On the Road
Jun 1, 2005 12:00 PM
Hottest New Video
Most Popular
advertisement
Polls
On Demand Webcast:
Optimizing Speaker Performance
in Your Studio
GC Pro brings you this webcast hosted by veteran acoustic consultant Bob Hodas, who has tuned thousands of studios around the world, from Abbey Road to the Record Plant to Lucasfilm. Learn more...
Nashville Stories
Nashville is no doubt one of the hottest recording markets in the country, but we want to know how it got to be that way. Send your favorite account of recording in Nashville to mixeditorial@mixonline.com, and we´ll post it on the Mix Nashville Web Portal.
Remix Hotel News
 |
Thank You, New York! |
Remix Hotel rocked New York again, and you can get all the goodsÑeveryting from Junior Sanchez, Just Blaze and Pete Rock to Jazzy Jay and Grandmaster CazÑat Remixhotel.com Videos, photos, interviews and more coming soon!.
This Month in Mix
MATT SVOBDNY
Many engineers begin in sound reinforcement and then gravitate to studio work. Not so for Nashville recording engineer Matt Svobodny, who moved to a successful career in live sound, working with top acts such as Ryan Adams and Steve Earle. Having just completed Earle's The Revolution Starts Now tour in the U.S., we caught up with the FOH mixer while packing for the show's European leg.
Are you carrying production?
We're doing all in-ear mixes, so we carry a Yamaha 02R to do six mono mixes and two thumper mixes for the two drum kits. We carry all the mics, cables, stands, monitor console, splitter and backline, so whether we're doing a club or a festival, all we ask for is a clean stage and three AC drops.
What are your must-have items?
I have minimal needs at FOH, but I do bring some compressors — Universal Audio 1176s and a JoeMeek SC2 — and use house gates and other comps.
Is there a secret to Earle's live sound?
Everything to me is about gain structure. I get Steve's vocal as loud as humanly possible by notch filtering. I keep the EQ on the channel strip mostly flat, although I'm not afraid to EQ something to make it sound right. Steve's mic is an Audix OM-6. It's got a wide pattern that's not too wide, with good off-axis sound. If Steve's vocal is huge, brilliant and sounds great, then everything else mostly falls into place.
Where can we find you when you're not on the road?
My parents have a cabin in northern Minnesota and I like to spend as much time as possible up there with my wife and dogs hiking and fishing for walleye and northern pike.
Modern Recording and Mixing
This 2-DVD set will show you how the best in the music industry set up a studio to make world-class records. Regardless of what gear you are using, the information you'll find here will allow you to take advantage of decades of expert knowledge. Order now $39.95
Mastering Cubase 4
Electronic Musician magazine and Thomson Course Technology PTR have joined forces again to create the second volume in their Personal Studio Series, Mastering Steinberg's Cubase(tm). Edited and produced by the staff of Electronic Musician, this special issue is not only a must-read for users of Cubase(tm) software, but it also delivers essential information for anyone recording/producing music in a personal-studio. Order now $12.95
Delivered straight to your inbox every other week, MixLine takes you straight into the studio, with new product announcements, industry news, upcoming events, recent recording/post projects and much more. 