Monday, March 16, 2009

First Day (By Oliver)

I thought I would rewind a little to our first day. It was mainly a load-in and set up day. It was very exciting to just come in into such a nice studio. I got there first (a rarity these days) and then Gianny (studio owner) showed up. Mitchell and Matt (Winegar, our engineer and producer of choice) came after and Brett came in later. We spent most of the time setting up things around with an "emphasis" on drums, since it is the main reason we came to Counterpoint. The room acoustics are great, and we enjoy the availability of a few iso booths, which makes the tracking more convinient. To my understanding, these are "tuned" rooms, and you can open them up or make them more opaque with curtains and panels.

We set up the drums in the big room (right next to the grand piano). The room is a hybrid mix of Mitchell's Yamaha oak custom, a Ludwig Vistalites and a series of snares, including a couple of ludwig supraphonics (Mitchell's and Matt's), a Black Beauty and a couple of Joyful sound (Mitchell will have to fill you in on the details and also the symbals). Soon we'll post a video of Mitchell going through his drum set up.

Matt has a nice mic setup for the drum. He went back and forth with a couple of mics and settings. The drums sounded big and roomy, just what we were looking for. Big snare sound and boomy bass drum. We were all pretty happy with what we were getting drum-wise. The conversations were animated, interesting and funny to say the least. I couldn't believe when I realized it was midnight. I had this feeling I had stepped into a time machine, a time machine of recording goodness.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Day One

Finally the day has come and spirits are high.......The drums are sounding amazing Matt and
Gianny (the engineers) are micing the set Im using a mix of a ludwig vistalites (The ones that John Bonham played - props to ttop ) Yamaha Oak Customs also black beautys props to Randy Herbert and supraphonic snares I wish i could tell how many microphones are in the room ...It is mind boggling. gotta sign off for now, out to play.

Mitchell

Drum Setup at Counterpoint Studios.

Drum Setup at Counterpoint Studios.
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