Phil O'Keefe Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 I thought this was an interesting article. https://reverb.com/news/10-essential-pieces-for-the-smart-studios-sound How many of you have some of the items on his list? I've got a couple of the things he mentioned. I think one of the things that kind of surprised me is that not all of it is super-expensive. In fact, most of the things he listed are reasonably obtainable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted February 20, 2017 Members Share Posted February 20, 2017 I own nothing fancy like that. I record directly into my HP laptop with a Digitech RP-150, or a Blue Yeti for vocals and acoustic. I don't sound like a Hiroshima or Paul Simon album, but I generally sound better than most local bands' records in terms of production. Talent, on the other hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted February 21, 2017 Moderators Share Posted February 21, 2017 I was very surprised at how many 'antique/retro' units their studio relies heavily on...a Roland Space Echo? Really? Don't get me wrong, it was aces back in the day, but noisy and ...I'll say it, sometimes uncontrollable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted February 21, 2017 Members Share Posted February 21, 2017 I was very surprised at how many 'antique/retro' units their studio relies heavily on...a Roland Space Echo? Really? Don't get me wrong' date=' it was aces back in the day, but noisy and ...I'll say it, sometimes uncontrollable.[/quote'] I don't know a lot about Vig, but I do know that Dave Grohl would be of the mindset that a vintage item like the Roland is awesome because of its inconsistencies. It wouldn't surprise me if Vig also records with tape like Grohl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted February 21, 2017 Members Share Posted February 21, 2017 A Mirage sampler? Good Lord. I bet no one there does edits! Besides, you can make any sampler sound like a Mirage. Take off the highs, and run it through a bit reducer. Then again he didn't say 10 essential pieces, but the 10 pieces to get his studio's sound. So I guess his sound is kinda vintagey digital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted February 21, 2017 Moderators Share Posted February 21, 2017 Their schtick is a lo-fi thing, and I kind of got the impression their studio was trapped in that era of analog to digital conversion; Quadraverb, Oberheim DMX, Ensoniq Mirage, Space Echo, dbx 160, Lexicon PCM 70 [still a workhorse, but dates back to the mid-1980s]...all items one would find in a studio more than a decade [or two or three] ago [the space echo is truly a deep retro call]. I owned a Roland Space Echo [and an EchoPlex] back in the 70s and early 80s, and I loved them immensely, and in many ways regret having sold them when I 'retired' from playing to finish college [at night], but techological changes have rendered their functions obsolete in favor of more reliable analog and digital delays/loopers...albeit minus the mojo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 A Mirage sampler? Good Lord. I bet no one there does edits! Besides, you can make any sampler sound like a Mirage. Take off the highs, and run it through a bit reducer. Then again he didn't say 10 essential pieces, but the 10 pieces to get his studio's sound. So I guess his sound is kinda vintagey digital. I think Smart Studios was recording to analog tape, but they obviously weren't against tracking digital sound sources like that Mirage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MDMachiavelli Posted March 2, 2017 Members Share Posted March 2, 2017 I don't have any but the Shure is definitely next on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danhedonia Posted April 3, 2017 Members Share Posted April 3, 2017 Isn't there a recent issue of Tape Op that has a lengthy interview with Butch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 Isn't there a recent issue of Tape Op that has a lengthy interview with Butch? I don't recall seeing it - I subscribe to (and love) TapeOp, but I haven't read the last few issues cover to cover, so maybe I just missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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