//1/P0rcf/11Fa
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
$2.50 April 1979 Volume 10 - Number 2 C ONCFA SOUNO ;//1/P0RCF/11FA/ -1 o `. 4 -- STUDIO DESIGN Rudi Breuer - 45 Michael Rettinger - 62 Kent Duncan - 68 Rich Houston - 80 RELATING ftfCORDING SCIENCE TO RECORDING ART TO RECORDING EQUIPMENT www.americanradiohistory.com versatile.. is the word for Everything Audio. We have a wide range of clientele because we satisfy a wide range of needs. From the most elaborate studio design and installation to the smallest equipment need, we are ready to serve you. Pictured at left is one of our installations, Spectrum Recording Studios in Venice, California. Our involvement in this project was limited to that of design -to maximize their avail- able funds, the owners had their own builders handle construction. Pictured at right is Compact Video Systems in Burbank, California, an advanced audio /video facility utilizing computer assistance in the post production audio room. It is one of our newest and most elaborate installations. We designed this facility in an existing structure, supplied the audio equipment, and assisted their crew during construction, clarifying and modifying the plans as the work progressed. The combined effort of the Compact Video crew and the Everything supplied the plans in metric measure- Audio staff result- ments and, through local representa- ed in an installa- tion, kept involved in the project tion that is inno- until its completion. In all of our pro- vative in its tech- jects- anywhere in the world -the nology as well as home office keeps abreast of every- its finish and thing with on -site inspections. materials. If you are contemplating upgrading Another of our or building a new facility, we'd like to recently complet- show you what we can do for you. Or ed studios is the if you're just looking for a new piece Record Star in Hamburg, West Germany. of equipment -let us help. From (We have representation in Great Britain, total design and installation, to supplying Germany, Australia, and Mexico.) We the smallest equipment need -we do it all. MTia MITÚRra IIOC 16055 VENTURA BLVD., SUITE 1001 ENCINO, CALIFORNIA 91436 (213) 995 -4175 Versatility: Let it work for you. www.americanradiohistory.com /Y/'//rI/-//'r Favourably comparable with any console available today, the standard 36 -input desk offers simultaneous quad, stereo and mono mixes from 32 tracks, with DC subgrouping of VCA- assisted channel and echo return faders. The M3000 only has excellent performance specifications and is purpose -built to allow the engineer total control of the many advanced signal development and flow functions available in the desk. Some of the outstanding facilities include: one mic and two differential line inputs: 4 -band parametric equalization (variable frequency and Q on all 4 bands) with swept pass filters: four mono and one stereo send addressable to 8 busses: inplace, groupable quad solo: programmable and groupable muting: automation ready VCA channel faders with LED display in 'read' mode: 8 dedicated submasters: 24 assigns with panning odd -even between live busses, and direct assigns: additional audio subgrouping in remix: 32 track monitoring: in -line construction: comprehensive studio and control room monitoring systems: talkback: oscillator: 8 automated echo returns, 4 assignable to multitrack: overall status commands for main operation modes: comprehensive patchfield: phantom power: Penny and Giles conductive plastic faders. Also available are the M2000, our most cost -effective 24 track desk, shortly also with automation option; the M1000, our ten buss console intended for 16 -track and sound reinforcement work; the X series, our small console useful for 8- track, broadcast and reinforcement applications. E `Ey`T)THINO ra10.Zt Contact Brian Cornfield at, EVERYTHING AUDIO. 16055 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1001, Encino, Los Angeles,CA 91436, Tel (213)995 4175. MARTIN AUDIO East Coast distribution, Courteney Spencer or Bruce Martin, MARTIN AUDIO. 423 West 55th, New York 10019, (212) 541 5900. AMEK SYSTEMS AND CONTROLS LTD, Islington Mill, James St. Salford M3 5HW, England. Tel: (061) 834 6747. www.americanradiohistory.com :-- www.americanradiohistory.com We won't promise the world, but we will deliver what we promise! udio delivers a guaranteed acoustic design based on principles proven and refined in 226 irldvride. More than just acoustics. we deliver all the elements required for today's technology - analysis - through acoustic. geometric and isolation design, to include turnkey completion. coincidence that our clients are among the most successful and skilled professionals in their fields. CBS SONY - Shinanomachi, Tokyo (12 studios) VIDTRONICS - Los Angeles (Video Sweetening Room) FANTASY RECORDS - Berkeley (2 