• 02 min

    Trailer

  • 06 min

    Part 1

    Project overview, album concept, pre-production, studio selection

  • 07 min

    Part 2

    Signature sound, engineering process, live recording, band interview, guitar pedals

  • 08 min

    Part 3

    Drums, room mics, reamping, balance, U87, SM58, AEA R84

  • 10 min

    Part 4

    Drums, snare, kick, tempo changes EQ3 7-band, D112, D25, NS-10, Waves SSL E Channel, Waves RBass, Waves CLA-76, RVox, Waves SSL Compressor

  • 09 min

    Part 5

    Vocals, guitar pedals, reverbs, special effects, throws, automation, RVerb, Valhalla VintageVerb, BF-76, Waves SSL E Channel, RVox, SM7, Neve 1073, EL8 Distressor, TG1 Compressor

  • 06 min

    Part 6

    Arrangement, musical focus, rough mix, guitars Waves API 550A, Waves API 550B, Waves SSL G-Channel, Avid Lo-Fi

  • 08 min

    Part 7

    Overdubs, synths, piano, bass, organ Juno-106

  • 06 min

    Part 8

    Transitions, field recordings, mixing process, analog summing Thermionic Fat Bustard, Dramastic Audio Obsidian Stereo Compressor, Inward Connections Vac Rac TSL-4 Tube Limiter, Manley Massive Passive

The Gold

Manchester Orchestra

(02 min / 1h05)

Catherine Marks

  • Production

When one of America’s most beloved rock bands came calling, Catherine Marks found herself stateside working on her most ambitious project to date. The Grammy-winning producer takes you inside the recording process for Manchester Orchestra’s chart-topping single, ‘The Gold’, and reveals how she helped redefine the band’s sound by embracing effects pedals, room mics and acoustic guitars.

Recorded in a converted church in North Carolina, the Australian producer expands on how the studio acoustics played a key role in the sound of the record. With reference to her studio notes, she explores her experimental approach to microphone placement and signal processing, using a combination of road-worn guitar pedals and high-end analog gear to create inspiring tones and textures.

For further insight into their creative process, Catherine calls up the band on FaceTime and they share their own perspectives on the recording process. You will learn how they developed the arrangements at their home studio in Atlanta and how Catherine brought everything together in the mixing stage using her signature tube-heavy summing rig.

Subtitles in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, French

Catherine Marks

About Catherine Marks

Catherine Marks is an internationally renowned Producer and Mix Engineer. With over 17 years in the industry, Catherine won MPG Breakthrough Producer of the Year in 2016, MPG Producer of the Year in 2018 and Heavy Music Awards Producer of the Year in 2020. She produced and mixed Wolf Alice’s Grammy nominated ‘Moaning Lisa Smile’, mixed Grammy Award winning album ‘Masseduction’ by St Vincent and has produced/mixed six Top 10 UK Albums, and recently produced UK number 1 album ‘the record' with boygenius. Cementing...

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