Pensado's Place Episode 1: Ariel Chobaz

Recommended Plugins: Waves C6: multiband compression Tony Maserati: Vocal CLA: Vocal Slate FGX Slate Trigger McDSP compressor

Nikki Minaj vocal, used multiple compressors live to get her rap/singing. M149 mike with 1073 neve pre. http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/M149

Pensado's Place Episode 2: Jean-Marie Horvat

Recommended Plugins: dbx 160xt on kick 6:1 trans x on kick

auratones with bryson 2b

Pensado's Place Episode 3: Dylan 3D Dresdow

Recommended Plugins:

Runs entire mix through RTA to fix his room.

Sub Grouping: All Vox Program Drums: Massey Live Drums: HComp, API, All Music: VComp? All FX

Kick: SPL Transient designer, Ren Bass

UA: Dimension D

Auratones

http://akmedia.digidesign.com/support/docs/48_Bit_Mixer_26688.pdf http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/nov08/articles/itbrauer.htm

Pensado's Place Episode 4: Tony Maserati

Tony Maserati multiband compression compressing mid range and leaving bottom end alone

Vocals: Ballad - 1176 Pop - Chandler Zener and Distressor

UAD Waves C4

Mix Buss: Pendulum ES8 Comp/Limiter Slate Digital FG-X

Pensado's Place Episode 5: Q&A

http://www.audiocontrol.com/t37/10127/Real-Time-Analyzer.html

Stereo tricks for strings/pianos/synths If you have a stereo track of strings, convert to dual mono. - Shift the left track early by 7ms - Shift the right track late by 7ms

Keyboards: To make space in the middle, pan your stereo keyboards to one side and pan their effects to the other.

Stereo on a reverb return is usually not stereo Try this: put 2 plugins with the same reverb preset, pan one plugin in hard left, and the other hard right, with both plugins having slight parameter changes

If you are doing a ballad and the vocals are in a really low range, try running the send to the reverb through a harmonizer and put that up an octave, so what you are sending to the reverb unit is an octave higher than the original sound source. When you mix that back in with the vocal it is a really cool effect and makes the vocal sound more exciting

Take two chorus units: With the first chorus unit pan one side left, and the other at about 1-2 o’clock. Take the second chorus unit and change the depth and the rate to where they are slightly different, and then pan that unit hard right, and about 10 o’clock. Delay the hard panned edges about 10-14ms

Vocal analog gear: Millenia EQ for broad brush strokes http://www.mil-media.com (tube inserted into signal chain) GML 8200 http://www.massenburg.com/c/gml/mod8200 for precision EQing Compression: TubeTech compressor http://www.tube-tech.com Gates Sta-Level http://www.vintageking.com

Vocal Plugins: Precision work with Flux EQ http://www.fluxhome.com Color and vibe: Waves API550 and V-Series EQ Waves 1176 blue stripe for vocals and black for everything else.

Pensado's Place Episode 6: Manny Marroquin

http://theproaudiofiles.com/pensados-place/ Manny Marroquin Use the emotional peak of the song to set your highest levels. Think about what surrounds the sound. Carve out spots for sounds to exist. Pick a focal point.

Pensado's Place Episode 7: McDSP and Q&A

Cut frequencies before compressors, boost after.

Pensado's Place Episode 8: Jaycen Joshua

Jaycen Joshua Vocals: CL1B Bass: 1176 Kick: 160x Snare: 160x Ac Piano: Neve 33609 Buzzy synth: R Comp String section: metallic: 1176/la3a, warm: fairchild/puigchild

Pensado's Place Episode 9: Maureen Droney

Brad Blackwood Batters Box: Internal clock No L2 on stereo buss no plugins cranesong head 192 kbps mp3 Fades included Dynamics vs. loudness

Pensado's Place Episode 10: James Murray

James Murray Batter's Box Snare: 57 top bottom, 1073 neve pre and eq, run to separate buss with distressors and buss it back into original signal. Kick: d12 or yamaha sub kick or both, neve 1073, or API 560 graphic eq, or 550a OH: 414s hyper cardioid bottom end roll of Room: 147, m50, coles ribbons Lead Vox Male: U47, c23, 251 E Gtr: 57, royer 121, neve/api Ac Gtr: 149, km84, 451 Ac Piano: 414, earthworks,

Pensado's Place Episode 11: Emanuel E-Man Kiriakou

Chris Wood Batter's Box Lead vocal: Waves linear band followed by L2, live with it 80 percent of mix and then tweak before printing, same philosophy with snare. BG Vox: Waves linear Rock guitars: McDSP P4, L1 or L2 Acoustic guitar: like lead vocal with no bottom, C4 Acoustic piano: 33609 compressor, oxford eq Live strings: oxford eq Overhead drums mics: distressor, L2 for aggressive, sexy r&b: lite eq and ssl Kick/Snare samples: Distressor, nuke Brian McKnight vocal chain: akg tube with custom c12 mod, jenson servo 990, black 1176, gml mic pre, nc76

