“Same walls as the original Studio 1 - Abbey Road.
In Charlotte.”

• Samples Studios has the same walls as the most revered recording rooms in history… the original Abbey Road, Capitol Records, Electric Lady Studios.

• Strategically located music studio offering:

  • 1950’s Plaster Walls:‍‍ ‍

    • Acoustic Advantages:

      • Less Coloration, Vibration. Better Natural Diffusion, Low Resonance: Extremely dense and heavy vs drywall. Mass is a key principal in wall acoustics. Most studios would need to spend tens of thousands to replicate what these walls do naturally… Natural diffusion and low resonance. The older style plaster process has so much mass it doesn’t vibrate sympathetically with sound frequencies like most typical studios that just use drywall. This means the room contributes less coloration to the recorded sound — what goes into the microphone is more accurately what the artist is actually producing.

  • 1950’s Solid Oak Hardwood Flooring: ‍Old growth wood from 1950’s — trees that grew slowly over decades have extremely tight, dense grain ring patterns compared to the fast grown and less dense woods used today. This was also the preferred flooring at the Grand Ole Opry and Ryman Auditorium. The original Ryman Auditorium stage was made of oak planks. The oak stage used from 1951 until 2012 featured oak boards that witnessed performances by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Patsy Cline.

    • Acoustic Advantages:

      • Controls Reflection: Adds life and energy to a recording room. This is actually desired in a recording space. A completely dead room (all absorption, no reflection) sounds unnatural and is tiring to work in. The old hardwoods of 1950’s mixed with the 1950’s Plaster walls blends to add a natural “air” and brightness that acoustic engineers deliberately design for and spends tens of thousands of dollars trying to replicate.

      • Bass Coupling: 1950’s solid wood doesn’t flex or resonate at low frequencies. This give the low end of recordings a tighter, more controlled character. Especially important for Hip-Hop, R&B, and Rap where bass is central to the vibe.

      • Low Frequency Control: The combination of old dense wood floors and old plaster of paris walls creates a room that handles bass frequencies more predictably than modern lightweight studio construction. This means that what Jesse hears in the room is closer to what will translate to speakers and headphones outside the room — the standard every serious studio chases!

      • Natural Warmth Factor: Old growth oak has a warmth and resonance characteristic that adds subtle coloration to the acoustic environment in a pleasant way. Many engineers describe rooms with these old hardwoods as having a “woody warmth” that you simply can’t manufacture with today’s newer materials.

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