Recording 'Spectrum Live'

Spectrum Live was recorded at the University of Hertfordshire on the 18th of October 2008. Lasting over four hours, and spanning five discs, it presents the entire Spectrum series played by performers of all ages.

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Big 'Tower Burners' churn out the finished discs
 
Blank discs all ready to go
 
Dan at the side of the control room burning a master disc
 
Dominic in the manufacturing room with cases layed out ready to begin
 
Keeping an eye on what was going on in the hall
 
Nell monitors the two recording machines that we swapped between to allow simultaneous recordings and editing
 
Printers for customising the jewel case inlays
 
The manufacturing room ready to begin - CD burning on the right, inlay printing on the left and packing in the middle
 
The Weston just before the doors opened
 
This setup was used to over-print the track information into the booklet templates as soon as the performer name and track duration was confirmed by radio
 
Two main recording computers plus backup machines and a video feed from the hall