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mpr3 · 22nd August 2003

I am also here in Nashville at the August workshop and I concur with everything blackcatdigi has said. This is simply an awesome experience that I will never forget.

Here is a link to some pictures thus far, more will come soon.

There is so much gear here that my head spins thinking about all the possible combinations of mics/mic pres/placements that are possible at Wireworld. Mic selection/placement and micpre selection have so far been the crux of the workshop and words cannot describe how impressed I am with the sounds we are getting direct to tape (digital).

Tonight after finally tracking the last bit of background vocals I sat in front of the RAW 46 track mix (one band of EQ on vocals with a distressor, and one band of EQ on toms) . With faders pretty much up, I marvelled at how HUGE the mix already sounds. We start the real mixing tomorrow morning.

Here are a few basic things I have learned thus far:

1. Time flies when you are having fun.
2. Small improvements from proper Mic selection/placement and preamp selection soon add up to improvements so large that they are obvious from outer space.
3. You can never have enough gear.
4. Knowing what to listen for is more important than the quality of your hearing.

Will share more later, but basically this whole project gets a HUGE

and I obviously recommend anyone who has a chance to attend one of these things to jump all over it if possible. 30 years of trial and error has obviously paid off for Michael and he is more than willing to share his secrets with us! What a great host!

22nd August 2003	#46
mpr3 Gear addict Joined: Jun 2003 Location: San Clemente, CA Posts: 338	I am also here in Nashville at the August workshop and I concur with everything blackcatdigi has said. This is simply an awesome experience that I will never forget. Here is a link to some pictures thus far, more will come soon. There is so much gear here that my head spins thinking about all the possible combinations of mics/mic pres/placements that are possible at Wireworld. Mic selection/placement and micpre selection have so far been the crux of the workshop and words cannot describe how impressed I am with the sounds we are getting direct to tape (digital). Tonight after finally tracking the last bit of background vocals I sat in front of the RAW 46 track mix (one band of EQ on vocals with a distressor, and one band of EQ on toms) . With faders pretty much up, I marvelled at how HUGE the mix already sounds. We start the real mixing tomorrow morning. Here are a few basic things I have learned thus far: 1. Time flies when you are having fun. 2. Small improvements from proper Mic selection/placement and preamp selection soon add up to improvements so large that they are obvious from outer space. 3. You can never have enough gear. 4. Knowing what to listen for is more important than the quality of your hearing. Will share more later, but basically this whole project gets a HUGE and I obviously recommend anyone who has a chance to attend one of these things to jump all over it if possible. 30 years of trial and error has obviously paid off for Michael and he is more than willing to share his secrets with us! What a great host!