This week we visited Paradise studios which were located behind an adult toys manufacture in Hendon. Clearly. No tape machine here, but still clearly we are getting the idea that most professional studios have a whole heap more outboard gear than we're likely to get our hands on this year. I found that although it was similar to Mixmasters last week you could tell that the atmosphere was quite different and if you spent a whole heap of time in one studio you might have trouble getting to know the other one. I mean that would easily be true for ever studio across the state but I've only seen two so far.
There was no tape deck here, everything was running into pro
tools through the desk and again we got the idea of running through nice outboard gear on the way into pro tools to get a nicer sound. The patch bay here was pretty definitely something to be feared, I'm not sure exactly what it was patched for hopefully that wasn't just getting sound to the speakers. I really enjoyed hearing about the computer matched AKG C414B's. I touched one... ohhhh.
Another good point touched on today was the idea of having breaks and being relaxed. I think that having a relaxed atmosphere is crucial to getting a good recording. I mean it's important in any area where there is pressure and stress, but when the result will represent both the artist and the engineer for as long as it's around it's very important to get it sounding as good as possible. In this respect it's clear the majority of people will perform best when relaxed so taking breaks to maintain a good level of relaxation could make the difference between a good performance and a great one.
This time I was smart enough to bring along something to get some feedback on. Although 'That was really good' is flattering, it's mabye not as helpful as I had hoped, but I didn't ask any questions so thats really my own fault. Hearing it through the big system I could pick up some things I hadn't picked up before, it was really quite useful.
Links: http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/flypage/product_id/29853
A site selling a matched pair of AKG C414Bs
2 comments:
I must admit i'd like some of those AKG's too... :sigh:
Hey man.
I feel you pain about not having asked the questions. I would have liked to ask more, but hopefully another time. And I completely agree with you on hearing it over the big sound system.
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