The UMRK Info Center - Technical info on Frank Zappa's Studio & techniques.
This site has been in my head for about a year now. I thought i'd try it out for real on the web where we could batch together lot's of information about Frank Zappa's work in the studio. There's plenty of sites out there covering the many aspects of this great man but not really anything that deals strictly with his techniques in the studio.
Like many, I have been very impressed by Zappa's recording techniques. From the genius tape edits of his early career to the remastering of his entire catalog in later life, Zappa never seizes to amazing me with his attention to detail.
So, the plan is to use this site as a resource and library of information that might help us folks learn a bit more about where Frank Zappa was at.
This site also intends to be a shrine to his studio the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen, detailing the equipment used there and hopefully giving us more of an insight to this special place.
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