Recordings
Mechanics Hall is a major recording venue - a favorite among leading recording engineers, producers and record companies worldwide. The Great Hall sound has been captured electronically and is used through sampling by recording engineers who need the Hall's unique and nearly perfect acoustic qualities in their recordings. Recordings made in the Great Hall have been honored with a growing number of Grammy awards and nominations!
Benefits of Recording in Mechanics Hall:
Optimum reverberation time
Low background noise
Two Hamburg Steinway D concert grand pianos
1864 Hook Brothers 52-stop, 4-manual tracker action pipe organ
Ample stage furnishings - music stands, musicians chairs, risers, etc.
Stage or floor recording setups
Recording Control Room
Low-noise HVAC
Simultaneous video recording available
Freight elevator access to Great Hall and Control Room
Acoustically designed listening room
Optional use of client supplied recording equipment and recording engineer
In-house recording engineer and recording equipment available
Closed-circuit TV monitoring and talkback equipment to Control Room
19 Microphone Lines and 4 Cat-6 data lines permanently installed from Control Room to the stage
6 Suspended Microphone lines over the stage for suspended microphones
Large inventory of microphones, microphone stands and cables
Recording clients have included:
Sony Classical
Telarc International
Nonesuch Records
Harmonia Mundi
Gloria Dei Cantores
BMG Classics
Cleveland String Quartet
Yo Yo Ma
Midori
Miliken Archives
Boston Modern Orchestra
Providence Singers
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Boston Baroque
Boston Symphony Chamber Players
For more information about recording at Mechanics Hall please email us at events@mechanicshall.org or call 508-752-5608.
Mechanics Hall • 321 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608 • Info: 508-752-5608 • Tickets: 508-752-0888