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'Gotta Be Somebody' — Radio Mix — Nickelback by Strother Bullins, 12.11.2008
For monitoring, Staub relied on his usual setup: Yamaha NS-10 and KRK E8 monitors, both with respective subwoofers, as well as Advent bookshelf speakers and an Auratone in mono..
More... 'Smiling Underneath' by Ani DiFranco by Strother Bullins, 10.15.2008
The song — an earnest yet humorous description of a loving relationship mired in American middle-class reality — allows DiFranco's distinctive voice to gravelly and expertly lilt over a bed of meticulously crafted..
More... 'Chatter and Buzz' featuring Micropixie by pc muñoz by Strother Bullins, 09.15.2008
For muñoz's distinctive voice, engineer employed a Neumann M 149 with a Martech MSS-10 microphone pre-amp and vintage Neve 33609 compressor serving as a signal chain straight to Pro Tools|HD..
More... “Gamma Ray” | Beck by Strother Bullins, 08.15.2008
The subdued frequencies on the top end of the track could have lead some mastering engineers down the wrong path. “Upon first hearing it, your first impulse would be to brighten it up a bit,” explains Ludwig..
More... “Fallout Shelter” | Roger Powell by Strother Bullins, 07.15.2008
Also an inventor, Powell — a protégé of the legendary Bob Moog — created the ‘Powell Probe,’ the first remote handheld polyphonic synthesizer controller back in the day..
More... “Pray” | King’s X by Strother Bullins, 06.15.2008
In the end, “Pray” represents a match made in heaven; here, a band’s band and an engineer’s engineer both do everything they do best..
More... “If I Never See Your Face Again” | Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna by Strother Bullins, 05.15.2008
After successfully sending other album tracks to radio, the band and producer/mixer Mark Endert were ready for a new challenge, one that involved re-cutting vocals..
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“Superwoman” | Alicia Keys by Strother Bullins, 04.15.2008
“I tried anything and everything. It’s about whatever I have to do to get this sound.”.
More... “Fading In and Fading Out” | Ringo Starr by Strother Bullins, 03.15.2008
5.1: The Surround Sound Collection is comprised of two albums’ worth of material — Ringorama and Choose Love — mixed for release on DVD-A..
More... “Mr. Pretender” | The Lights, Fluorescent by Strother Bullins, 02.15.2008
Careful microphone and preamp selection allowed Tavaglione to largely avoid the use of outboard EQ, but a hearty helping of post-tracking dynamics control was in order..
More... “The Curtain Falls” | Evol Intent by Strother Bullins, 01.15.2008
The majority of “The Curtain Falls,” the first single from
Era of Diversion — came to life within Propellerhead Reason. “Reason is beautiful” offers Gigantor. “You can flawlessly open up files [cross-platform] … and always..
More... “Walk of Life” | Shooter Jennings by Strother Bullins, 11.15.2007
For the album version of “Walk Of Life,” Williams used the same Prism converters, Avalon 2077 EQ and a Prism MLA-2 compressor alongside the TC Electronic System 6000 running Massenburg DesignWorks dynamics..
More... “Kingdom Come” | Jay-Z by Strother Bullins, 10.15.2007
Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton — engineer, vocal engineer and co-mix engineer for “Kingdom Come” — insists that the catchy track came down to, as usual, the unique genius and immense talent that is Shawn Carter (a.k.a. Jay-Z)..
More... “You Wouldn’t Know” | HELLYEAH by Strother Bullins, 09.15.2007
In May 2006, HELLYEAH — a metal supergroup comprised of musicians from Pantera, Damageplan, Mudvayne and Nothingface — recorded an intense self-titled debut release in three eight-day writing/recording sessions, ultimately..
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