Both CLA and BC are mixing gods. I can understand how some people get turned off by CLA`s attitude but I see a man completely obsessed and passionate about his art.
These two icons are like fire & water. Took me some time to get used to CLA's format, however I got through it, realizing his love for the craft, and his ability to express it in the loud extremes and bold statements, while backing the stuff up with what he does. BC is completely opposite, almost shy, calm & humble - but when he opens up, he seems like quite open guy with great sense of humour as well.
And paradoxically....a lot of engineers have awful mic technique. I’ve done enough Iive sound (the seventh pit of hell...) and witnessed enough speeches...you pick up patterns. If someone isn’t a regular live performer or particularly confident with the sound of their own voice, they hold the mic down by their belly button...at which point you might as well stop trying. By the time you gain it up enough to get a decent signal, it’s feeding nearly every frequency back at full blast.
I admire what both of these men have done and contributed to the music industry. Both their mixes are amazing and have set the bar (for myself personally) forever. You can't deny that CLA has done more than any of us will probably ever do. 1000+ records? Holy crap. I'm still trying to get to 25. The two guys who have inspired me personally the most are Clearmountain and Schepps. But, I think what you see here is the difference between the aged bachelor and a married man.
Love these beautiful people! We are so blessed to have CLA mix our debut single last year... CLA helped inspire us in three ways... 1. Confidence 2. Confidence 3. Confidence!
A hard truth for many is CLA is good mix engineer, if he wasn't he wouldn't get gigs over and over again! Ego or not if the results are good and the tracks reach million upon millions the investment was well placed.
You're right! Like nobody would drink alcohol or smoke cigs if it wasn't good 4 U, because people don't do dumb things or make mistakes! =) The more people chop up their privates the more it must B good! =D
It’s all in your hands, your brain, and your heart. Mutt Lange and Clearmountain or CLA could make an A1 radio ready record from my setup that I have in my bedroom.
Deconstructed? They chat. Get over yourself. The skills yes, but today's perpetrators operate in a totally different music industry landscape. And anyone with ears knows it. There's nothing Postmodern here - this is passion and that's timeless.
I 1st heard of Bob through Tears For Fears (seeds of love era). Really good to hear him & CLA sharing thoughts, stories & experience! Lot of pussies here complaining about holding the mic!! You'd probably still complain if your favourite producer gave you a free masterclass! Get some perspective people! You're only here cus you'll never get to one of these invites! Quit complaining bitches and show us how good your plugins really are
I'd jibe a lot better with Bob Clearmountain. He genuinely want to help the artist see their vision through. He's soft spoken, agreeable, his stuff is MAGNIFICENT! Dealing with super over-bearing, opinionated, DRAMATIC personalities get's in the way of the music, in my experience. I congratulate both of these men on their success and achievements. I'm sure for some CLA would be the right personality.
The good thing about CLA is that he knows that Bob Clearmountain is the POP MIXER LEGEND, he is the ultimate Mixer... and also CLA is a bit of a drama boy, he make this a bit more interesting and excitement... he portrait mixing as how would be in a TV series, lots of drama, pain, is so hard, su much suffereing, Clearmountain is way more relax and do not see it asa togh journey, do not try to scare people to make look himself as a badass mixing super hero/survivor
I really like those gys. Now matter where you are, if you are mixing, you have to do a Stop and listen what they say. The personality thing for me is the less important. Both are just genius. Period.
"While you guys are all using one hand, I'm using every finger!" meanwhile; "Its about what works, not some fancy etc etc" Dude, they have desks, controllers, faders etc all for ITB recording and mixing.
Love the masters talking, really enjoy it very much. But, offcourse we don't need to do hard work to make oldays fx with echoboy preset today. But point for today's mixing is the same experiment with new tools on another level....like they do with tape machines. Back in the day, as they say.: I clearly imagine some engineers in the 50s, that talking about technology the same... Oh, nowadays we have those tape machines, they make life so easy but "back in our days" we just have Edison's recorder🙂 So plugins just give us ability to go much deeper (if you think out the plugin box) and faster then before. It's only about creativity, don't be lazy and work 🙂
TheLeon1032 BUTT Broadcast Using This Tool is a good choice. I don’t know how you’d go with latency but that’s a start or if possible maybe look at a telos equipment. Some studios might have telos equipment installed and there’s pretty much no delay. I’ve heard the telos stuff through FM broadcasts. Give it a go.
