New York’s premier venue for events, concerts, TV and recording production, the Manhattan Center has completed renovating its Studio 7 recording facility – including equipping the control room with new sound and mixing and production systems, expanding workplaces for producers, and installing the new 80-fader IP-based mc²56 production console from Lawo.
With these improvements supervised by architectural acoustic designer Francis Manzella, FM Design, the facility is building on a history that includes recording cinema’s first-ever film score in 1926, for the John Barrymore and Mary Astor classic Don Juan. Today, the Manhattan Center remains one of New York’s premier scoring stages, with a portfolio of credits that reflects both the development of cinema and of sound recording, renowned composers who have used the facility include Clint Mansell (Noah), AR Rahman (The 100 Foot Journey) and Oscar-winner Elliot Goldenthal (Frieda, Across the Universe) and has recently seen the new Lawo console in Studio 7 serving the Prince of Broadway Cast Album; Elliot Goldenthal’s Our Souls at Night for Netflix, and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel produced by Stewart Lerman and arranged by Bill Elliott for Amazon Prime.
‘Manhattan Center’s recording studios and event spaces have a long history of supporting the music industry in New York, and we strive to maintain a high level of functionality,’ says facility President, Markus Karr
‘When it came time to upgrade Studio 7, we opted for the Lawo mc²56 audio console. With this installation, a new dimension of networking allowed us to use Dante for connectivity with networking elements that distinguishes Manhattan Center in the marketplace,’ says Joshua Coleman, Chief Engineer for Audio Video Production.
The Lawo desk replaced an analogue console that could no longer meet the demands of ambitious, complex and high-quality recordings of orchestras and film scores hosted by Manhattan Center productions. Additionally, the new console has introduced modern, efficient and flexible workflows to add to the overall quality of film score recordings, and cleared the studio of bulky cabling systems. With productions including live bands and TV shows requiring many channels, the DSP and routing capacity of the Lawo console ensures smooth operation, and the performance, channel count, routing capacity and feature set are a match for the requirements of live TV production.
The mc²56 combines audio quality with an efficient and flexible workflow design that supports a range of applications and standards. Many of the most watched broadcast entertainment and sports shows, global events, and premier classical music performing and recording venues around the world are equipped with Lawo mc² audio production consoles.
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