Recording Spaces

[Dixon Hill 4,229]

What's everyone's favorite scoring space, established or hypothetical?

There are some nice rooms in England (Watford, AIR), but I prefer to keep things in LA. Todd-AO was unparalleled and still is, sadly. An appalling loss. Of the few big rooms that remain, I really like Eastwood at WB. It's a bit underutilized for feature scores though.

There aren't many good cathedral acoustics in the Hollywood area, pretty much only Our Lady of the Angels. It's not as deep and resonant a sound as a Gothic building but I'd still like to record something there.

[MikeH 749]

I still cringe when I remember that Todd-AO is no more. Very sad.

I loved the sound John Barry got out of CTS Bayswater and Wembley.

[Jilal 436]

The Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage by far. Lovely sound. It offers just about the right amount of reverb, and most of what's recorded there has a very clear, vibrant quality to it.

[Sharkissimo 1,971]

I loved the sound John Barry got out of CTS Bayswater.

That's the zenith for me. An otherworldly, church-like acoustic with a long decay.

Todd-AO was nice but I prefer Sony. it's just got more body to it. Another of my favourites is Warner Brothers (CE3K).

[Dixon Hill 4,229]

Hmm that Barry thing sounds interesting. What's the best example of that?