I got to work on a Chic session with Bob at Electric Lady. One of the nicest engineers I worked with, even showed me some side chaining tricks on the Neve 8068.
@@deetgeluid ELS had two 8068s, and one 8078 when I was on staff there. One of the 8068s had the first Necam system in NYC, and I got work on the first album project that used it. Later, when I was on staff at Motown’s Hitsville West studios in L.A., they had three 8078s, all with Necam II!
funny how a world class mixer as cla does not know how to handle a simple mic without making it popping like hell...any video i watch with him: he always is way too loud
Chris wanted to be like Bob… Bob is like why? lol Chris loved em thats clear but Chris should also be more humble and let his work do the talking for him then he be more like Bob.. Bob is relaxed and laid back and does not have to prove himself and nor does Chris but for whatever reason he has this thing whereas he has to let you know that he is on a higher level simply because he has a desk… it was not the desk that made him successful it was his ability knowing how to use his desk! There is someone right now mixing in the box that will be responsible for the next batch of Musical Greats. Back in their day sure digital was kinda cold and nothing close to analog but in 2018…The game has changed… However the one concern is the longevity of the format. Tape as outdated and old as the tech is surrounding it..has stood and still stands the test of time. Yes there is a process of keeping Tape alive so its playable. Through baking and transfers you can preserve content. For folks that had many sessions on the ADAT format….that format is dead. If you have those tapes still you can play them sure but Alesis stop making Adats long ago.. and the same with Tascam D88s. Even the Mackie Harddisk recorders are a thing of the past. I do wonder if Radar units are still being sold. Who knows how long Pro Tools and Daws will be around? anyway….I just get so upset when I hear folks down play the new players of the game as if we don't have a chance because we don't have SSLs or Tape.
CLA seems to be playing up his persona a bit here. Whether it's as innocent as being nervous sharing the stage with Bob or trying to give some duality to stage, or as bad as trying to separate himself and his legacy from Bob's is unclear. Either way, as brash and unapologetic as CLA is, he seems to be a bit more so here and sharing the stage with Bob seems to be the catalyst for it.
I dont uderstand how a mixing engineer who clearly mixes great music and doesnt have the common knowledge to back away from the damn mic when your talking! Jesus! Can I get some compression, a deEsser, some EQ and a gate on CLAs mic please thank you! One of the assistants shoulda walked up there and handed him a freakin pop filter for christ sakes
Clearmountain's technique isn't bad, along with the moderator. But seriously, "3" from the mic" went out the window 20 years ago. My way of enforcing it is a quick push up of that fader, just until they bleed through both the house and the monitors. Don't care if they get offended: audio principles are audio principles. ;)
As a live guy I would much rather them be closer to the mic than further. The moderator is driving me nuts, and probably drove the house guy nuts as well.
Rob Burgess: Sorry, I know swallowing the mic is the modern thing, everything close miced, everything loud, in your face, all compressed, etc. but it's not proper technical practice and cannot be justified as "artistic". On top of all that, this 21st century sound is giving me a f***ing HEADACHE.
My concern isn't artistic :-) In a room with speakers it's a pain in the ass when someone holds the mic at their crotch (like the moderator). If the people talking don't hold the mic near their mouths there is often nothing that can be done about it. Several times in this video the moderator can't be heard because he's holding the mic like he's waiting for Monica Lewinsky to take a "solo". It's a lot easier to roll off the low end than it is to rewrite the laws of physics. Talk into the mic or go home, you're wasting your time if no one can hear you.