Pensado's Place Episode 12: Dann and Dave Huff, Ed Seay

Ed Seay Batter's Box Lead Vocals Male: U67, CLX2, GML 8200 EQ Rock Guitar: 57 and Royer, GML EQ, Ac Gtr: API 550b Ac Pno: Avalon Stereo EQ 2055 Live Strings: GML EQ Overheads: Console EQ Room: Coles, Console comp, Massenberg VCA comp

Pensado's Place Episode 13: Ed Cherney

Ed Cherney Stereo buss: longer attack times lead vocal: 33609, gml 2200, fairchild rock guitar: 1176 slow attack fast release, ssl g eq ac piano: mic choice and placement, la3a live strings: mic choice placement overheads: fairchild 670, ssl g eq ac guitar: 1176 bass: 1176 snare: 1176

Pensado's Place Episode 14: Mike Dean

Mike Dean Batter's Box Keyboards: Crumar orchestrator Vocal: 1073 Cln Gtr: Fender Twin 808: Pultec Keyboards: E6 EQ

Pensado's Place Episode 15: Bruce Swedien

Bruce Swedien inthestudiowithbruceswedien.com Blumlein Stereo Mic Technique

BAE 1073

Pensado's Place Episode 16: Phil Tan and Charles Dye

BAE Neve http://www.baeaudio.com/pages/products/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31&Itemid=258

Phil Tan Batter's Box http://www.philtan.com http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/feb07/articles/insidetrack_0207.htm http://www.uaudio.com/blog/artist-interview-phil-tan/ Mix Buss: Channel Strip EQ, SSL comp Bass: Channel Strip, Metric Halo http://mhsecure.com/metric_halo/products/software/channelstrip-3.html Lead Vox: Renaissance Comp, Focusrite D2 EQ Reverb: Digi Revibe El Gtr: SSL Channel Strip Live Bass: Metric Halo Channel Strip

Charles Dye Batter's Box http://www.charlesdye.com Stereo Buss: Waves SSL, Waves Linear Multiband Low End on Mix: Renaissance Comp on bass, Mix of Kick and Bass through Waves SSL Saturation on Stereo Buss: Analog Channel, URS Channel Strip Pro, Waves SSL Lead Vox: Waves Multiband (not linear), Waves SSL EQ 10k sizzle, LA2 style comp from channel strip Live Bass: Ren Comp, Channel Strip Synth: EQ to make space, smaller and wider by offsetting, remove low mids Ac Gtr: Channel Strip, Waves SSL If thick or unclear in low end? Mute things that should be in low end (kick, bass) and listen for what's there. EQ it out. Play with shelf (angle), dip low mids. Synths are big culprits, ac gtr, pianos, some el gtr.

Pensado's Place Episode 17: Joe Barresi

Joe Barresi http://www.joebarresi.com

Batter's Box Guitar Pedals Chorus: MXR micro-chorus Echo: Tape echo, watkins Wah: Vox Flanger: ADA Flanger Overdrive: Ibanez Tube Screamer 808 Sustainer: Ebow Fuzz: Swolen Pickle, Super fuzz Desert Island/Can't do without: Ibanez Tube Screamer 808 Go to pedal in mix: Korg Kaos

Pensado's Place Episode 18: Michael Brauer

Michael Brauer http://www.mbrauer.com http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/nov08/articles/itbrauer.htm

Batter's Box: Lead Vocal: Retro, Fairchild, Federal Rock Guitar: Helios 69 Acoustic Guitar: API compressor, API EQ 525 Acoustic Piano: LA3A hitting hard, Focusrite EQ 4k Overheads: Fatso Room mics: Drawmer 69 or Compex Kick: Sample or Neve or Chandler strip

Pensado's Place Episode 19: Q&A

Q&A Pick the highest intensity part and mix from there

Pensado's Place Episode 20: Andrew Wuepper

Andrew Wuepper Novocain vocal chain: Recording > 1073, tube tech cl1b, med attack, slow release. Mixing > tube tech, avalon 2055 eq, boosting 3-4db 12k take out 350 Hz.

