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Post by nobtwiddler on Jan 4, 2018 15:19:04 GMT -6
J.... Have no fear my friend.... If I make it to your neck of the woods, I will supply the beer. (at least enough for us!)
I never leave what I drink in the hands of others! Haha
By the way, I need to book a artist up at your joint, who do I contact? He's played there before, but not with his band, used to be the guitarist with John Hammond.
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Post by nobtwiddler on Jan 4, 2018 14:32:51 GMT -6
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Post by nobtwiddler on Jan 4, 2018 13:40:03 GMT -6
Eric baby... "wouldn't it be Great to be trapped in Nobtwiddlers pub & studio?"
Wow you must be really tuned into my thoughts today. Haha
Cause I just said to my old lady, (literally 1 hour ago) Wouldn't this be the perfect day for the pub to open! Snow blowing around like crazy, we've got about 5 inches already.
Let's call all the local musicians, a few close friends, anybody within walking distance of our place, and hang out.
Light the Fireplace, With 4 great Belgian Christmas beers on tap, we should be in for a great night!
ST. Bernardus Noel McChouffe Nice Scaldis Noel
& last, but not least...
Corsendonk Christmas Ale
The hell with shoveling, this will be much more fun!
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Post by nobtwiddler on Jan 2, 2018 20:19:47 GMT -6
I have spent a few thousand $$$ on Triad Orbit stands, be careful, although they are heavy and built beautifully, they don't necessarily stay locked in place when a heavy mic is attached to the end of the boom !
Trust me, they can slip!
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Post by nobtwiddler on Dec 31, 2017 15:25:58 GMT -6
"It’s irrational", but necessary! haha
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Post by nobtwiddler on Dec 30, 2017 16:37:21 GMT -6
Hey guys, Tony Arnold DID NOT SELL anything... Spoke with him last week... More updates to come...
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Post by nobtwiddler on Dec 26, 2017 15:48:39 GMT -6
I own 8 different convertors, and I still believe my UNL-8's are above almost everything I have. Amazing.
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Post by nobtwiddler on Dec 17, 2017 15:46:00 GMT -6
This is when I finally got my first 2 "dream racks" done. Part of my 2 remote recording rigs which comprise 6 racks (if Radars are required) This is a old photo, all the stuff in bottom racks are no longer required. Since then I now have 4 of these filled... And a rack of 670's almost complete too. All I need to cut basics, anywhere.
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Post by nobtwiddler on Dec 12, 2017 9:53:24 GMT -6
Yes, He was still attached as Sarm West!
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Post by nobtwiddler on Dec 10, 2017 19:33:16 GMT -6
I have owned about 4 of the Precision drum kits. As they are down the road from me, just a few miles away. I did a few demo recordings highlighting their kits a few years back.
Let's see. They built me, a nesting kit for one of my touring bands, a jazz kit, 1 small set for my nite club, and a beautiful recording kit for my studio. Plus, I helped to sell at least 8 custom made kits to drummers after they heard mine.
That being said every few years, I get bored, I sell a few, and then buy new different thickness shells and sizes.
The fact is, They are not breaking any new ground, just simple and nicely put together kits to order. I think their real thing is, the custom finishes, and wraps!
Gary the owner is one of the good ones, he will build anything you want, within their limitations. But as mentioned earlier, they are Keller shells, and to me that's the BIG limiting factor!
None the less.... a great family business, and wonderful kits as long as they meet your requirements!
Tell em Paul sent ya!
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Post by nobtwiddler on Dec 3, 2017 8:53:41 GMT -6
Quite often, I will send a recorded vocal track out thru a re-amp box to a small guitar amp, distort to taste, and usually mic from a distance, blend back into mix to taste, does wonders!
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Post by nobtwiddler on Nov 29, 2017 10:23:43 GMT -6
For most of the stuff I do here, when I'm in charge it's usually 3 or 4 mics on the kit...
But for everything else, when all the drums are mic'ed up, I usually use Shure Sm-98's for the attack, & punch of toms, while getting most of the sound from my overheads, which can vary from a Royer SF-12 (my personal favorite) to Neumann SM-69 tube. When using the Shure's for the toms, sometimes, I will clean the tracks and just keep the toms hits, thus eliminating all the bleed and rely on the overheads for the real sound !
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Post by nobtwiddler on Nov 25, 2017 16:41:56 GMT -6
I worked with some of the most famous producers in the Rock n Roll game...
Back in the 70's - 80's, they had the final word, many times to the dismay of the band!
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Post by nobtwiddler on Nov 2, 2017 17:27:17 GMT -6
Used to do this all the time, late 80's early 90's, mostly for the heavy rock sessions with drummers who used many, many toms!
That being said it was usually with figure 8 mics, capturing two toms at a time. Most of the time back then I would use either, AKG 414's or Neumann U89's, split between two toms. Actually worked very well.
But more recently I've tried Royer 121 ribbons in the same positions, for the same reasons, with GREAT results!
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Post by nobtwiddler on Oct 27, 2017 16:34:51 GMT -6
Just getting ready to do vocals here on a new project for "Frank Carillo & The Bandoleros" Would love to hear this Mic on Franks voice! He has a very unique voice!
Just in the last few weeks, we've tried, (and not really liked!) Neumann U-87 Neumann M-149 Soundelux U-95 Soundelux-U-99 Shure SM-7 So far the best is....my old Neumann 67, But even that I feel is real close but just not right...
So if there is any place in NY, (I'm 90 miles north of the city) that rents these mic's please let me know.
