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The people who made aluminum discs in the c. 1930 franchised hotels and msuic stores to use their systems, one or a few to each city. These are the first independent studios I've traced. Steven Smolian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Olhsson" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 10:44 AM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] STADIUM SYMPHONY > Roger Kulp asked: >>Are "Radio Recorders" RCA,NBC,or both ? >>... I >>believe. CBS had no recording equipment for a long time, so any CBS >>airchecks > > Radio Recorders was one of the very first, if not the first independent > recording studio. It was originally a small broadcast production and > transcription service that I suspect did overflow work from the network > affiliates in LA because NBC's main west coast origination facility was > located in San Francisco until the '40s. At some point RCA abandoned a > large, orchestral-sized studio they had built in LA and Radio Recorders > took it over calling it Radio Recorders Annex. Many old-timers still > consider it to have been the finest sounding studio for recording large > ensembles ever to exist in LA and it was the studio of choice for > everybody from Sinatra to Presley. Many people recorded elsewhere only > when they couldn't get time in that room. > > -- > Bob Olhsson Audio Mastery, Nashville TN > Mastering, Audio for Picture, Mix Evaluation and Quality Control > Over 40 years making people sound better than they ever imagined! > 615.385.8051 http://www.hyperback.com > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.27/671 - Release Date: 2/5/2007 > 4:48 PM >