Batter's Box Lead Vocal: blue stripe waves 1176, massenburg gml Rock guitar: uad la3a, uad trident eq Banjo: LA2A, filterbank Ac Gtr: uad La2a, api 550 Ac Pno: massive passive, 33609 live strings: isotope ozone 4 > exciting engine, eq Synth pads: R comp, filter bank e Kick: SSL channel waves, transient designer, uad studer drum buss, uad G buss Snare: SSL channel, transient designer, Overheads: 33609, fairchild Room mic: squash, sound toys Repair work: massenburg, filter bank p, c1sc, Coloration: API 50/60

Pensado's Place Episode 21: Bob Hodas

Bob Hodas http://bobhodas.com

70% Speaker and Listener Placement Minimize Speaker/Boundary Interaction 200 Hz and below Minimize Room Modal Problems 25% Acoustical treatment Solve First order Reflections (Absorption) Adjust Room Size Perception (Diffusion) Solve Bass Issues (Traps) 5% EQ Icing/Fine Tuning Apply Standards (Dolby X-Curve)

Advantages of Symmetry Applies to Walls, Equipment, and Speakers Acoustical treatment works for both speakers Better side to side imaging Better center image

< 200 Hz = Omnidirectional

Bass Traps More universal fix throughout room Larger sweet spot Trap styles Tuned membranes Low profile membranes/broadband and low frequency Large broadband Electronic tunable trap Always measure Not all corners are bad Placement critical

http://www.focalprofessional.com/en/71-sm6 http://dynaudioprofessional.com/bm-series/

Pensado's Place Episode 22: Jack Joseph Puig

Jack Joseph 600 Hz to 2.5-3 kHz is what matters Midrange = 600 Hz - 2.5-2.7 kHz 500 is volume Compression not for volume, but to alter feel and time (groove). Attack/Release. Use it to make tracks longer, shorter, brighter, or darker. Audio tracks by Wave. Classic setting, no gate. EQ pre/post-comp. Example: Hi-hat boosted in highs tells the compressor to focus on those frequencies to determine feel. Monitoring: Low, focus on mids, ear fatigue, focusing on details of timing and feel. Listen loud for excitement.

Batter's Box Compressors Ac Gtr: Trans X Snare: Dynamite for cracking front end, RCA B35, SSL, 1176, dbx 165 Piano: Fairchild, 1176 Strings: Fairchild Bass Gtr: No LA3 or LA2, 1176 2254E, innovonix 201, El Gtr: U2, Mayer, Neve 33264 Stereo Buss: SSL, Neve, Joe Meek, Kick: Vocalstressor, Vocals: Fairchild, EAR

Pensado's Place Episode 23: Tricky Stewart

http://trickystewart.com/

Batter's Box Bass: Trilogy, Studio Electronics SE-1 Piano: Ivory, Kurzweil Gtr: Acoustic, Prince sounds Pads: Logic EXS24 Rhodes: Logic EP Create: MPC 3000 Analog sounds: SE-1, Prophet, OB-8 Digital sounds: Logic, Trilogy $1500: Laptop

SE-1 http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/se1.php

MPC 3000 http://www.amazon.com/Akai-3000-LE-Limited-Edition/dp/B007YUY0UK

Pensado's Place Episode 24: Sidechain Compression and Dave’s Favorite Gear

Dave Pensado Batter's Box: Delay on Vocals: Massey, echo farm, Top end above 12k: McDSP E6 Saturation for Drums: Massey L2007, Slate, Dynamic Mapper Pro Ac Gtr Signal Chain: Tube comps L2/L3/Fairchild, Neve 1081/E6 Comp Lead Vox: Waves blue strip 1176 EQ Lead Vox: Massenburg MPW Comp Ac Gtr: Fairchild EQ Ac Gtr: E6, UAD 1081 Pads: Izotope Ozone (wide synth preset) Comp Bass: 1176 any of them EQ Bass: Waves API 550 Comp Strings: Clean comp, Ren Comp EQ Strings: UAD Massive Passive Drum library: Makes his own, Slate 1073 clone on budget: Waves bundles v series, UAD

Pensado's Place Episode 25: George Saer and Dylan Dresdow

Dylan Dresdow Batter's Box: Lead Vox: Cranesong stc8, tubetech cl1b, a design jmc 3001, massenburg eq BG Vox: A design nail, neve 33609, fairchild, a design hammer, massenburg eq, A6 Ac Gtr: CL1b, GML 8200, Mog EQ4, Massenburg, A6 Kick drum: dbx 160, ssl 4000, pultec Snare: Studer Stereo buss: cranesong stc8, massey limiter, l316, nti eq, Bass: buzz audio opto essence, dbx160, la2a, 1176 for slap, pultec, *cranesong phoenix set to dark essence on everything EVH sound: 57 in front, 57 in back with phase set to make it thin and then flip it back, ribbon mic back further. Sum 57s, ibp to lock phase with ribbon __NOEDITSECTION__