‘When it came time to upgrade Studio 7, we opted for the Lawo mc☥6 audio console.

‘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 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. 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. 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 mc☥6 production console from Lawo.

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