What famous albums were recorded using a studer A80??

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The A80 was Studer's first and only 2" 24 track machine during several years in
the late 70s. The A800 was next, coming out around 1980 IIRC, which of course I
may not. So the A80 was used on innumerable albums, hit and otherwise, during
that time.

A recent thread discussed Stevie Wonder's "Songs In The Key Of Life" album, and
I mentioned asssisting on some of it at The Hit Factory. Most of his sessions
were done in a room with an A80, and some in a room with an Ampex MM1100. That
machine was later replaced with another A80.

In the A80's "day" it was the premier multitrack tape machine. The other
contenders were from Ampex, MCI and 3M.


Ted Spencer, NYC

"No amount of classical training will ever teach you what's so cool about
"Tighten Up" by Archie Bell And The Drells" -author unknown

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On 13 Dec 2004 04:37:32 GMT, pkaaudio@aol.com (PKAAUDIO) wrote:

> locked up with an Audio
>kinetics Q-lock, through a Neve 8068 with (god help us) Necam 1

I'd ask for Gods help with the Q-Lock before the Necam.

Mark

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Hi Ted,

Yeah we know each other. The dual 16 tracks are accurate, I know, I aligned
the machines every day. The Neve is an 8068 for sure. Ed Rak got two 8078's
soon after as you said. He still has them!
The Phil Ramone album you mentioned with Paul Simon I believe was "One Trick
Pony". That 8068 was later merged with another in the new Hit Factory building
and Flying Faders were added. They later sold it off. Too bad. Jon Smith
assisted on Double Fantasy. I'm sure you know him.
He's still in NYC, as am I. The wide tracks and Tony Levin made one hell of a
low end!!

Should get together some time. Hope all is well.

Peter K.

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Hey Peter K

Ok...now I know who you are, and of course I defer to your recollection.
Somehow I missed the memo back then about the dual 16s. It *was* a lockout
session after all...

Jon Smith assisted me many times, and was the lucky staff guy to be on John and
Yoko's project every day. He had lots of interesting stories about it, but
somehow the 16 track lockup one wasn't one of them.

Glad you're alive and well and in town. It would definitely be fun to do a hang
sometime soon, and with Jon too. Surprisingly few of us are still kicking
around the biz from back then...



<< Hi Ted,

Yeah we know each other. The dual 16 tracks are accurate, I know, I aligned
the machines every day. The Neve is an 8068 for sure. Ed Rak got two 8078's
soon after as you said. He still has them!
The Phil Ramone album you mentioned with Paul Simon I believe was "One Trick
Pony". That 8068 was later merged with another in the new Hit Factory building
and Flying Faders were added. They later sold it off. Too bad. Jon Smith
assisted on Double Fantasy. I'm sure you know him.
He's still in NYC, as am I. The wide tracks and Tony Levin made one hell of a
low end!!

Should get together some time. Hope all is well.

Peter K. >>

Ted Spencer, NYC

"No amount of classical training will ever teach you what's so cool about
"Tighten Up" by Archie Bell And The Drells" -author unknown

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<< I just did a session at Clinton this past week and it's a couple of 8078's
that
Ed has. I cut my teeth at Automated Sound in NYC in the early '80's and they
had a pair as well. I always loved that board. Can't say the same for NECAM,
though !

Kevin Halpin
>>

Automated had done some mods to their Neves IIRC. What I definitely do remember
is that they were the best sounding Neves of their generation I've ever used. I
wonder where those consoles ended up.

And yes, Clinton's Neves weren't (aren't) the same model as Hit Factory's was.
They also have a full monitor section on the right side, old-school style. I
still record there from time to time.


Ted Spencer, NYC

"No amount of classical training will ever teach you what's so cool about
"Tighten Up" by Archie Bell And The Drells" -author unknown