John Pellowe - Decca Tree Award

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Channel: Decca Classics · 2017 · Music

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We're thrilled to have been included in the TEC Awards​ Hall of Fame for our Decca Tree!

In 1954 Roy Wallace and Arthur Haddy, a group of engineers at London's Decca Records​ devised a creative solution for stereo recording. The result — which became known as the "Decca Tree" — consisted of three omnidirectional microphones on a T-shaped mount, with left and right mics and a third mic in the center.

Former Decca Engineer, John Pellowe, is here to tell us more...

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