Check it out on TicketWeb - Los Texicanos plus The Darlings at Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club on Thu Jan 31 2013
Check it out on TicketWeb - Los Texicanos plus The Darlings at Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant & Music Club on Thu Jan 31 2013Instro Rock Gets Love From Boston...
InstruMENTAL holiday show!
The Derangers feature Yours Truly on Daphne, the twagin' 1961 Straocaster.
Instro Rock Gets Love From Boston Press!
http://www.boston.com/ae/music/blogs/localmusic/2012/12/the_instrumental_pleasures_of.html
REISSUE ALERT!!! The phenomenal and legendary "When The...
REISSUE ALERT!!!
The phenomenal and legendary "When The Levee Breaks Drum-Sound" ADR Compex 760 stereo compressor is BACK, and only available through Vintage King! Smack, Whack, Smoosh, Crunch, POW!!!
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An astonishing list of new gear from AES 2012
Many VK exclusives (*) on the roster of killer new toys!
Here are only a few…Let’s get right to it!
2) Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor, Class-A VK Limited Edition*
2-a) UA Plug-in version
5) BAE 1073 Mic-pre/EQ Triple-wide 500 module*
Drewcifer is a huge fan of these SSLs!
See these and more on Vintage King’s Facebook Page!
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The Almighty and Hallowed Church Mic. Amen!
Stanley Church was the chief sound engineer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the mid 1950s. He purchased a number of M7 capsules and grilles from Gotham Audio, the Neumann distributor for the US, and built his own custom-made version of the famed U47 tube condenser mic. The ‘Church’ mic was meant for exclusive use on the MGM soundstages, and to that end it has a smaller body and different shockmount system than a U47, custom made by the MGM machine shop. Used on all the great musicals from MGM in the late 50s and early 60s. If you liked Sinatra’s singing in the musical ‘High Society’, that was a Church mic. One of them also appears on the cover of “The Concert Sinatra” album, one of Frank’s greatest recordings with bandleader Nelson Riddle.
A set of three Church U47’s were famously used by Everest Records in the early 60s to record classical music on their 35mm magnetic film series. Still treasured today for their incredible sound fidelity, the sound of these early mono and stereo (3 track) recordings were due in large part to the use of the Church mics. After Everest changed management, they sold their equipment to Bob Fine & co., and these mics were later used for the ‘Command Classics’ series of recordings as well.
Somewhere along the line, this custom microphone was dubbed the “CineMic”, but it is doubtful that Mr. Church referred to it by this name. The mic has a unique high-voltage circuit which, combined with the GE 6072 tube, gives it a sound all its own.
The total number of these mics that were manufactured is unknown, but is certainly no more than 200, as Mr. Church was only able to purchase that many parts before Neumann discovered what he was doing, and promptly stopped sending him components. Legend has it that Gotham refused to sell Neumann parts to engineers in the U.S. for 30 years because of what Stanley was up to!
A Shadowy Compressor from a Shadowy Planet
A Shadowy Compressor from a Shadowy Planet
Vintage King Fairchild 670 Restoration, WOW! Now do you see why...
Vintage King Fairchild 670 Restoration, WOW!
Now do you see why Vintage King is above and beyond any other pro audio dealer? This dedication to quality and customer service is how the King rolls, all day, every day.
Hear Hear! And I mean that literally. Don't ruin my...
Hear Hear! And I mean that literally. Don't ruin my hearing with this loudness war crap! You tell 'em Greg!
Yours Drewly rockin' a mixdown at Boston's...
Yours Drewly rockin' a mixdown at Boston's Q-Division Studios with the help of the A-Designs EM-EQ2. We strapped this Class-A Pultec baby right across the mix-buss, and it was sweet!
Hi everybody! I'm BAAAACK! Didja miss me? VK's...
Hi everybody! I'm BAAAACK! Didja miss me?
If you want to hear my work back in the day, check me out compressing Bonzo's drum-kit on this track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbrjRKB586s
Audient ASP 4816 ANALOGUE LIVES! Super awesome,...
ANALOGUE LIVES! Super awesome, super-affordable all-analog console! Sounds really good. Works really well. British-built like a tank. Full in-line 32-input desk w/ 16 Class-A mic-pres, 16-EQs, 8 Aux, 16 bus, 8 audio subgroups. FORTY EIGHT CHANNELS ON MIX, through an SSL-type master-buss comp.
LESS than 16 grand!
I have always been a fan of Audient gear, and now I love Audient more than ever.
