{"id":91686,"date":"2024-08-19T08:12:50","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T06:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberfarm.dk\/capitol-chambers\/"},"modified":"2024-09-09T08:02:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T06:02:27","slug":"capitol-chambers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberfarm.dk\/en\/capitol-chambers\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitol Chambers"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 1956, the record company Capitol Records built a 13-story round office building in Hollywood, which today is one of Los Angeles\u2019 historical landmarks. The circular shape of the building brings to mind a stack of LP records, and the pointed, luminous tower at the top, which broadcasts the word \u201cHollywood\u201d in Morse code, symbolises a pick-up needle. <\/p>\n\n

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In addition to offices for the record company, the building houses a recording studio. Nine metres below the building, four rooms (later expanded to eight) were set up as \u201cecho chambers\u201d designed by Les Paul. Each room has its own distinct shape and sonic \u201cpersonality\u201d varied by the shape of the room and the choice of speakers and microphones. <\/p>\n\n

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The rooms have no parallel surfaces, the walls are lacquered and the ceilings can be raised and lowered so that the reverberation can be adjusted in time and character. With a capacity of over 600 cubic metres, the rooms can reverberate for up to 5 seconds. <\/p>\n\n

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The first recording took place in 1956 with Frank Sinatra as soloist, and the studios have since been used by countless famous musicians and bands. After a major renovation, both the studio and Echo Chambers are still in use. <\/p>\n\n

Universal Audio Capitol Chambers<\/p>\n\n