History

Acme originally opened in late 1979-80 as "In The Red Recording" in another spot across town, circa 1982 the guys moved in with a local video house and then later bought out that space re-emerging as the cleverly named "Acme Recording Studios".

Survivors of the transition from an all analog world to a (nearly) all digital world on these photos highlight some of the equipment and work-spaces here over the years.

	Early 32 trk Mitsubishi digital machine synced with btx to analog 24 track, Megamix automation (vca based), see fader bank in foreground with Atari computer!
	"Dada" with Danny Kortchmar, Peter Denenberg & Jim Albert old Studio A with Neve 8058 custom console
	Samuel Zyman Classical composer with Rory working on a project for Island Records, Studio A
	Corey Glover (Living Colour), Steve DeAcutis & Mike Ciro working on Corey's solo album in Studio A
	Frankie LaRocka tambourine overdubs - Studio A sorely missed
	Frankie, Peter and The Spin Doctors early 90's
	Joe Elliot (Def Leppard) & Ian Hunter listening to mixes for the Mick Ronson project Peter mixed here
	Peter & Rory disobeying the studio tech's orders and soldering things themselves- note early A&H Syncon console with Mega-Mix automation run by Atari computer (used to mix "Pocketful Of Kryptonite"!)
	Acme Custom Console circa mid 90's made from two A&H syncons, custom in console MegaMix automation with automated gates!! 56 channels, all insert points balanced with custom op- amps, built from scratch meter bridge which had spectrum analyzer and vca levels, custom paint and silk screen...... man we were just nuts!
	The very first control room circa 1980 Our first studio's name: "In The Red Recording" (yes that's Rory in the background, Al Orlo up front)
	Give us your money, we'll make you a tape. 24-48 tr. recording, very strong coffee, 2 restrooms (Actual ad run in The Music Paper, date unknown)
	Peter mixing at the "Acme Console", studio A mid 90's
	Studio A At the height of it's analogue-ness
	Studio B - circa late 80's early 90's note Ampex mm-1000 machine modified from 16 to 24 track with extra 8 electronics on the right side and DBX above
	Studio B again! mid 80's?
	Studio B again!!!! circa 2000
	Rory listening in the old "In The Red" control room 1980-81
	Peter mixing in Studio A, early 90's note the 8 track for extra tracks syncronized to 24 track, the little mixer on top of the patchbay to get the extra 8 channels mixed, the Scamp Rack (remember those?) and the pile of rental gear (note: our new studio A has NO patchbays.....NONE!)
	Yikes? (note gold tubes in the background, these are the reverb springs for the MicMix reverb...really)