In this exclusive extract from PureMix, Grammy winner Vance Powell shows you how he punishes the stereo room mics to create the perfect glue for Tyler Bryant and The Shakedown's song Aftershock
Getting a hard hitting, thick, and punchy rock track doesn’t just come together in the mix, it starts with a vision and sonic direction from an experienced producer and engineer. Recorded live at Sputnik Sound in Nashville, Tennessee, Vance Powell teaches you the tricks he has developed over decades of live sound and studio gigs.
Tracking Rock With Vance Powell
Four time Grammy winner Vance Powell explains his entire recording and production process and details how he sets up a tracking session for the band Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown. Learn tips and tricks to use for recording drums, bass, guitars and vocals on any project.
Vance’s signature sound is all about committing to compression, distortion and embracing bleed to create a cohesive and rocking sound.
Watch how a session happens in real time, step by step, and hear before and after comparisons as Vance explains:
Placing the drums and amps in the room for optimal bleed
Microphone placement on drums, bass, guitars, and vocals
Tracking workflow using SSL console and external preamps
How to nail a great sounding balance with the faders all at 0
Checking phase coherence between multiple microphones
Adding compression, distortion, and EQ to mics during the tracking session
Using creative routing and parallel processing during the tracking process
Adding guitar pedals as effect sends
Setting up headphone cue mixes
Producing a song without a click track
Recording lead vocals with effects “to tape”
Hardware
Sony C48
Shure SM57
Shure SM7
AKG D12
Neumann FET U47
Neumann KM84
AEA R88
Ampex 1101
Coles 4030
Chandler Limited TG-1
Sta-Level Retro
UA 1176
Empirical Labs Distressor
SPL Transient Designer
PigTronix PolySaturator
DBX 500 Professional "Disco" Boom Box
UTA MPDI4
CAPI MicPre
ARA RPQ 500 Ribbon Pre
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