Therefore, he got a pair of LYD 48's so he could do a shootout in a listening environment that he is extremely familiar with. And when we stopped by his studio, he already had both pairs up and running. Roy's 'Studio R' is part of the Power Station facility, which is located in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood on the west side of midtown Manhattan.
The Power Station studio was founded in 1977 - just like Dynaudio, by the way - and was renamed to Avatar Studios in 1996. In 2017, the name was changed back to Power Station @BerkleeNYC, but regardless of the naming, the studio simply oozes the essence of music, passionate artists and simply history. There is wood everywhere and thick wall-to-wall carpets give it a certain creative atmosphere that is just hard to beat.
And similarly, the album track record is also hard to beat, as it includes artists such as Bob Dylan, Tony Bennett, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, Duran Duran, Bruce Springsteen, John Lennon, Billy Joel, Madonna, Muse, George Michael, John Mayer and David Bowie. Just to name a few!
In Roy's studio, the mixing room features a massive SSL console, as well as a ton of outboard gear - and of course monitors. There is even an old 2" tape machine that can be used in case the artist prefers that deep analog sound with wow-and-flutter charm over the editing-freedom that digital recording has to offer.
In fact, Roy started his career as a mixing engineer and producer more than 30 years ago at Power Station and has had his own studio - the one that we were invited to see - for almost 16 years. So, he has witnessed the technological development in our industry first-hand and likes to keep all options available, allowing analog and digital technologies to be used together.