MixWithTheMasters Recording A Band #4 Sylvia Massy TUTORiAL
Soft / Video Lessons 27-03-2021
MixWithTheMasters Recording A Band #4 Sylvia Massy TUTORiAL
Join us at The Village studios for a masterclass in creative recording techniques with engineer Sylvia Massy! Hosted at Studio A with rock band The Melvins, this in-depth series takes you on the journey from equipment choice and microphone placement to tracking, production, and the rough mix. Using a Neve 8048 console and outboard compression, Massy explains her signal flow and session setup, discusses the source material, and crafts her sound for drums, bass, guitar, strings, and vocals. She records live performances of the band, adds overdubs, and implements a few unconventional ideas of her own to culminate in an exciting rough mix of the song!

PART 1
00:20:38
Console features, signal flow, drum microphone setup, bass, guitar, phase, summing, EQ, compression

PART 2
00:24:54
Kit description, microphone angles, M/S, inserts, guitar & bass rigs, contraptions, scratch vocal setup

PART 3
00:18:30
Drum sounds – midrange EQ, clarifying attack, panning, phase analysis, compression, distortion, gain

PART 4
00:15:44
Bass & guitar sounds – pedals, pick-ups, compression, phase, signal splitting & combination, drill track

PART 5
00:17:42
Live takes – kick EQ, microphone replacement & positioning, console buss issue, playback, discussion

PART 6
00:23:52
Guitar overdubs – rhythm part doubling, octaves, feedback, passing signal through pickles & lightbulb

PART 7
00:15:14
Vocals – multiple microphones, lead doubling, harmonies, ad libs, production ideas

PART 8
00:19:10
String part discussion, tracking, doubling, harmonies, buss compression, rough mix, next steps

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