So, Chris' brother (Tom) is about my age and Chris is older. I dunno by how much but, even if it's one year, 13yo and getting 50 dollars a week in 1975 would be like a 13yo in 2020 getting 240 bucks a week. Said kid would only be paying tax on 280 dollars of that income for the year. At 16, I was only getting 64 quid a month ... a little more than CLA's _weekly_ wage PER MONTH! Which of those was exploitation? Do fucking tell! CLA was on a fucking good pay deal back then!
@@DavidAndrewsPEC Seems like you missed the part about "a minor" I was talking about, did you? :) Oh, and you, with 16? Isn't that underaged for any kind of *work* too? I bet you hadn't have any contract signed either, so how about tax evasion? Eh? Don't speak no more, you'll incriminate yourself even further. Talk about "Anything you say can and will be used against you..." 😂😂
Well you clearly have no idea what you are talking about! ha ha! Maybe you don't like a particular band or bands he has worked with but that's not the same as him not being good at what he does. In fact among engineers worldwide he is considered to be one of the greats so do a little research and know you opinion is exactly that, just an opinion. Certainly not fact. Unless you can show me a mix you did that is better than ANYTHING Chris has ever done.
He's most likely referring to Lord Alge's ego and the way his mixes sound, which many people find a turn off. He has indeed won Grammy awards, but really, we all know that we can't take those awards seriously. The music category is a joke by itself...
At least he doesn't make excuses. I'm sure if he went head-to-head against an engineer for a rock or alternative track, he would win with no excuses. To the point that he's not the best, not all engineers are known for being the best at every genre. Sure, CLA got his chops with R&B, but he is way better at rock/alternative.
Im so tired of this,,, The gear is not important, everything has to do with your will, your ears and your drive.... The thing is... If you dont have a neve desk or an ssl.... the really expensive stuff.... It wont sound the same. The only people that says you can do great mixes without expensive gear are the guys with the expensive gear. By the way Chris is alright.
+Peter Åhrberg So then save up and buy one unit with a class A mic pre, one small converter and a pair of good monitors. Treat the area around your desk and focus on the sound in the sweet spot. Also, make sure things are set up properly and do tests with the software available for testing your acoustics (or the lack thereof) and your set up. And all the while you are doing this, record artists. Demo singer songwriters, record your own music. Just record and learn your room and the frequencies and how every sound will effect the next. Once you've learned all that, you'll be able to go to a big studio, track through the big ol' heater and go home and mix a record that sounds like everyone else's.
Soundclass His "wife" kept the family name of her previous family? That's even funnier. It seems Mr. Alge comes from a long line of uxorious "men", judging by the fact that his mother appended her previous family's surname to Mr. Alge Snr.'s surname. I'm sure the Lynx Hilo I own is more accurate than any of the Apogee converters.
Reverend Eslam Yeah, there's a big hype going on in the world of da/ad converters. The thruth is, some of the products are totally overhyped - for example the Prism 8XR, very expensive unit. In a double blind test, it lacks in comparison to the other converters. Check out on YT : HD High Noon @ Metropolis Studios
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15:13 guy eating pizza, getting some tips, watching the best engineers talk. He's having a great day
Learnin bout Cuba. Havin some food.
BC is the real deal. Humble, soft-spoken and ears for years.
CLA "Confidence. Confidence. Confidence."
Bob "I don't have any of that"
ROFL
What a perfect way to end that lol
i like the 2 different personalities, the quiet shy one admired by the confident outspoken one lol
and William Shattner/Mark Hamill as the moderator!
@@PaulMatthewMusic1 That was the "Cherry on top! As to say.. Shut the F.... Up!
Both CLA and BC are mixing gods. I can understand how some people get turned off by CLA`s attitude but I see a man completely obsessed and passionate about his art.
+Ernest Buckley That's right Ernest. CLA is brimming with the love of the art. Nice comment man.
Ernest Buckley True.
Its amazing how much CLA praises BC.
Yeah he is who he is. More power to him. When you’re works good you don’t don’t have to be
I love CLA. I think people confuse his passion for being a blowhard. But to each their own.
I like how everyone is stating what I was thinking. Clearmountain is so chill.
