Above, Shure’s SE-1 RIAA phono pre. I would love to see the schematic for this is anyone can direct me to it. The specs look extremely good. These seem to go for a pretty penny on eBay and seems like a worthwhile thing to DIY. Anyone?
And above, again, this time next to Shure’s 576, 570, 546 (AKA SM-56) and 333 mics. I have the ‘other’ broadcast – quality Shure Ribbon, the 300, and I like it alright… had it re-ribboned by Stephen Sank and it’s decent. The 300 definitely sounds v v vintage but it’s a useable sound. Really want a 333. This is the same as an SM-33, yes? No? anyone using these things lately?
Month: April 2013
I spent a good portion of the fall last year working on Stephen Kellogg’s new record BLUNDERSTONE ROOKERY at Gold Coast Recorders. Stephen produced the album with Kit Karlson; I engineered, and the mixing was done by Mike Mogis at his spot in Omaha. Audio mastering by Bob Ludwig at Gateway.
As USA TODAY announced in this great write-up last month, the album drops June 18, but Stephen decided to pre-release the 10-minute track “Thanksgiving” with a wonderful music video by Daniel Cummings. Beyond the length of the song and the emotional intensity of the lyric+vocal performance by Stephen, this production is incredibly epic in scale: from the full live choir that bookends the body of the song (recorded on-location in Massachusetts) to the kaleidoscopic arrangement of live rock band, horn section, and big string section, I can safely say that this track is the most ambitions that I have been a part of. We’ll have a more detailed account of the album sessions when the album comes out, but for now, check out… “THANKSGIVING.”
How are y’all doing… I recently picked up a large pile of the old ‘Broadcast Engineering’ mags from the mid 60’s. Although much of the content focuses on video engineering (not quite ready to go there yet…), I found a good amount of audio-related content that is still potentially relevant today. I’ll be uploading bits and bobs throughout March. Thanks for reading, and stay tuned…. oh and here’s a sample of that yr in for…
We were lucky a few months back to have the fantastic band MATES OF STATE at Gold Coast Recorders to tape part of their AUDIO-FILES episode. You can watch the whole performance right here. Wonderful performance by Kori and Jason and just an absolutely delightful crew to work with. Directed by Matt Eastin. Recorded by Chris and Cade Thalman at Gold Coast Recorders, mixed by Jason Hammel.