We worked our butts off on this remarkable record!
Recorded by Matt and Geena at Blackbird, Ian and I mixed it here at the Oddio Shop.
Please remember us during the awards season! XO -Sylvia
#jasonisbell
@jasonisbell
Human perception of audio frequencies evens out at higher levels. Mixing at lower levels will give you more detail in your mixes. Here is a Graybar "Equal Loudness Contour" guide from 1955 that illustrates this phenomenon. Enjoy!
@graybar
#sylviaknowsstuff
@oddioshop
#ilovetomix
A WARNING to my mixer friends: Be on the lookout for the Thylacine. The Thylacine is a mixing client who will get a dozen mixers to mix his record while not intending to pay for any of it. A Thylacine is also a large extinct dead dog from Tasmania.
#tirekicker
#bewarethethylacine
I HIGHLY recommend the KickTone, an ingenious streamlined sub mic using a speaker as the mic's diaphragm. It is the secret to a deep, punchy kick drum recording.
#kicktone
#submic
#recordingdrums
#recordingstudio
>>> Find one for yourself here >>>
This is a cold-war era spy watch wired to run up your sleeve to a tiny hidden recorder. I had Taylor Hawkins wear it while he played drums... and it worked! See video from the session here >>> (miss you Taylor)
@antelopeaudio
@oddioshop
@taylorhawkins
Here is an easy way to get crushing drum compression by using an old cassette recorder. With Matt Kriemelman on drums, edited by Samantha Winter.
#fakeshark
#oddioshopstudio
#studiodivine
Here's a collection of prototype 44s, 77s and PB-31s at the Oddio Shop mic museum.
>>> all historic RCA ribbon microphones.
RCA made the iconic microphones of radio's golden era.
#goldenera
#oddioshop
@RCAbrand
Lookie here at a pair of adorable Antelope Note modeling mics. Sweet condensers with everything you need for high-quality recording.. And you can emulate all kindsa small diaphragm hard-to-get mics with these!
@AntelopeAudio
#antelopeaudio
#antelopenote
@studiotools
Listen to the sound of this room! Here is a video sample of my last session at Abbey Road with Dror Mohar and Stardragon. I'll be back in London this summer with Fjokra and you are invited! Come to a masterclass at Abbey Road and Angel Studios June 16-19. Sign up here:
Microphone fans will recognize the vintage RCA BK-5B ribbon mic on the right, but the mic on the left is the actual prototype for the BK-5B built by Harry F. Olson himself! See more mic museum photos here >>>
@harryfolson
@vintagemicrophones
@oddioshop
The Stamchild has arrived! It's a beast full of magnificent vacuum tubes.
Stam Audio makes a damn sexy stereo analog compressor with smart extras my original 670 never had. More on all that later... but first we gotta rack it up! Enjoy!
(and thanks to Ian!)
#stamaudio
The Western Electric 630 Dynamic mic is an excellent choice for guitar cabinets! Who'da'thunkit?
From the recording of Faint on Call in Celaya, Mexico a few years ago.
#we630
@ballandbiscuit
#westernelectric
Look familiar? This was the location for The Prodigy "Firestarter", and it was also where we filmed God Damn's "Tiny Wings", coming up... deep in the abandoned London Underground Aldwych station.
@the_prodigy
#goddamn
#aldwych
#firestarter
#tinywings
I'm a big fan of the Source Audio guitar pedal line. The ZIO boost and the EQ2 programmable EQ are terrific studio tools. Classy effects for the distinguished player.
@sourceaudio
@oddioshop
<<< See more about them here >>>
I chatted with
@strombo
about the possibilities with Spatial Audio,
the varying role of a record producer, and influential mentors. Listen
now on
@applemusic
Holy cow... saw this at a street market in Rome and I didn't get it... WHAT WAS I THINKING??? Dang it!!!!!! It is a rare one!!!
@MXLmics
#theonethatgotaway
This Graybar "Music Levels" guide from 1955 is a valuable chart describing the frequency range of individual orchestral instruments along with their relative volume. I use this guide when mixing orchestral recordings. Enjoy!
@graybar
#musiclevels
@oddioshop
#sylviaknowsstuff
In case you need a diagram on how to record a guitar through a sausage, here is a diagram for you on a t-shirt! Original design by Sylvia at Cafe Press in a variety of colors and there is more cool stuff too! Enjoy:
@swag
Here is a classic Sylvia-drawn poster for the Keystone Berkeley in the 80s. It was for my band "The Hats" and we drove around downtown Berkeley, pasting and stapling these up everywhere. Thank you to Ken Pordes for saving this ol' poster!
@keystoneberkeley
TEC voting alert! Please consider the METalliance's "Recording and Mixing Drums" book for a TEC Award. The book is essential knowledge by the masters.
Sweetwater:
Amazon (for Kindle):
METalliance!:
Thank you to Brad Williams for sending this Recording Unhinged photo. Great reading for both your studio and your toilet! Enjoy!
@recordingunhinged
#oddioshop
#bradwilliams
- Get your own copy here >>>
Thank you to Thijs Muus for the pic of Recording Unhinged sandwiched in your rack above your Tegeler channel. NICE!
@recordingunhinged
@tegeler
@thijsmuus
- Get your own copy here >>>
Thank you to John McNair of Red Dog Guitars for sending this ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTFUL book on cigar box guitars, I highly recommend it for the photo history!!!
Amazon:
#reddogguitars
#cigarbox
@boxguitarblues
If you are interested in learning how to build your own delicious-sounding ribbon mic, here is a workshop conducted by kit-builder Austin DIY Ribbon Mics: