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| The practical effects studio, 6D. |
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Studio 6D, the main Effects Studio, occupied two floors. The Gramophone Effects studio, 6E, can be seen through the bow-window, with 7E above it. The table in 6D was divided into six surface sections, each with a different finish to enable various sounds to be reproduced by friction. The floor was also divided into sections, being constructed partly from concrete, partly of wood and partly carpeted. The studio was equipped with drums, wind machines, a water-tank, hooters, bells, gongs, a barrel organ and cylinders of compressed air. |
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This picture, and the next, are a bit later than 1932, but pre-1937. Here, one operator is jingling chains and pieces of sheet metal together. The operator on the left awaits his cue to hold metal plates against a disc revolved by an electric motor. The microphone is a Marconi-Reisz. |
An early visitor to 6D was the Duke of Windsor. 1932.
The water tank in use. |
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The
microphone suggests that this is an even later photo. It was published
in 1939 and shows "gunfire being imitated".
| Another picture published in 1939. |  |
6D was
one of several areas appearing on a series of cigarette cards in 1935.
Back to 1932 for a view of 6D, seen through the window of 6E.
6D was 23' x 19' x 19' high, 8,300 cu. ft. and had a dead acoustic.
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