Mad Hatter Studios

Location: Los Angeles, California
Label: GRP Records facility
Era: 1980s

Overview

GRP Records' Los Angeles recording facility. Bernie Kirsch engineered Chick Corea's Elektric Band album here in 1986, featuring state-of-the-art digital recording with heavy MIDI sequencing and FM synthesis.

Characteristics

• Digital recording technology (1986)
• Close-miked drums with 1980s gated sound
• Direct synthesizer outputs to console
• Dry, minimal room ambience typical of mid-1980s production

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