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rodrigo · 15th June 2009

Hi Butch!

First of all, I'm a big fan of your work (both as a producer and musician). I think it's incredibly cool that you're doing this. Welcome to Gearslutz!

I love the overall production of that record. It has a perfect balance of synths and heavy guitars; acoustic drums and samples, etc. Everything from the reverse pizz. on "Androgyny" to the RetroFunk break on "Cherry Lips", all the bits work perfectly together.

Any tips you can offer as to what to look for when designing electronic drum sounds? How to achieve the low fi washy sounds you get for instance at the break just before the first chorus of Androgyny? Do you reamp a programmed beat? There are several layers of hihats, some are clean (played live?) others are syncopated and dirty. How do you get those dirty hihat sounds? In which ways do you tweak samples (drum machines) in order to bring them to life?

I hope my questions aren't too specific. I would love to hear any details about the overall production for that record. Like the wall of guitars in "Shut your Mouth", the percussive (synth?) stuff at the background on "Untouchable" etc.. The whole record is amazing. Thanks Butch. Cheers!

15th June 2009	#2
rodrigo Gear nut Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Monterrey, Mexico Posts: 89	Beautiful Garbage drum production Hi Butch! First of all, I'm a big fan of your work (both as a producer and musician). I think it's incredibly cool that you're doing this. Welcome to Gearslutz! I love the overall production of that record. It has a perfect balance of synths and heavy guitars; acoustic drums and samples, etc. Everything from the reverse pizz. on "Androgyny" to the RetroFunk break on "Cherry Lips", all the bits work perfectly together. Any tips you can offer as to what to look for when designing electronic drum sounds? How to achieve the low fi washy sounds you get for instance at the break just before the first chorus of Androgyny? Do you reamp a programmed beat? There are several layers of hihats, some are clean (played live?) others are syncopated and dirty. How do you get those dirty hihat sounds? In which ways do you tweak samples (drum machines) in order to bring them to life? I hope my questions aren't too specific. I would love to hear any details about the overall production for that record. Like the wall of guitars in "Shut your Mouth", the percussive (synth?) stuff at the background on "Untouchable" etc.. The whole record is amazing. Thanks Butch. Cheers!