These two icons are like fire & water. Took me some time to get used to CLA's format, however I got through it, realizing his love for the craft, and his ability to express it in the loud extremes and bold statements, while backing the stuff up with what he does. BC is completely opposite, almost shy, calm & humble - but when he opens up, he seems like quite open guy with great sense of humour as well.
bless bob's humility.
Why is there always bad sound at sound engenneer talk?
Every time its actually hilarious
Because good live engineers are rare and great AV engineers even more rare.
And paradoxically....a lot of engineers have awful mic technique. I’ve done enough Iive sound (the seventh pit of hell...) and witnessed enough speeches...you pick up patterns. If someone isn’t a regular live performer or particularly confident with the sound of their own voice, they hold the mic down by their belly button...at which point you might as well stop trying. By the time you gain it up enough to get a decent signal, it’s feeding nearly every frequency back at full blast.
All the sound engineers took the day off and booked a ticket for an audience seat instead
what a treat to get to hear these legendary engineers speak sharing their experience with us free of charge , thank you
Always channeling my inner CLA when im in the hot seat. Love his energy. Bob is such a chill dude. True OG!
All the wisdom you can get by listening to these two masters, and you still have "those" people complaining. I enjoyed it anyway.
I can't ever make it through anything with CLA. Geez what a huge bag of wind. Amazing Clearmountain puts up with him
I admire what both of these men have done and contributed to the music industry. Both their mixes are amazing and have set the bar (for myself personally) forever. You can't deny that CLA has done more than any of us will probably ever do. 1000+ records? Holy crap. I'm still trying to get to 25. The two guys who have inspired me personally the most are Clearmountain and Schepps. But, I think what you see here is the difference between the aged bachelor and a married man.
Love these beautiful people! We are so blessed to have CLA mix our debut single last year...
CLA helped inspire us in three ways...
1. Confidence
2. Confidence
3. Confidence!
"I don't have any of that"
24:17 Bob: Dude, you're not always right...
Love his attitude. so chilled out but not a pushover he's low-key telling CLA to sit his ass down! haha
Beautiful interview. Thks
That was an awesome watch thank you!
A hard truth for many is CLA is good mix engineer, if he wasn't he wouldn't get gigs over and over again! Ego or not if the results are good and the tracks reach million upon millions the investment was well placed.
You're right! Like nobody would drink alcohol or smoke cigs if it wasn't good 4 U, because people don't do dumb things or make mistakes! =) The more people chop up their privates the more it must B good! =D
agreed, CLA has earned the right to be cocky and whos gonna tell him otherwise? not even bob clearmountain at this point
Their comedy duo is as fire as their mix tapes
Interesting
One of the greatest
I'd like to see these two mixing an album together. Would be interesting to see what they both agree and disagree on.
that wouldn't have a good outcome ...
I love how Bob called Chris out around 24:00 minutes “you’re not always right” haha
Bob drops the the hammer at the end!
It’s all in your hands, your brain, and your heart. Mutt Lange and Clearmountain or CLA could make an A1 radio ready record from my setup that I have in my bedroom.
i gotta wonder if Bob secretly can't stand CLA... he looks at him like "what is this monster I have created.."
LOL
Yea - I don't think CLA went to finishing school...
I think he just can’t always handle the level of Jersey in him
Why is Chris eating the mic. I'd love to hear what he's saying without hearing plosives every other syllable, damnit!!
It's not a Pop filter, but a Popular music filter he needs.
deetgeluid LMAO, awesome!!
Everyone eats the mic nowadays - until they eat one attached to a board that I'm operating. SCREEEEEEEEEEEE-!!! Problem solved.
Yes, you both guys could please step into Peter Gabriel-studio to do some new mixing for his next album.
Deconstructed? They chat. Get over yourself. The skills yes, but today's perpetrators operate in a totally different music industry landscape. And anyone with ears knows it. There's nothing Postmodern here - this is passion and that's timeless.
Bob is way more humble I like him better
Turn up the gain on BC's mic! He is such an intimate guy, use some compression! Put a dash of distortion on Chris' mic, he's very explosive!
