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On the Road

Dec 1, 2003 12:00 PM

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Recording Instruments:
Integrating Real Sounds
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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

Remix Hotel Atlanta 2008: Sept. 18-20

he Remix Hotel juggernaut is heading back to SAE Atlanta„with Partners Rane, Serato, Pioneer, Roland, iStandard and others„for another technology-filled weekend of classes, panels and guest appearances. And this year, All Access registration gets you FREE entrance to the Atlantis Music Conference and Festival! That means double the panels, performances and more. Register today!.


This Month in Mix

Maxie Williams

This Mississippi native has engineered monitors for the likes of Staind, Guns N' Roses, Marilyn Manson, Stone Temple Pilots and countless others.

After Staind, was working with Seal a juxtaposition?

It was different, but nothing I couldn't adjust to. There were no live instruments onstage at all with Seal. The only thing you could hear was his vocal. It was quiet, amazingly quiet. On the live shows in Europe, I mixed on a Heritage 3000 a good portion of the time. But in the U.S., I was changing consoles every day.

It took a lot of concentration on my part, because he listens to a mix that includes his band and a lot of Pro Tools. That was fun and challenging.

With that kind of staging, I assume you were using in-ear monitors.

I had Seal on a Shure PSM700 system with Ultimate Ears UE7s. The band had four stereo mixes on PSM600s, also using UE7s. With Shure's new PA821, I could combine the output of all the transmitters with a single antenna.

You have a reputation for pleasing tough acts. How do you do it?

When I do soundchecks, I walk the deck and see, hear and feel what the artist does. He or she may not hear a lot of ambience, but there are other things: the feeling of the guitar rig, or drums and cymbals bleeding through. Once I understand their world, I know what to do in mine.

What do you do when you're not on the road?

I live on six acres in Canton, Miss. When I come home, the cell phone gets put aside and the motorbikes come out. I have four dirt bikes, a '93 Harley-Davidson Low Rider and an '03 custom chopper.



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