A&M STUDIOS ROOMS "H" AND "M"

A&M RECORDS STUDIO H

Affectionately known as "Herb's Room." Herb Alpert recorded My Abstract Heart here and Lani Hall used Studio H to record her vocals.

A&M RECORDS STUDIO M

M for Mixing, mixdown and remix in this dedicated suite. The control room measured 14' by 18' and its lounge/overdub booth was 9' by 10'. 

The studio was updated in 1988 by Continental Studio Builders (CSB).

STUDIO M EQUIPMENT

CONSOLE:

72-channel/144-input SSL SL-6072E
with Total Recall and G-Series Automation
Flying Faders Automation

TAPE MACHINES:

Two Studer A800 Multitracks
Studer A820
Ampex ATR-102 two-tracks
Two TimeLine Lynx synchronizers

MIXDOWN/REFERENCE:

A&M proprietary A-to-D and D-to-A converters
Sony PCM-7010 Timecode DAT
Panasonic SV-3700 DAT
Phillips CD player
Tascom Model 122 Mk III cassettes

MAIN MONITORS:

Custom A&M/Augspurger systems

NEAR-FIELD MONITORING:

Yamaha NS-10Ms

OUTBOARD EQUIPMENT:

Compressor/Limiter:

Fairchild 670
UREI LA-2a, LA-3 and 1176
dbx Model 160 and Model 160x

Mic Pre-Amps/EQ:

Neve Model 1066 modules
Pultec EQP-1A3, EQP-1A and EQH-2
GML Model 8200

Reverb/Effects:

Eventide H-3500
Lexicon 480L, PCM-80 and PCM-70
AMS RMX-16
Yamaha 990, Rev 5, Rev 7 and SPX-90

Delays/Effects:

AMS DMX
Lexicon PCM-42
Roland SDE-3000
TC Electronics 2290
Eventide 949

Gates/Proc:

Drawmer DS-201 gates
dbx Model 902 de-esser