So my band is working on our new record with Matt Hyde right now and I thought that I would try and learn some stuff and share it with you guys. I'm sure I won't be learning anything super top secret, but it's pretty cool to get to see the techniques that bigger names use compared to what I do when producing/engineering smaller bands.
Thus far he has been extremely hands on. When working on harmonies and chord voicing he is grabbing guitars off the rack and experimenting side by side with us. He's been sliding parts around like crazy and really helping us make our songs what will hopefully be hits.
Thus far what I've learned is that he mixes almost completely in the box and then sums his channels through a Chandler Limited Mini Rack Mixer. When tracking and mixing we've been monitoring through that chain. It's weird to hear the preproduction sessions that we did at my small studio run through his Apogee's to the Chandler, you can really hear the difference and the finished vibe to it. If only I had 6 grand to blow.
Another thing that I felt was pretty interesting was that when discussing drum mic'ing he said he always starts with the overhead mic that will be closest to the floor tom. After that sounds good he goes to the floor tom mic, get's them in phase and then moves on to the rest of the kit. We haven't started drums but I thought this was an odd place to start. I guess I'll see this weekend where he goes from there.
If you are unfamiliar with him, he did Hatebreed - Perseverance, Slayer - God Hates Us All, a bunch of stuff for Monster Magnet and Strung Out. From the looks of it his biggest record was Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt which he has a plaque that says 14 million records sold... fucking ridiculous. Recently he just produced/engineered/mixed the new Children of Bodom record as well as Terror's newest Keepers of the Faith.
I guess what I'll do is try and keep updating this as we get going deeper into the record. I'm very stoked because we've never recorded with someone who has done so much. I'm excited to learn a shit load and hopefully produce our best record to date.
Thus far he has been extremely hands on. When working on harmonies and chord voicing he is grabbing guitars off the rack and experimenting side by side with us. He's been sliding parts around like crazy and really helping us make our songs what will hopefully be hits.
Thus far what I've learned is that he mixes almost completely in the box and then sums his channels through a Chandler Limited Mini Rack Mixer. When tracking and mixing we've been monitoring through that chain. It's weird to hear the preproduction sessions that we did at my small studio run through his Apogee's to the Chandler, you can really hear the difference and the finished vibe to it. If only I had 6 grand to blow.
Another thing that I felt was pretty interesting was that when discussing drum mic'ing he said he always starts with the overhead mic that will be closest to the floor tom. After that sounds good he goes to the floor tom mic, get's them in phase and then moves on to the rest of the kit. We haven't started drums but I thought this was an odd place to start. I guess I'll see this weekend where he goes from there.
If you are unfamiliar with him, he did Hatebreed - Perseverance, Slayer - God Hates Us All, a bunch of stuff for Monster Magnet and Strung Out. From the looks of it his biggest record was Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt which he has a plaque that says 14 million records sold... fucking ridiculous. Recently he just produced/engineered/mixed the new Children of Bodom record as well as Terror's newest Keepers of the Faith.
I guess what I'll do is try and keep updating this as we get going deeper into the record. I'm very stoked because we've never recorded with someone who has done so much. I'm excited to learn a shit load and hopefully produce our best record to date.