I 1st heard of Bob through Tears For Fears (seeds of love era). Really good to hear him & CLA sharing thoughts, stories & experience! Lot of pussies here complaining about holding the mic!! You'd probably still complain if your favourite producer gave you a free masterclass! Get some perspective people! You're only here cus you'll never get to one of these invites! Quit complaining bitches and show us how good your plugins really are
These dudes rule
18:30
“The first plug-in sounded like ass, and I wasn’t going to let people copy my shit with ass”
I’m totally stealing this line. Fuck hahaha
I'd jibe a lot better with Bob Clearmountain. He genuinely want to help the artist see their vision through. He's soft spoken, agreeable, his stuff is MAGNIFICENT! Dealing with super over-bearing, opinionated, DRAMATIC personalities get's in the way of the music, in my experience. I congratulate both of these men on their success and achievements. I'm sure for some CLA would be the right personality.
The good thing about CLA is that he knows that Bob Clearmountain is the POP MIXER LEGEND, he is the ultimate Mixer... and also CLA is a bit of a drama boy, he make this a bit more interesting and excitement... he portrait mixing as how would be in a TV series, lots of drama, pain, is so hard, su much suffereing, Clearmountain is way more relax and do not see it asa togh journey, do not try to scare people to make look himself as a badass mixing super hero/survivor
No one thought to use an LPF for the mics??
I really like those gys. Now matter where you are, if you are mixing, you have to do a Stop and listen what they say. The personality thing for me is the less important. Both are just genius. Period.
"While you guys are all using one hand, I'm using every finger!"
meanwhile;
"Its about what works, not some fancy etc etc"
Dude, they have desks, controllers, faders etc all for ITB recording and mixing.
CLA sure loves him self. Bob is more down to earth.
Love the masters talking, really enjoy it very much. But, offcourse we don't need to do hard work to make oldays fx with echoboy preset today. But point for today's mixing is the same experiment with new tools on another level....like they do with tape machines. Back in the day, as they say.: I clearly imagine some engineers in the 50s, that talking about technology the same... Oh, nowadays we have those tape machines, they make life so easy but "back in our days" we just have Edison's recorder🙂 So plugins just give us ability to go much deeper (if you think out the plugin box) and faster then before. It's only about creativity, don't be lazy and work 🙂
CLA is the living embodiment of cocaine.
Roger Heathcote bahahahahaha
nicecast isnt alive anymore, anyone know of a good replacement for this??
TheLeon1032 BUTT Broadcast Using This Tool is a good choice. I don’t know how you’d go with latency but that’s a start or if possible maybe look at a telos equipment. Some studios might have telos equipment installed and there’s pretty much no delay. I’ve heard the telos stuff through FM broadcasts. Give it a go.
Lorde-Alge is a character, little bit cocky, but Clearmountain sounds like such a humble guy. I guess nobody needs an asshole to work with.
I got to work on a Chic session with Bob at Electric Lady. One of the nicest engineers I worked with, even showed me some side chaining tricks on the Neve 8068.
@@LordStevie Oh man, that legendary 8086. You are a lucky guy!
@@deetgeluid ELS had two 8068s, and one 8078 when I was on staff there. One of the 8068s had the first Necam system in NYC, and I got work on the first album project that used it.
Later, when I was on staff at Motown’s Hitsville West studios in L.A., they had three 8078s, all with Necam II!
Bob is the king
A thug and a gentleman.
gregmixing that's a shit coward like comment man
Shouldn't you be studying?
He’s a loud mouth,... but hey, live him anyway. It’s easier.
funny how a world class mixer as cla does not know how to handle a simple mic without making it popping like hell...any video i watch with him: he always is way too loud
Yeah Chris, not everybody has the cash to have $1m in outboard gear, so we are stuck with plugins. Unless you want to donate some of yours to us!
