Doppler Studios is a

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in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, established in 1969 as a one-room studio, and grew to host seven rooms.

History

Founded by original co-owners Pete Caldwell and Tom Wells to serve as their jingle company, Doppler was initially a single

; in 1978 the move was made to the current location on Piedmont Circle into a building housing two studios. Between 1978 and 1985, two more studios were added to the building. In 1985, a 10,000-square-foot addition was built, housing Studios E & F; Studio E was designed by George Augspurger (of Perception Inc. in Los Angeles, CA), the acoustical engineer who designed the main monitor speakers in Studios A & E and also redesigned several other rooms at Doppler. The seventh room, Studio G (also designed by Augspurger), was added in 1995."Doppler Studios" (September 1995), ''Mix Magazine Presents: Southeast's Finest'', pg. 11 In 1996, Bill Quinn and Joe Neil purchased Doppler from Caldwell and Wells. Neil, who already operated his remote recording company Sam's Tape Truck, started as an

audio engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, ...

at Doppler. He built a second room in the original building before leaving Doppler in the late 1970s to work at Mastersound Studios, returning to Doppler in 1983 and eventually becoming Doppler's chief engineer. Quinn came to Doppler in 1973 at Neil's suggestion, and worked as an engineer until becoming studio manager in 1988. Artists recording at the facility ranged from Stevie Wonder and Kanye West to Pearl Jam and Jimmy Carter. The original Doppler Studios closed in June, 2016.

Notable recording sessions at Doppler

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series Squidbillies * Tony Rich's '' Words'' album was recorded here. * TLC's single " Waterfalls" was recorded in part at Doppler Studios. * OutKast's second album '' ATLiens'' was recorded in part at Doppler Studios. * Kanye West's single " Can't Tell Me Nothing" was recorded in part at Doppler Studios.

References

{{reflist Recording studios in the United States