If I buy anything, especially ribbon mics, off eBay I always figure in extra cash to have it reconditioned. You never know what you're going to get. Plus if you like what you buy based on the condition you get it, buy another used one, then discover they sound radically different due to age and use....

I rotate quite a bit but there are a few standard mics that I like to use. CMV563's (omni) in the corner of the drum room, behind the drummer. I was told Mr. Albini used CMV's in the corners of the main performance area at Pachyderm for the 'Inutero' album. Binaural Head w/pencil point Audio Technic...

Improving the drummer's confidence could help the situation. I've certainly worked with bands where the drummer couldn't play consistently or was the 'Animal beat drums' player. Usually those drummers also come in with a drum set where the heads haven't been replaced in several decades. I can't poli...

For me it depends on the guitar player, what style the music is, and his/her set-up. I'll generally start with a Sennheiser e609 (or an ATM23HE, ATM63HE, or a SM7), a 414 near the cone, and an RCA BK-5B and an RCA 44BX at a distance. I'll usually put all sources to tape and use the sources to liking...

Although it's not easy to watch sometimes the Metallica vid is my one of my favorites. I'm surprised that no one mentioned This Is Spinal Tap (even though it isn't 'real' and the studio footage is scanty) I think the 5 minute studio scene is classic. There are plenty of other things I enjoy (guilt-i...

I have a pretty small space but have found that moving amps and close mik'ing has worked pretty well in certain situations. If it's a three piece and we want to do the initial tracking live I'll set them up LIVE; i.e. drums center, guitar left, and bass right (or whatever config). I'll match level a...

The most famous recording that utilized just the Calrec mic in a church and the band positioned accordingly was The Cowboy Junkies 'Trinity Sessions' album. It wasn’t recorded at Electrical or the staff but it does give you an idea on what the mic sounds like. I know they've been used for film i.e.-...

Intern_8033 wrote:stay tuned, i'll be posting pictures from sessions in the intern's corner, and they won't be in stupid black and white.

Can't wait (even if it's not Neurosis). I'm happy to see a webpage for Electrical, especially one that's so interactive.

--Adam Lazlo

This question is for Greg or anyone else at Electrical that the question applies... Recently a band called United Snakes recorded at my studio in Minneapolis and they brought in a 2" tape to record over that you [Greg] used at Electrical. My 2nd Engineer and myself looked at the Cal level and we wer...

I support pictures of sessions! I've been putting up pictures of the sessions I've been doing since I got my new camera last winter. I'm going to scan the rest of 8 years worth of pictures and post them on my webpage soon. Only if I had the time to scan my field notes in conjunction with the photo's...