Was that the Japanese producer's studio?
A very weird room.
And it really did NOT sound so great in there... the desk really was less than impressive.
In fact, I remember people cooing over it, and then I listened to something through it and sort of shrugged.
I've really liked some Helios desks (The Manor, Apple, Lansdowne) but this one wasn't all that impressive.
Interesting that maybe it had been buggered somehow.
they also had an ATR 124 in there that also seemed oddly not quite right.
phantom309 wrote on Thu, 01 March 2007 17:57 |
compasspnt wrote on Thu, 01 March 2007 15:45 | When Lenny had his down here a few years ago (sounded "not-so-good," by the way) it still had the Island Studios Basing Street plaque on it. Is that one of the ones you have?
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Good time to set the record straight on THAT desk at THAT time. Before Henry had it, it was installed in a NYC building that was God's own private magnate for RF. To try and fight it, there was a horrible kludge of shielding "installed" and it did, indeed, make an audio mess of things. That console has since been sent to the UK for a complete re-build, then on to Japan. The Olympic Desk that was at Waterfront was parted out and some of THAT one went to Japan. The black Helios that Henry now has at the Edison came (most recently) from Mushroom here in Canada. It was also completely rebuilt before installation and that one is amazing sounding! There are a few photos floating about of a black type 69 desk with horrible garish red and yellow knobs all over it. That's the one....with black knobs now.
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