studios) MR. "D's," KENDUN RECORDERS - Burbank SO(1NDMIXERS - New York City (Redesign and Rebuild) RECORD PLANT - Los Angeles (studio C) SOUNDS INTERCHANGE - Toronto STUDIO SIX - Montreal ARMSTRONG AUDIO 'VIDEO - Melbourne MANGO STUDIOS - Sydney CINEMA AUDIO - Manila JEM RECORDS - Manila PIERCE ARROW STUDIOS - Chicago KITTY RECORDS - Tokyo (2 studios) MASTER SOUND - Atlanta CBS SONY - Robpongi, Tokyo (2 studios) ALFA RECORDS - Tokyo BIAS RECORDING - Virginia (3 studios) SOUND PALACE - New York City RECORD PLANT - Los Angeles (Remote Truck) FANTASY RECORDS - Berkeley (studio B) ... Plus another 19] rooms by our exclusive designer. Tom Hidley. The London Palladium. Virgin Records Cabaret- Disco. and hundreds of studios ... Your project should have our acoustic guarantee. 721 South Glenwood Place Sierra Burbank. California 91506 e (213) 843 -8115 Audio Telex 691138 www.americanradiohistory.com RXCORDINO engineer/producer APRIL 1979 - the magazine to exclusively serve the VOLUME 10 - NUMBER 2 Recording Studio market ... all those whose work involves the recording of commercially marketable sound. Contents - the magazine produced to relate ... Recording ART to Recording SCIENCE page 30 Horizon Records' . to Recording EQUIPMENT. - TOMMY LI PUMA .. from promotion - to production - to label president by Tom Lubin Acoustics - Design - Construction page 45 The Rudi Breuer Approach - Editor /Publisher MARTIN GALLAY by Rudi Breuer and Jim Riordan Managing Editor TOM LUBIN Consulting Editor PETER BUTT page 62 Sound Insulation Requirements for Recording Studios - Operations Manager . D. KEITH LARKIN by Michael Rettinger Traffic Manager KEN McARTHUR Business Manager V L. GAFFNEY page 68 Studio Design Requirements for PATTY the Next Decade - Circulation Manager COLLINS by Kent Duncan page 81 Increased Height, Active Trapping, Improve Remote Van Control Room Acoustics - by Rich Houston and Jeff Brown "RECORDING Engineer /Producer" page 89 Live Performance Sound Reinforcement: (USPS 768 -840) BEATLEMANIA is published six times a year by GALLAY - COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 1850 N. Whit- by Patrick Maloney ley Avenue, Hollywood, California 90028, and is sent to qualified recipients in the page 106 RECOGNITION 1978: A tribute to the 1978 Grammy United States. One year (six issues) sub- Winning Engineers, Producers and Studios scriptions for other than qualified individ- uals and companies may be purchased at page 110 "AN AMERICAN PRAYER" ... John Haenÿ s story the following rates: of the dedicated research, production and engineering United States (surface mail) .. $10.00 of the Jim Morrison epic United States (air mail) $17.00 - All Other Countries $19.00 by John Haeny assisted by John Weaver Foreign subscriptions payable in U.S. funds only by bank check or money order. page 124 Microphone Applications for Classical Recording - by Carson Taylor o VCAs ROUND II: page 130 B&B's David Baskind's response to Allison's Paul Buff RECORDING Engineer /Producer is not page 136 responsible for any claim made by any Paul Buff's response person based on the publication by RE- page 142 Harvey Rubens, Marvin Caesar, Edward Bannon CORDING Engineer/Producer of material and Michael Sanders submitted for publication. Material appearing in RECORDING En- 146 ginner /Producer may not be reproduced page New Products Review: ECOPLATETM without written permission of the publisher. by Larry Rebhun The Cover: Departments: Sierra Audio's latest install- Letters 10 ation, Mr. "D's", Kendun New Products 150 Recorders, Burbank. Photo Classified 170 shows large volume multi - News 172 delay isolation room fea- Controlled Circulation Postage Advertising Index 178 turing fully adjustable mid - paid at band delay time; .1 to .7 Los Angeles, California seconds. Also depicted is the ghost of a musician past. Postmaster: Send form 3579 for Photography: Bill Miller. address correction to: RECORDING Engineer /Producer P. O. Box 2449 Hollywood, California 90028 (213) 467-1111 R-e,p 6 www.americanradiohistory.com Introducing Altec Lansing's Incremental Power System. And Its Closest Competitor. for an Incremental Power System set Lately a lot of the big names in professional amplification published specifications Simply select the com- have been making head -to -head comparisons with their com- up for stereo, triamplified operation. need to match Incremental petition. And, understandably, the brand being featured in each petitive components that you'd for yourself. usually comes out on top. But one product that no one is Power's performance and then judge ad Power than we have comparing themselves with is Altec Lansing's new Incremental There's a lot more to Incremental of performance and pack- Power System. room to tell you here. So if this kind our Commercial Sound That's not really surprising since Incremental Power is