ue ▁and ▁large ▁studio ▁space ▁designed ▁ac oust ically ▁for ▁cho irs , ▁orch est ral ▁recording , ▁and ▁film ▁scoring . ▁Studio ▁A , ▁the ▁original ▁historic ▁Cap ric orn ▁recording ▁studio , ▁remains ▁un changed ▁from ▁H id ley ' s ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁studio ▁red es ign . ▁The ▁main ▁control ▁room ▁remains ▁mostly ▁un changed ▁except ▁for ▁a ▁custom ▁ 4 0 - channel ▁API ▁console ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁original ▁sound board . ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁cultural ▁impact ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁early ▁to ▁mid - 7 0 s , ▁Cap ric orn ’ s ▁economic ▁impact ▁on ▁Ma con ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁included ▁more ▁than ▁just ▁the ▁studio ▁and ▁label . ▁The ▁southern ▁city ▁had ▁gained ▁not or iety ▁as ▁having ▁a ▁v ibr ant ▁music ▁scene , ▁keeping ▁small ▁ven ues ▁like ▁Grant ’ s ▁L oun ge , ▁historic ▁h alls ▁like ▁the ▁Grand ▁Opera ▁House ▁and ▁the ▁Ma con ▁City ▁Aud itor ium , ▁and ▁large ▁ven ues ▁like ▁the ▁Ma con ▁Col ise um ▁filled ▁with ▁intern ation ally ▁known ▁acts ▁and ▁up - and - coming ▁talent . ▁As ▁a ▁company , ▁Cap ric orn ▁inv ested ▁in ▁local ▁real ▁estate ▁including ▁Cap ric orn ▁Park ▁on ▁Cot ton ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁Further ▁putting ▁Ma con ▁and ▁Cap ric orn ▁Records ▁in ▁the ▁spot light ▁was ▁Phil ▁Wal den ' s ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁president ial ▁campaign ▁of ▁then ▁Georgia ▁governor ▁Jimmy ▁Carter .