I couldn't help but have a little chuckle to myself as they spoke with a degree of satisfied smugness about mixing Bowie's worst album
i love CLA lol
he just loves energy
CLA is the master of fast mixing. It's too bad his quality pales in comparison to Bob!
the apogee logo looks a lot like the Atheism logo
CLA looks like Trevor from GTA
CLA and his green jello laptop scenarios
Chris wanted to be like Bob… Bob is like why? lol Chris loved em thats clear but Chris should also be more humble and let his work do the talking for him then he be more like Bob.. Bob is relaxed and laid back and does not have to prove himself and nor does Chris but for whatever reason he has this thing whereas he has to let you know that he is on a higher level simply because he has a desk… it was not the desk that made him successful it was his ability knowing how to use his desk!
There is someone right now mixing in the box that will be responsible for the next batch of Musical Greats. Back in their day sure digital was kinda cold and nothing close to analog but in 2018…The game has changed… However the one concern is the longevity of the format. Tape as outdated and old as the tech is surrounding it..has stood and still stands the test of time. Yes there is a process of keeping Tape alive so its playable. Through baking and transfers you can preserve content. For folks that had many sessions on the ADAT format….that format is dead. If you have those tapes still you can play them sure but Alesis stop making Adats long ago.. and the same with Tascam D88s. Even the Mackie Harddisk recorders are a thing of the past. I do wonder if Radar units are still being sold. Who knows how long Pro Tools and Daws will be around? anyway….I just get so upset when I hear folks down play the new players of the game as if we don't have a chance because we don't have SSLs or Tape.
It's a good thing that CLA is a record producer, he would have been a terrible comedian.
Entry Wound But he isn't a record producer lol
boondawksaints yes he is actually.
Would have made a good gangster though
Can someone turn Chris down and Bob up?
CLA seems to be playing up his persona a bit here. Whether it's as innocent as being nervous sharing the stage with Bob or trying to give some duality to stage, or as bad as trying to separate himself and his legacy from Bob's is unclear. Either way, as brash and unapologetic as CLA is, he seems to be a bit more so here and sharing the stage with Bob seems to be the catalyst for it.
I dont uderstand how a mixing engineer who clearly mixes great music and doesnt have the common knowledge to back away from the damn mic when your talking! Jesus! Can I get some compression, a deEsser, some EQ and a gate on CLAs mic please thank you! One of the assistants shoulda walked up there and handed him a freakin pop filter for christ sakes
Clearmountain's technique isn't bad, along with the moderator. But seriously, "3" from the mic" went out the window 20 years ago.
My way of enforcing it is a quick push up of that fader, just until they bleed through both the house and the monitors. Don't care if they get offended: audio principles are audio principles. ;)
As a live guy I would much rather them be closer to the mic than further. The moderator is driving me nuts, and probably drove the house guy nuts as well.
Rob Burgess: Sorry, I know swallowing the mic is the modern thing, everything close miced, everything loud, in your face, all compressed, etc. but it's not proper technical practice and cannot be justified as "artistic". On top of all that, this 21st century sound is giving me a f***ing HEADACHE.
My concern isn't artistic :-) In a room with speakers it's a pain in the ass when someone holds the mic at their crotch (like the moderator). If the people talking don't hold the mic near their mouths there is often nothing that can be done about it. Several times in this video the moderator can't be heard because he's holding the mic like he's waiting for Monica Lewinsky to take a "solo".
It's a lot easier to roll off the low end than it is to rewrite the laws of physics. Talk into the mic or go home, you're wasting your time if no one can hear you.
2-3" away is plenty. But yeah, holding the mic like it's a beer doesn't make sense.
OK, 20 years ago was cool. I get that. Why else should I watch this video?
CLA needs to learn how to talk to a mic! lol
Lynx
I was enjoying this until CLA started speaking
CLA knows when to make an exit...
CLG needs to pull his head out hes arse.
i love CLA but he's so full of himself
Bernard was more into Jazz
Gosh nicecast ain’t around anymore 😂
Two great engineers to be sure. But truthfully, neither is on Glyn Johns level.
It's funny how a top sound engineer, who's been doing that for 125+ years, holds the mike way too far from his mouth when speaking LOL
Ball Sack wrote what?
