Muscle Shoals Sound Equipment

The “Burlap Palace” on Jackson Highway (1969-78)

Console: Universal Audio 10-channel tube, later upgraded to Flickenger 16-channel and then MCI 24-channel with automation

Multitrack recorders: Scully 8-track, eventually upgraded to MCI 24-track
Mastering recorders: Ampex mono and Scully 2-track

New Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, 1978 – 80 era

Studio A

Engineer Steve Melton at Neve 8068, 1980.

Neve 8068 (32 input) console JH114 24-track recorder Ampex ATR-102 2-track recorder Audiocon room monitors (JBL loaded) BGW and Crown monitor amplifiers MDM-4 near field monitors Lexicon Prime Time digital delay Urei 1176 and dbx 160 compressor/limiters

Studio B

Neve 8088 (40 input) console
JH114 24-track recorder
Studer A80 and B67 2-track recorders
Audiocon room monitors (JBL loaded)
BGW and Crown monitor amplifiers
MDM-4 near field monitors
Lexicon 224 digital reverb
EMT (4) and Audion (1) plate reverbs
Live echo chamber (17x12x8)

“Floating” Effects Rack

ADR sweep equalizer
Orban Parasound parametric EQ
ADR Vocal Stressor
Eventide Harmonizer
Eventide Instant Flanger
Kepex (6) and Gain Brain (4)
Marshall Time Modulator
Lang EQ