Recording studios are shrouded in mystery. Some have become sites of pilgrimage; other studios have been converted into heritage museums. These practices are driven by city authorities, commercial heritage institutions or music fans. This interview study gives a voice to an understudied group: record producers and studio owners as the people in charge of popular music creation. Three German rock and metal producers expressed their opinion on the usefulness of studio museums and explained their own heritage practices. Their insights demystify the ‘magical aura’ associated with recording studios, picturing these spaces as places of pressure and anxiety. Hardly convinced of the technologically deterministic ‘magical contamination’ of technical equipment, the producers see little sense in studios as museums. For them, the released record is what counts. To stay in touch with the community and to keep the memory of their work alive, they prefer to use social media.

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录音棚当博物馆？唱片制作人对德国摇滚工作室的看法及其遗产实践

录音棚笼罩在神秘之中。有些已成为朝圣地；其他工作室已被改造成遗产博物馆。这些做法是由城市当局、商业遗产机构或音乐爱好者推动的。这项采访研究向一个未被充分研究的群体发出了声音：唱片制作人和工作室所有者作为负责流行音乐创作的人。三位德国摇滚和金属制作人表达了他们对工作室博物馆的作用的看法，并解释了他们自己的遗产实践。他们的洞察力揭开了与录音棚相关的“神奇光环”的神秘面纱，将这些空间描绘成压力和焦虑的地方。制作人几乎不相信技术设备的技术确定性“神奇污染”，他们认为工作室作为博物馆毫无意义。对他们来说，发布的记录才是最重要的。为了与社区保持联系并保持对工作的记忆，他们更喜欢使用社交媒体。