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  • Trailer

  • 19 min

    Part 1

    Console features, signal flow, drum microphone setup, bass, guitar, phase, summing, EQ, compression

  • 23 min

    Part 2

    Kit description, microphone angles, M/S, inserts, guitar & bass rigs, contraptions, scratch vocal setup

  • 19 min

    Part 3

    Drum sounds – midrange EQ, clarifying attack, panning, phase analysis, compression, distortion, gain

  • 16 min

    Part 4

    Bass & guitar sounds – pedals, pick-ups, compression, phase, signal splitting & combination, drill track

  • 17 min

    Part 5

    Live takes – kick EQ, microphone replacement & positioning, console buss issue, playback, discussion

  • 24 min

    Part 6

    Guitar overdubs – rhythm part doubling, octaves, feedback, passing signal through pickles & lightbulb

  • 15 min

    Part 7

    Vocals – multiple microphones, lead doubling, harmonies, ad libs, production ideas

  • 18 min

    Part 8

    String part discussion, tracking, doubling, harmonies, buss compression, rough mix, next steps

Recording The Melvins

The Melvins

(15 min / 2h33)

Sylvia Massy

  • Recording

Join us at The Village studios for a masterclass in creative recording techniques with engineer Sylvia Massy! Hosted at Studio A with rock band The Melvins, this in-depth series takes you on the journey from equipment choice and microphone placement to tracking, production, and the rough mix. Using a Neve 8048 console and outboard compression, Massy explains her signal flow and session setup, discusses the source material, and crafts her sound for drums, bass, guitar, strings, and vocals. She records live performances of the band, adds overdubs, and implements a few unconventional ideas of her own to culminate in an exciting rough mix of the song!

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

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Sylvia Massy

About Sylvia Massy

Sylvia Massy is an American entrepreneur, music producer, mixer and engineer, writer and artist based in the United States. Massy is perhaps best recognized for her work on 1993’s Undertow, the full-length double platinum-selling debut for Los Angeles rock band Tool and her works with System of a Down, Johnny Cash and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. While working at Larrabee Sound in West Hollywood, Sylvia connected with producer Rick Rubin and would work with him on several projects including Tom...

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