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, established in 1979 by Robert Nation and Joe Vaughan.

Building

EMAC Studios is located at 432 Rectory Street in downtown

. The building was originally a

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church built in the 1900s before it was converted into a recording facility in 1990. The renovation and acoustic design was done by Andy Condon to the specifications set by

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. The original EMAC Recording Studios was first located in downtown London in a building which also housed CKSL Radio. It was originally designed as an audio/visual facility, and was later renovated in 1985 once EMAC had begun commercial and jingle work. In 2000, EMAC brought on

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as a new partner.

Studios

The control room of Studio 1 has a 60-channel Neve V3 Series console, with GML Automation faders. The room incorporates the use of RPG rear wall diffusers to create a certified ‘Reflection Free Zone,’ and was one of the earliest of its kind in

. Studio 2 is a smaller room and is primarily used as an edit suite. It houses a 36-channel Sony MXP3036 console with Sony ADS3000 automation. This space also has a Pro Tools rig for editing purposes, as well as music, dialogue and sound effect production.

Selected discography

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– ''Live at the Great Hall'' * Clockwise – ''Healthy Manipulation'' * Nicole Scott – ''Self Titled'' * BURNusBOTH – ''Stray Bullets'' * River Junction Band – ''Limited Edition EP'' * Luddites – ''86-91'' * Clarke Bryan & Marion Miller – ''Rachmaninoff'' * Don Campbell – ''Freedom'' Producers and Engineers: *

* GGGarth Richardson * Jack Richardson *

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TV & film

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* Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning * High Point: Casinos of the World * Taste of Life: A Gourmet Food Travel Show

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Emac Recording Studios Recording studios in Canada Mass media companies established in 1979 1979 establishments in Ontario