May 2002 Location: Music City USA | Quote: Originally posted by jon
Hey Michael, that's cheating. | I know, the lava lamps are not really in the control room
Actually there are some newer pictures in the March issue of MIX magazine, page 6, 33 and 159 rollz Now THAT is cheating | |
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3rd March 2003
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#24 | | Moderator emeritus
Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Nashville, TN
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| Quote: Originally posted by studjo
Dave I have 3 couches. I'll give you one and you give me some Ureis?
| Well, it sounds like a good deal and and I appreciate it, but I actually don't have any Urie's - Just UA's and Purples...
Well, and some other stuff.
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#25 | | Moderator emeritus
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| Quote: Originally posted by mwagener
I know, the lava lamps are not really in the control room | Yeah, but at least you can see them through the window. As a Texan, it actually seems appropriate to me that I should have campfires or something burning, but somehow, I don't think that it would do the air conditioning any good. So I have to do without...
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#26 | | Banned
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| Quote: Originally posted by mwagener
I know, the lava lamps are not really in the control room
Actually there are some newer pictures in the March issue of MIX magazine, page 6, 33 and 159 rollz Now THAT is cheating | I knew it, Mixerman was recording "bitchslap" in your studio, thoses are his lavalamps, for sure
malice
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#27 | | Lives for gear
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Bob, (re: the Moog in the photo) was it for a Stevie session by any chance? | |
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#28 | | Lives for gear
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Michael,
Your studio is absolutely gorgeous! Do you have a website? Any pics of the tracking rooms? =)
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#29 | | High End Moderator
Joined: May 2002 Location: Music City USA | Quote: Originally posted by BattleAngel
Michael,
Your studio is absolutely gorgeous! Do you have a website? Any pics of the tracking rooms? =) | Sorry, no website yet. Anybody want to trade studio time for setting up a website?  | |
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#30 | | Lives for gear
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I could certainly give it a whack!!
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