The plug-in lets you dial in modeled ambience and acoustic characteristics from a variety of rooms and processors at the iconic Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles. But that changed at NAMM 2020 with the release of Sunset Sound Studio Reverb ($149). Although IK has expanded the collection regularly, it has been quite a while since the company released a new T-Racks reverb. There is nothing comparable to listening through a true “live” chamber.IK Multimedia’s T-Racks 5 line of plug-ins is quite extensive, comprising emulations of classic signal processors and the company’s original designs. These chambers also have a storied history with many clients but probably the most famous would be Prince and all of his 80’s records. They were both envisioned by our previous manager Bill Robinson who migrated from Capitol Recording Studios originally and he loosely designed them on the Capitol chambers. Chamber #2 is somewhat similar to #1 in shape but slightly larger and #3 is by far our largest and longest decay time chamber. Chamber #2 and #3 were completed with the addition of our Studio 3 in the late 70’s. Clients have come to this studio for decades just to use this chamber on their projects. It has gained legendary status over the years as the chamber you hear on the original recordings of the Doors, Buffalo Springfield, Rolling Stones, Jackson Browne, Led Zeppelin, Doobie Brothers, Van Halen and countless others. Chamber #1 was our first and it wasbuilt when the studio opened in 1960.
Here at Sunset Sound we have 3 distinctly different “live” echo chambers that have become something of a lost art at recording studios due to space limitations and technology.