The 4816 is a brilliant "bit of kit!"
Or in American, "This baby rocks!"
A Truce in the Loudness Wars?
A Truce in the Loudness Wars?Sign, sign, everywhere a sign…
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign…
TOP OF THE POPS: The Mercury GrandPreQ15 Many newer studio...
TOP OF THE POPS: The Mercury GrandPreQ15
Many newer studio engineers, especially in the US, have never heard of Calrec consoles. In it's 1970s heyday in the UK, Calrec was a very worthy competitor to Neve. Heavily used in the broadcast industry, Calrec made audio desks that were built to what was known as "BBC Spec," as were Neve, Audix, Pye and other Brit gear at the time. Like Neve, the early Calrec sound is known for having that pearly, full-bodied Class-A tone. However, it differs from the 1073 school in that Calrec tends to display more definition, articulation and air. You get more of the fine lines around the sound with Calrec. David Marquette of Mercury Recording Company calls it "silk." The most famous of the Calrec channel amps was known as the PQ15. Good luck finding one of those console-modules now.
Well, you're in-luck, actually, because Marquette himself is now making the PQ15 circuit again, calling it the Grand PreQ15 mono channel. Housed in a solid 1-U 19" rack system, the GPQ15 mic-pre/3-band EQ fully reproduces that big, silkified Calrec tone. It's all Class-A; all "BBC Spec." Want a killer alternative to Neve with everything you like about Neve but without the sogginess? Get one of these lightning bolts, baby! The GPQ15 really POPS!
http://www.vintageking.com/Mercury-Grand-PreQ15s
"After many years custom racking 'Vintage BBC Spec' console input modules and having the luxury of being able to hear just about every one of the discrete British Pre/EQ modules ever made… one has always seemed to shine above the rest, for me, due to its silky smooth tone and overall musicality, the Vintage Calrec PQ15s. I am thrilled to be able to share this old favorite, in a new way and with some additional features in our Mercury Grand PreQ15s."
David Marquette, Mercury Recording Company
"Moogle!"
"Moogle!"Doh!
Doh!
Anybody surprised?
Anybody surprised?:ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons says the delay in releasing the band's new album is not the fault of him and his cohorts:
producer Rick Rubin is behind the long gap between releases.
Speaking to Noise11's Paul Cashmere, Gibbons said everything is still "buzzing" in ZZ Top land. "I guess the irony of the whole picture is that the band is wondering. Where is this thing?" Gibbons said. "When do we hear it? Rick's funny.
Bearded Bruthaz! The disembodied Guru, wearing an extra-large veterinary E-Collar, gazes upon his latest (behind schedule) project.
Copyright 2012 The Brooklyns, Recorded by The Brooklyns. Mixed...
Copyright 2012 The Brooklyns, Recorded by The Brooklyns. Mixed and mastered by Drew Townson
Drew Townson - Crystal Blue Copyright 2102 by Drew and Dana...
Drew Townson - Crystal Blue
Copyright 2102 by Drew and Dana Townson. Drew Townson- guitars and vocals; Eliot Bayless - drums; Sean McLaughlin - bass. Produced and engineered at 37ft Productions by Drew Townson with Eliot Bayless.
When my sister (and lifelong best friend) died back in December, I knew I would write a song for her. But I didn't. She did. Dana was an angel on my shoulder, because I picked up my guitar one morning and this song came pouring out. Even more surprising is that the song is not a sad dark ballad. I figured any song I wrote after she passed-on would be heartbroken and melancholy. But, no, that is not the case at all. What came out was a six-minute 1970s/80s style radio-rock anthem of the kind that Dana and I would have loved growing up. It's a top-down teenage summer song. It's a hanging out at the lake song. It's Tom Petty Brian Adams John Cougar The Outlaws The Allman Brothers Boston The Eagles Fleetwood Mac and Thin Lizzy all rolled in to one. I hear Ringo's "It Don't Come Easy" at one point, and a guitar solo by Badfinger. There's a 'Na na na" singalong at the end, like "Hey Jude." Again, I only channeled this thing, which is why it doesn't sound like anything else I've ever done. The oddest thing of all, is that, despite the fact it is a huge production with like, 16 tracks of guitar and all kinds of big arena-rock treatments, I barely remember recording it. Really. Thank you Dana, my muse, for giving me the gift of this song. Now I send it back up to you - an anthem to you - in the Crytsal Blue.
Drew Townson, May 1, 2012
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