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Post by nobtwiddler on Oct 9, 2017 7:26:00 GMT -6
Just because we have the machines / power that allow us to fix everything, it doesn't mean we should~! But I'll take it a step further, Don, you and I are about the same age, and I truly believe we are going thru the slow process of the Dumbing Down of our industry & popular music.
Starting with signing of new artist and bands by people with less A&R knowledge / vision then years gone by.
The fact that many records are made in less then stellar environments, by people that really don't know what the are do'ing. The use of cheap mic's / pre-amps / interfaces.
The over use, abuse of plug in's, modeling guitar amps, etc, etc,
I believe each of the above has done it's bit to help destroy the emotional impact of music we once knew and loved!
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Post by nobtwiddler on Sept 20, 2017 18:08:12 GMT -6
Send it back... Dave is the best, he will take care of it for ya!
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Post by nobtwiddler on Sept 19, 2017 21:01:14 GMT -6
Simply put, Don is one of the greatest players I ever had the pleasure to work with. And for about 20 years, guitar slinger was all I did.
Not only technically, but he has a melodic sense in the notes he chooses to play that is almost spiritual. Very, gifted, and sadly underrated for some reason?
Oh, and the bass player on that show, was Danny Miranda, he is one of my best friends, and is probably my favorite bassist of all time. Another hidden gem!
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Post by nobtwiddler on Sept 16, 2017 16:51:43 GMT -6
Tape Op, did a article on my joint in 2008 specifically about my amplifier wall.
"In capturing these great guitar sounds, you pioneered a few unique and unusual techniques along the way. Can you elaborate on some of these, like your in-the-control-room guitar amp head/studio cab/combo /and multi-mic set up? My reply...
"I basically built a shelf, that held 12 assorted amplifier heads, they were all wired to a 1/4 inch bay (made by Redco Audio) There was also a output bay that allowed us to wire a total of 4 heads, to 4 speaker cabinets. So we could plug in a guitar, pick a head, (or two) and choose any of the 4 speaker cabinets to record in a matter of seconds. Many times we would record a few cabs at a time.
So each morning before a guitar / overdub session, I would pick heads from my collection (of over 55, at that time) specifically suited for that project and we'd be ready to go for the day.... Changing sounds, was a matter of minutes! I would set up 4 different cabinets, in 4 different spaces in my room, using multiple mic's on each, wire them back to the console, and be ready to go for any sound required on that project.
Simply put, This was born from the need to get things done as quick as possible, and have great choices along the way.
Even our mutual buddy DonR loved it when he and BOC recorded at my place.
I must say, it was ahead of it's time and saved me hours, and hours, of time during sessions.
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Post by nobtwiddler on Sept 16, 2017 16:10:25 GMT -6
Trick is to use small wattage amps! 20 watts or less.... I have about 30 here to pick from. Plus I added a small piece of foam (sonex) right behind the mic angled in a "U" shape...and it works like a dream.
If using a larger head, as I did with the last Immolation record we did a few months ago, I put a load box in between. I use the Rivera Rock Crusher for louder amps!
Since you can change speakers in a matter of seconds, I also have 6 speakers set up on extra baffles, that can be switched in & out for the best matching of speaker & amp. And I also have Red boxes connected in line, but I haven't used one of them in about 10 years.
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Post by nobtwiddler on Sept 16, 2017 15:51:49 GMT -6
I've had every brand since about 20 years ago... The only one that really works is this: www.theboxofdoom.com/isolation-cabinets/box-of-doom-iso-cab-pro-series-allxs/I have 3 in my place....very expensive especially to ship them over to the USA, but totally worth it. Since I received mine a few years ago, I've got, Vol Beat, & Golden Earring to buy quite a few for studio use & Live tours! Sylvester is a great guy, tel him you heard about them from Paul @ Millbrook Sound.
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Post by nobtwiddler on Sept 11, 2017 17:05:42 GMT -6
Radar, I've owned 5 at one time, (48 tracks in 2 rooms & a remote 24 track system) Still own three. Turn it on, arm the tracks and your ready to go. Audio nirvana, and it will work every damn day!
I have one of the new Studio systems, loaded with PT, DP, & Harrison Mix bus, installed, personally 2 years later still wondering, why I bought that??? I was fine with the last version Radar 6. And I bought Radar cause it WASN'T a DAW. Stil have two of the 6 models, and I use them every day. AMAZING PRODUCT.
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Post by nobtwiddler on Sept 3, 2017 19:27:57 GMT -6
"Somewhere, Wendell the drum machine is crying"
I've got 2, (juniors) will have to go and check!
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Post by nobtwiddler on Sept 3, 2017 19:27:24 GMT -6
"Somewhere, Wendell the drum machine is crying"
I've got 2, will have to go and check!
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Post by nobtwiddler on Aug 28, 2017 17:30:35 GMT -6
Martin is correct, I lived it. Even though I had my first studio at age 16, by the time I hit 17, I was doing sound at all the clubs (long Island & Manhattan) when the "punk" scene started!
At first I was a stand by sound guy, since most of the guys back then were addicted to heroin, and half the time wouldn't be able to make the show. So more often then not I'd receive a last minute phone call and have to make a trip from Bayside Queens (where my studio was located) to Manhattan ASAP ! Back then, If there was no traffic, I could make it in 13 minutes, (driving my PINTO full speed) but most of the time, that was not the case.. Haha Anyhow in the city, (or surrounding areas) from what I can remember off the top of my head... Max's Kansas City CBGB's Louis Freedmans' Snafu, Great GIldersleeves, Tracks, Privates, The Ritz (original location) The Coventry (Queens blvd)
There's a few more, but their names escape me at the moment???
It was THE BEST TIME TO BE IN THE CITY~! I'm glad I lived it, and remember (MOST) of it !!!!
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