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Magna Carta Studio was built in Athens, Halandri 1995
and was shut down in 2000 by Mark Cross and
Pete Lallis. Known for good sound quality and reliable staff, the studio was
busy in the music industry in Greece for nearly 6 years.
In 1998 they expanded their business in the jingle industry, but unfortunately had to close the
company in 2000 after a financial breakdown.
The studio facility ran Analog/Digital machinery on Pro
Tools, Logic Audio and Adats. Yamaha O2R and two Pro Mix O1's consoles &, Power
Macs. The Studio provided a set of Shures, EV's and Neumann microphones, pre
amps, tube compressions, a set of double bass acoustic
drums, and Marshall and Trace Elliot guitar and bass amplifiers.
The studio covered a plain of 100sqm and was separated into 4 booths, a control room 36sqm,
a drum booth 16sqm, a vocal booth 11sqm and the entrance with a bar and an
office.
All areas were carpeted, except for the drum booth, it's floor was covered with Koto plates and the
entrances with wood. The drum booths' walls were well isolated and decorated with wood and
mirrors and used thick curtains to decrease the ambient sound.
In the vocal booth you can see a stone wall and its upper section coated with cloth. The
ceiling exterior had wood and hanging sound traps. We used this booth for
acoustic instruments, guitars and vocals.
The control rooms columns were coated from the inside with led and covered from
the outside with stones and insured perfect sound proof. The
uneven ceiling and wall constructions reached nearly 95% of standard acoustic
frequencies and insured outstanding mixing and recording results.
For business opportunities the office provided internet access on ISDN and
the bar, a small catering service for coffee breaks
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