Collective questions for Mr. Sneap -thread

[Via Noctis]

One more question. I read that you use 421's and 57's on toms. Is that top and bottom or do you use 421's or 57's only? Maybe I misread your post.

edit: oops. just read it again. 57's top 98's bottom. sorry.

 

[sgt.pepper]

Hey Andy,

where do you usually lowcut the bass?

Thanks!

 

[Jaymz]

Andy,

Can you tell of some albums your Traditional *smaller* Mesa cabs were used on?

 

[GuitarHack]

Andy,

Can you tell of some albums your Traditional *smaller* Mesa cabs were used on?

...... into a normal sized boogie cab with one 57. Check out the set up, this album was not glamorous!

Exodus, maybe. If "normal sized" means not oversize.

Quote taken from this reply earlier in the thread: http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/8223668-post109.html

 

[462studio]

Andy, which project were you working on when you decided that you were going to go 100% in the box on and drop the analog summing, for the first time?

 

[Jaymz]

Exodus, maybe. If "normal sized" means not oversize.

Quote taken from this reply earlier in the thread: http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/8223668-post109.html

Aye, any others?

 

[greyskull]

HERES ONE...

how much do you find yourself using the control24?
you do all your rides on it or do you draw them in?
do you use it at all for plugin control?

 

[Andy Sneap]

Andy, which project were you working on when you decided that you were going to go 100% in the box on and drop the analog summing, for the first time?

Good question.
I remember doing the fozzy album and I was having to do rough mixes so I did them in the box because I was halfway through another album and I was- hmmmm damn that sounds good.
I could notice the difference with analogue summing with the old TDM rig, esp without the dithered mixer but I found as long as I was sensible with the gain on each channel I was fine.
Even before the whole pro tools thing, I remember doing a Consumed album on adats at the old studio then mixing it on an SSL, then remixing it on a mackie and getting better results so I think you can only blame gear so far, it really is down to how you use what you have available and the likes of an SSL or Neve isn't going to save the day, tho they're fun to play on and they make you feel important.
I looked at buying an AWS900 a couple of years ago but I just couldn't warrant spending £50k on it.

 

[Andy Sneap]

HERES ONE...

how much do you find yourself using the control24?
you do all your rides on it or do you draw them in?
do you use it at all for plugin control?

The only time I use it is for surround stuff and riding levels on crowd mic's.
I don't even use it for monitoring.

 

[nwright]

The only time I use it is for surround stuff and riding levels on crowd mic's.
I don't even use it for monitoring.

So do you use ANY kind of board or control surface?

Sorry if this is a repeat question, or has been covered.

 

[Andy Sneap]

Ive got this killer little thing called a mouse it makes the pointy arrow move in front of me!!

 

[Metaltastic]

Psshh, now THIS is a mouse

 

[lolzgreg]

Psshh, now THIS is a mouse

Or you could have bought a 15 dollar mouse and fed ten thousand hungry children with the leftover money

 

[Andy Sneap]

The thing I couldnt get over on the SSL aws was they were using the hui system for the metering so it was so slow.

 

[Fox Mulder]

Ive got this killer little thing called a mouse it makes the pointy arrow move in front of me!!

Bravo, that's a really nice way to put it, Sir

 

[ahjteam]

The first post updated

where do you usually lowcut the bass?

+1, I'm interested in this one too. And which one do you usually mix lower, bass or kick?

 

[Fox Mulder]

Psshh, now THIS is a mouse

If I need to impress 'clients' someday, I'd keep that.
Someday.

Edit: +1 to "Where do you usually lowcut the bass?"

 

[ahjteam]

Oh yeah, and another question: I understand that you get to try some of the 'new toys' in the market (like the Dave Mustaine signature cab for example), what has been one of those that you have purchased after trying or are seriously considered to get? And do have any endorsement deals?

 

[Soundlurker]

Which was the last album you did mastering for?

I can't seem to find a list with albums on which you've done the mastering. The officials site lists produced/engineered/mixed.

I found this old post, and I wonder if it's still the case today:

"finalizer, oh my god" I hear you cry, well, put it this way, I've had stuff mastered all over the world, through god knows how many $$$ of gear and I still get better results doing it myself, through this, crazy but true,( I do keep it all in the digital domain)

 

[::XeS::]

I have another one.
When you build your new studio, did you call some specialized companies to do the works on it or did you do some works by yourself? Do those floating doors/windows work well for soundproofing?
Your studio looks very very cool.