So for the past 3 weeks I have been in my Studio recording a local band here from Vegas called Addiction Switch. When I first met them I was a bit weary about their outlook on what they were going for from a "sound" point of view. They kept referencing things like early Soundgarden and Neil Young, being one who tends to over produce everything I touch, I was a bit worried.
We came to the decision early in pre-production that the band did not want to use a click and they sounded and vibed a-lot better with out one. On some songs it really shows as the drummer really pushes and pulls the tempos. But hey its got a cool vibe so we went with it.
The band wanted a very early 90s Grunge type of sound and I fought pretty hard to get away from my standard UBER DRY and in your face mixes. I am very pleased with how the project came out.
For amps we used:
Peavey 5150 and a Laney AOR 100. The guitarist was VERY VERY adamant about what gear he wanted on each song. We wound up changing his mind after we did some re-amps behind his back....lol We used a Mesa Cab and used a single SM57 just off the cone on a v30.
For guitars He used a Steinberg with a JB and a Jazz.
Drums were Tama Rockstar Custom. We did a 75/25 mix of the live snare and enhanced it with Lasses "Rock" Snare 6C. Kick was Lasses Rock Kick blended with Snappy kick for some top end. Toms are all natural, this is my first time not sound replacing toms and I am pretty impressed with the results I got on the toms. They were recorded in a room in a friends warehouse, and for the space we had to use I think they turned out pretty good.
Snare had a SM57 on top and a e609 on bottom. Kick was a cheap Digital Reference kick mic from a set I had, same as the toms. OH's were a spaced pair of Sterling Audio ST31's
Bass we used a Sansamp, and Podfarm we used an Ibanez Soundgear 5 string.
Vocals were recorded with a Sure SM55
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Lead A Horse
30 Seconds To Nowhere
End Of Days
Photos and video on the way
We came to the decision early in pre-production that the band did not want to use a click and they sounded and vibed a-lot better with out one. On some songs it really shows as the drummer really pushes and pulls the tempos. But hey its got a cool vibe so we went with it.
The band wanted a very early 90s Grunge type of sound and I fought pretty hard to get away from my standard UBER DRY and in your face mixes. I am very pleased with how the project came out.
For amps we used:
Peavey 5150 and a Laney AOR 100. The guitarist was VERY VERY adamant about what gear he wanted on each song. We wound up changing his mind after we did some re-amps behind his back....lol We used a Mesa Cab and used a single SM57 just off the cone on a v30.
For guitars He used a Steinberg with a JB and a Jazz.
Drums were Tama Rockstar Custom. We did a 75/25 mix of the live snare and enhanced it with Lasses "Rock" Snare 6C. Kick was Lasses Rock Kick blended with Snappy kick for some top end. Toms are all natural, this is my first time not sound replacing toms and I am pretty impressed with the results I got on the toms. They were recorded in a room in a friends warehouse, and for the space we had to use I think they turned out pretty good.
Snare had a SM57 on top and a e609 on bottom. Kick was a cheap Digital Reference kick mic from a set I had, same as the toms. OH's were a spaced pair of Sterling Audio ST31's
Bass we used a Sansamp, and Podfarm we used an Ibanez Soundgear 5 string.
Vocals were recorded with a Sure SM55
Feel free to leave feedback
Lead A Horse
30 Seconds To Nowhere
End Of Days
Photos and video on the way
