STUDIO 5. 140′ x 100′ working height 40′ (14,000 sq. ft.)
Studio 5 can be operated separately as two self-contained studios (5a and 5b) by means of a sound proof steel partition which can be raised or lowered in 30 minutes. The acoustic separation between the two halves of the studio is better than 65 db.
There are eight 4½” image orthicon cameras which, in addition to 405 lines, can also be operated on the American 525 line or European 625 line standards. Fitted throughout are 21″ programme monitors which are switchable to the three different standards (405, 525, 625 lines). Each half of the studio has its own vision, sound and lighting control rooms. Studio 5a vision control can control up to eight cameras and 5b up to fave cameras. Normally four cameras are used in each half studio. The comprehensive vision mixing panels include special effects.
Studio 5a and 5b sound consoles each have facilities for 26 low level and nine high level input channels. Echo circuits, artificial reverberation and sound re-inforcement are provided, together with three disc reproducers and one magnetic tape recorder for each half of the studio. There are 52 microphone circuits available for the full studio, 26 for each when the two halves are used separately.