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In this week’s podcast, Julian is joined by by Mike Exeter and Luke Goddard to talk about the use and abuse of processing in the studio.
Mike Exeter
Mike Exeter is a Grammy-winning English sound engineer and record producer who came to prominence via his work with British rock bands Cradle of Filth, Judas Priest Black Sabbath and more. He is also known for his work with the British guitar player Tony Iommi, being his longstanding creative studio partner.
Luke Goddard
Luke Goddard is an engineer and musician who has been living with instruments, mics, consoles, tapes, and gear of all shapes and sizes since he first started playing music over 30 years ago in the days of Portastudios and MIDIVerbs. Away from Production Expert, Luke is a freelance recording and mixing engineer, videographer, and multi-instrumentalist for anyone with room on the bus.
Arturia
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Talking Points
In one of your sessions, is there a maximum number of plugins you expect to see on a track before you start to wonder whether there is a problem?
Is there anything “wrong” with using loads of plugins?
What about the influence of “Sexy” processing - the stuff which makes a good youtube video
What about flexibility vs commitment? We’ve been here before on podcasts but is this confidence in danger of becoming bravado? Is it like skateboarding without a helmet?Conversely what is so good about spartan sessions which use the bare minimum of plugins? If we’ve got the tools why not use them?
Complacency
All discussions on audio lead to a discussion of monitoring…
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Find Of The Week
Mike - Relab LX480
Luke - Supergrass “In It For The Money” Deluxe Expanded album reissue
Julian - New snorkel (no, its not a new boutique microphone)
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