Daniel Flickinger

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Daniel N. Flickinger was an audio engineer in the late 1960s and 1970s, who designed and manufactured some of the era's most important music recording consoles. He designed recording consoles for Sly Stone, [1] Curtis Mayfield, The Association, Ike Turner's Bolic Sound, [2] Johnny Cash, and Funkadelic, Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Cinderella Records, and United Sound Systems among many others.

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Flickinger revolutionized recorded music through the sweepable EQ, an original equalization scheme. Many credit[ citation needed ] Flickinger with the first design of a working sweepable EQ, while others[ citation needed ] contend he was one of many who did important work in early EQ innovations. Either way, Flickinger's design of these EQ's would influence his circuit design, and the work of others worldwide.

Flickinger innovations

Flickinger's work has since become highly esteemed among recording professionals; Steve Albini wrote "I will go to my deathbed claiming Flickinger consoles are the best sounding mixing desks ever made. Period." [5]

Recording studios using Flickinger consoles

References

  1. ↑ Tom Lanham (2005) The Search For The Fabled Flickinger, Paste Magazine Issue 14
  2. ↑ Sutherland, Sam (18 March 1972). "Studio Track". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  3. 1 2 Source: How Does It Sound Now?: Legendary Engineers and Vintage Gear. Gary Gottlieb Author. Pg 29.
  4. ↑ "1972 MCI JH-400 Series Inline Console-Mix Inducts MCI JH400 Console into 2007 TECnology Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  5. ↑ "PSW Recording Forums: Terry Manning => Please tell me about Daniel N Flickinger". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2011-06-28.


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