41min
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Time to start laying down some takes!
With the sounds dialed in for all of the players, it's time to start laying down some takes for the first song.
In this episode, you'll watch as Matt and the band:
- Work out the song structure for the first song, creating interesting suprises throughout the track.
- Compare a few different RCA 77 microphones on Eli "Paperboy" Reed, showing how microphones this special can sound different, even though they are the same model.
- Work to get the perfect blend on the Masqueraders with just one microphone
- Adjust the snare microphone for the perfect tone, instead of resorting to eq
- Discusses microphone placement on Eli's vocal mic
- Dials in a Fairchild 670 on the lead vocal and background vocal mics
- Explain the importance of always being in record
- Work out the tempo and feel of the song
- Tune the snare to get the perfect amount of thump
- Blend in the gorgeous sounding reverb chambers at Sam Phillips Recording
- Listen back to the takes in the control and create a plan for overdubs
Join Matt Ross-Spang, Eli "Paperboy" Reed, The Hodges Brothers, Ken Coomer, and The Masqueraders inside the legendary Sam Phillips Recording in Memphis, TN for an incredible recording event, from Start To Finish.
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Matt Ross-Spang is a Multi award-winning engineer, mixer, and producer. His first brush with greatness began at only 14 years old when he received 2 hours of studio time at Sun Studios in Memphis, TN, for his birthday.
He went on to intern at Sun Studios when he was 16 and learned what it meant to bring recording back to its roots. Matt now operates out of the newly renovated Studio B at Sam Phillips Recording in Memphis, TN, which he now calls “Southern Groove.”
Among the many incredible entries in his discography, Ross-Spang was hired in 2016 by Sony Records to mix 18 previously unreleased songs by Elvis Presley from his historic 1976 sessions from the Jungle Room at Graceland.
Known for his unique taste and ability to preserve old school recording techniques and bring them into today’s music, Matt Ross-Spang has worked with some of the world’s most cherished artists from the most legendary studios in recording history.
John Prine
Al Green
Margo Price
Elvis Presley
Eli “Paperboy” Reed
Mary Chapin Carpenter
