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Steve Lehman is great! I was gonna suggest some of Dave Holland's stuff and then the clique of folks associated with the first Jay Leno Tonight show band-- Kevin and Robin Eubanks, Smitty Smith, etc. Some of the records those guys were making in the early 90s sound a little dated, but there's some i...

what about Greg Calbi? When budget is not an issue, that's totally who I would use. He's done three projects with which I've been involved and he's done a stellar job on all three. The guy's got a ridiculous track record of all kinds of styles so to suggest that he's got a sound is fairly ridiculou...

They had a console at one of the TapeOp Conferences in Tucson one year. John B. has one at The Hangar. I just assumed they'd been readily available for the last ten years or so.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

Are you physically listening to the drummer play in the room and placing your mics based on where you ears are? I do this all the time. I find that often in bigger rooms, the best sound is closer than you might think. In my room at Old House Studio, there are usually a couple of spots away from the ...

Believe it or not, it's a ready-made product from a company that makes TONS of different types of kazoos. Here it is in action:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wpUnIX3PQs

I have a more recent video I need to add, too. I have a few more videos to upload to my channel.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

I miss seeing Fisher Price toys and voice-changer megaphones reviewed in the magazine :cry: Haha! Nice memory! Man, that was a while ago. I've been so busy at the relocated studio that I haven't written anything for the main a while. I'm also trying to think of what whacky stuff I've gotten in rece...

AKG 451E with the pad and hi-pass filter. That or an AT 4051. Usually pointed straight down towards the hi hat, opposite the snare drum side, but a little out form the edge, where it's actually pointed at the ground. Still often have to roll off a good bit of the bottom end. Then, check the snare dr...

There needs to be a Rants and Rambles forum, where people can get this stuff out of their system, and give the rest of us a laugh. I mean almost everyone has at least one story :mrgreen: That's actually not a bad idea. Or at least a thread in the "People Skills" forum. There is already over a decad...

I'm constantly reading stuff. I can't get enough of it, whether I'm working a lot or not.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

Filter, then phase flip. Listen. Better or worse? Go with "better" 85% of the time.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

Welcome to the wonderful World of unsynced audio. Indeed! People always tell me that I'm crazy when I say that two unconnected audio recording devices frequently DO NOT lock up when you try to sync them later. I've seen this TIME AND TIME AGAIN when mixing live stuff where they're either trying to ...

It was amazing! I wish I had room for another 122 at my current place. I bet that would sound completely fantastic in there, too!

Chris Garges
Charlotte. NC

But, plenty of American studios had Neumann U47s, they are ubiquitous in studio photos from the 50s and 60s, especially used on vocals but for other things as well. It depends on your definition of "plenty." Yeah, the big studios in NY and LA and/or the studios owned by major labels did, but most o...

It depends on the production and the role the Leslie (organ or guitar, sometime even voice) has in the song. Good Lord, this! I've been recording Leslies for over 20 years now and my technique changes all the time, about 90% based on the role of the organ (or other source from the Leslie) has in th...

I was trying to remember who that other one went to! I finally moved one of my other ones into the rack at the studio (so I now have two on the control room and one additional that can "float" for traveling sessions). I still love these things and they get used all the time. Nothing makes a vocal, b...