Similarly reflecting Ron’s singular emphasis on quality are his microphones -- legitimately among the finest ever made, and collected from around the world through his many years of recording work.
Even to the smallest details that quality is uncompromised -- as in Ron’s patented "Bleeder Bar." A device attached to a tape recorder, it is designed to remove or "bleed" excess electrons from a recorded tape just as it crosses the recording head.
What all such details add up to is precisely what was most important to Ron: an ideal atmosphere for artistic performance. Specifically, to that end -- and in contrast to the generally impersonal feel of commercial facilities that look more like a sauna than a studio -- the L. Ron Hubbard Music Studio is truly a place that replicates the world of live performance. The philosophy behind such an atmosphere is simple: Ron knew only too well that the musician expresses his greatest creativity in a live performance. Thus, his studio was expressly designed to simulate an actual theater where the performer is on stage. In consequence, Ron’s studio resembles a stage. Looking from the studio into the control room, one sees a tapestry of admiring listeners. The performance area is ringed with stage lights and curtains, while one enters from theater wings . . . All to offer a sense of that moment which brings out the best in an artist.
The net result of all that lies within Ron’s studio, including both its design and equipment, is nothing less than the benchmark of sound recording as a whole. In that regard, the L. Ron Hubbard Music Studio is a direct reflection of all L. Ron Hubbard stood for as Music Maker: His codification of musical basics, his understanding of music as communication, his technical expertise precisely to that end and, above all, his love of music and musicians everywhere.
The Drum Booth and the Keyboard Room in the L. Ron Hubbard Music Studio.
