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episode 166: Chris Williams - Host of Badass Agile, Audio Engineer and Musician
My guest is Chris Williams - host of Badass Agile, audio engineer and musician!
We discussed SO MUCH!.....including:
Mics:
- Manley Reference Cardioid mic ---> UA Arrow (API Vision channel strip with no EQ or compression)
- Neumann U87, TLM103
- RODE NTK
- Shure KSM32
- Shure SM7B
- EV RE20
- Various Handhelds - Shure Sm58, Beta58, Beta87, Neumann KMS105
Mixer - Behringer Eurorack, M-Audio Profire2826, UAD Console Virtual Mixer
Preamplifiers:
- Neve Shelford Channel
- Great River me1nv
- Grace Design M101
- UA Solo 610
Interfaces:
- UAD Apollo Twin Duo
- Twin Quad
- x6
- Arrow
Recorders:
- Tascam DR40
- Sound Devices MixPre-3
Computer - Macbook Pro 15 (2019)
Post-production:
- Recordings go from MixPre or Tascam, exported into logic or Reaper, or directly into Logic 1 of 2 ways:
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- Desktop/portable rig Mic->UA Arrow or Twin Quad, through Unison Mic Pre (usually API Vision)
- Rack - Mic->Mic pre->balanced line out into UAD x6, bypass onboard preamps and into converters
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- Editing and Mixing done in Logic, some mixing in Reaper or Pro Tools (or outsourced)
- Typical Vocal Bus - Plugin Alliance BlackBox, EL Arouser, Waves NS1 for dynamic mics
- UAD Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor or UA LA2A, UAD Manley Massive Passive, Waves NS1 for Condensers OR Acustica Audio Aquamarine (Shadow Hills compressor), Magenta, Purple when untethered.
- Occasionally use Kazrog TrueIron (also try Valve EQ, K-clip), Kush UBK1, Novatronclassi
Mastering Bus:
- Softube Tape or UAD Ampex ATR102, Manley Massive Passive, Softube TubeTech Channel, PluginAlliance bx_limiter or UAD Precision Limiter
- Occasionally Use Airwindows plugs, Logic Stock plugs, various Acustica and UAD emulations, waves emulations, various reverbs..always trying new plugins as well.
Cleanfeed
MJUC
Tokyo Dawn - free compressor and EQ
Chandler Curvebender!
Stoicism!
Thanks for being a great guest, Chris!
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