Talk about personality juxtaposition lol
5:20 50 buck a week, 13 y.o.??? Effin' child exploitation! 😂😂
So, Chris' brother (Tom) is about my age and Chris is older. I dunno by how much but, even if it's one year, 13yo and getting 50 dollars a week in 1975 would be like a 13yo in 2020 getting 240 bucks a week. Said kid would only be paying tax on 280 dollars of that income for the year.
At 16, I was only getting 64 quid a month ... a little more than CLA's _weekly_ wage PER MONTH!
Which of those was exploitation? Do fucking tell!
CLA was on a fucking good pay deal back then!
@@DavidAndrewsPEC Seems like you missed the part about "a minor" I was talking about, did you? :) Oh, and you, with 16? Isn't that underaged for any kind of *work* too? I bet you hadn't have any contract signed either, so how about tax evasion? Eh? Don't speak no more, you'll incriminate yourself even further. Talk about "Anything you say can and will be used against you..." 😂😂
great people but their mic craft needs work
HAHA.... 18:30... "plugins sound like ass"
David Kovach "early"! you ain't heard a shit.
Chris is notorious as being one of the most hated engineers in the business. I don't mind him but he is nothing great.
why hated, and by whom? really wtf)
Well you clearly have no idea what you are talking about! ha ha!
Maybe you don't like a particular band or bands he has worked with but that's not the same as him not being good at what he does. In fact among engineers worldwide he is considered to be one of the greats so do a little research and know you opinion is exactly that, just an opinion. Certainly not fact.
Unless you can show me a mix you did that is better than ANYTHING Chris has ever done.
He's most likely referring to Lord Alge's ego and the way his mixes sound, which many people find a turn off. He has indeed won Grammy awards, but really, we all know that we can't take those awards seriously. The music category is a joke by itself...
I think he is great at what he does (commercial music) but I probably wouldn't ask him to mix a choral or orchestral recording.
At least he doesn't make excuses. I'm sure if he went head-to-head against an engineer for a rock or alternative track, he would win with no excuses. To the point that he's not the best, not all engineers are known for being the best at every genre. Sure, CLA got his chops with R&B, but he is way better at rock/alternative.
is it cocaine?
nothing personally bad to say about both these men, but they don't seem to have real world perspective any more.
Is it cocaine or something else?
Im so tired of this,,, The gear is not important, everything has to do with your will, your ears and your drive.... The thing is... If you dont have a neve desk or an ssl.... the really expensive stuff.... It wont sound the same. The only people that says you can do great mixes without expensive gear are the guys with the expensive gear. By the way Chris is alright.
+Peter Åhrberg So then save up and buy one unit with a class A mic pre, one small converter and a pair of good monitors. Treat the area around your desk and focus on the sound in the sweet spot.
Also, make sure things are set up properly and do tests with the software available for testing your acoustics (or the lack thereof) and your set up.
And all the while you are doing this, record artists. Demo singer songwriters, record your own music. Just record and learn your room and the frequencies and how every sound will effect the next.
Once you've learned all that, you'll be able to go to a big studio, track through the big ol' heater and go home and mix a record that sounds like everyone else's.
Apogee make the finest digital converters?
Funny.
Reverend Eslam ...because his wife Betty Bennett is CEO from Apogee - that says a lot.
Soundclass His "wife" kept the family name of her previous family? That's even funnier.
It seems Mr. Alge comes from a long line of uxorious "men", judging by the fact that his mother appended her previous family's surname to Mr. Alge Snr.'s surname.
I'm sure the Lynx Hilo I own is more accurate than any of the Apogee converters.
Reverend Eslam Yeah, there's a big hype going on in the world of da/ad converters. The thruth is, some of the products are totally overhyped - for example the Prism 8XR, very expensive unit. In a double blind test, it lacks in comparison to the other converters. Check out on YT : HD High Noon @ Metropolis Studios
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates
That host has the worst mic technique I‘ve ever seen.
O lord. Comedown that's not comedy
Monsters mixers Seniors. media Also airplay change... Digital vs riaa curves... Dolby atmos, digital comp... They were Giants in their own time, still