Wilco live recordings for film

lalabomba · 2nd May 2003, 06:12 PM

If anyone is recording bands live, and also filming, always feel free to write for any advice needed. After recording, editing and mixing wilco's music for their film, and a lot of other music for film, I can pass along some hints.

2nd May 2003, 06:43 PM

Very cool! Good offer!

Wilco, thats some mad shit!

**Remoteness** · 2nd May 2003, 07:33 PM

Welcome aboard.

Excellent offer.

We look forward to your thoughts...

Why not tell us a bit about your work with Wilco?

We're all ears.

Steve Smith · 3rd May 2003, 01:01 PM

hey, why not start with a description of how you wnet about the wilco project? what was used, where, etc..

Saucyjack · 4th May 2003, 06:15 AM

Cool,
I'm not the biggest Wilco fan but I really enjoyed the DVD..thought it was extremely well put together and particularly liked some of the studio footage and audio.

**Remoteness** · 5th May 2003, 02:06 AM

Bump...

And Lalabomba's response issssss....

Steve Smith · 5th May 2003, 02:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Remoteness
Bump...

And Lalabomba's response issssss....

answered via email...

Jay Kahrs · 6th May 2003, 03:05 AM

I picked up the Wilco DVD last week but haven't had a chance to watch it yet. Hopefully tomorrow.

Steve Smith · 6th May 2003, 04:37 AM

Heres a question.. I remember reading a couple live recording articles about Wilco, but i cant fort he life of me find em now, or remember what was what...Was this the soundcraft Ghost/DA-38 project?

lalabomba · 6th May 2003, 05:01 PM

The main 5 page article was in the May (I think) 2002 issue of EQ. There were some follow ups, and there's something in the upcoming MIX. The EQ article was a combo of an interview I had with Steve, and my own writing of some of the more technical processes.

That particular story was recording the band at the Fillmore in San Francisco, using 48 channels of pre-amps, DA-88's, and two Mackie 32X8 consoles for monitoring. The Soundcraft Spirit connection was the 80 songs I had to ruff mix in about 10 hours for the AVID film editing system.

I don't know if EQ has archived their past stories. Was there a particular question that I can help with?

Thanks.

Steve Smith · 7th May 2003, 05:15 AM

Sure, what pres at the filmore dates? any particular quirks about recording at the filmore? where did you set up in relation to the stage and how were you monitoring?

stuntmixer · 7th May 2003, 06:00 AM

This is cool...I loved Yankee Foxtrot.. as well as the DVD. Very cool peek into a creative band's struggle to realize a vision.
I am interested specificaly (as usual) in the recording of the drums.

Thanks,

Charles

Saucyjack · 28th May 2003, 04:43 AM

Another Bump...........

lalabomba · 28th May 2003, 07:25 AM

Well, I tried sending responses, but it seems that my Netscape
Mac combo didn't work, so tried Internet Explorer.

As for the recording, the EQ article gets into it pretty heavily.
we used whatever mics the band had on tour (mostly Shure),
through a transformer splitter into Aphex 8 channel 1788
pre-amps. Then to the DA-88's. Analogue all the way up
to the DA-88 convertors.

Remember that this is completely live, so there's a ton of
leakage into the various drum mics, mostly the overheads. So
there's a lot of band in those overheads. And a ton of drums
in Jeff's vocal mic.

So we mixed with that all in mind. Nothing
too pristine about it, really.

Monitored through a MACKIE 32X8.
The EQ website has the archives, I believe. www.eqmag.com.
Thanks. Tim

spinynorman · 12th June 2004, 09:24 AM

I really liked the DVD mate,well done TIM.

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2nd May 2003, 06:12 PM	#1
lalabomba Gear interested Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: los angeles Posts: 13	Wilco live recordings for film If anyone is recording bands live, and also filming, always feel free to write for any advice needed. After recording, editing and mixing wilco's music for their film, and a lot of other music for film, I can pass along some hints.

2nd May 2003, 07:33 PM	#3
Remoteness Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 4,880	Welcome aboard. Excellent offer. We look forward to your thoughts... Why not tell us a bit about your work with Wilco? We're all ears. __________________ Steve Remote AuraSonicLtd.com the home of ASL Mobile & Location Production Remoteness on the Linkedin Network Remoteness on Myspace

3rd May 2003, 01:01 PM	#4
Steve Smith Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,394	hey, why not start with a description of how you wnet about the wilco project? what was used, where, etc.. __________________ Steve Smith - Unorignal, yet commonplace.

4th May 2003, 06:15 AM	#5
Saucyjack Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Knoxville,Tn Posts: 569	Cool, I'm not the biggest Wilco fan but I really enjoyed the DVD..thought it was extremely well put together and particularly liked some of the studio footage and audio. __________________ If you really want to make orginal results,work fast and cheap,because there's more of a chance that you'll get somewhere that nobody else did. Brian Eno

2nd May 2003, 06:43 PM	#2
Jules Guest Posts: n/a	Very cool! Good offer! Wilco, thats some mad shit!

5th May 2003, 02:06 AM	#6
Remoteness Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 4,880	Bump... And Lalabomba's response issssss.... __________________ Steve Remote AuraSonicLtd.com the home of ASL Mobile & Location Production Remoteness on the Linkedin Network Remoteness on Myspace

6th May 2003, 04:37 AM	#9
Steve Smith Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,394	Heres a question.. I remember reading a couple live recording articles about Wilco, but i cant fort he life of me find em now, or remember what was what...Was this the soundcraft Ghost/DA-38 project? __________________ Steve Smith - Unorignal, yet commonplace.

6th May 2003, 05:01 PM	#10
lalabomba Gear interested Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: los angeles Posts: 13	The main 5 page article was in the May (I think) 2002 issue of EQ. There were some follow ups, and there's something in the upcoming MIX. The EQ article was a combo of an interview I had with Steve, and my own writing of some of the more technical processes. That particular story was recording the band at the Fillmore in San Francisco, using 48 channels of pre-amps, DA-88's, and two Mackie 32X8 consoles for monitoring. The Soundcraft Spirit connection was the 80 songs I had to ruff mix in about 10 hours for the AVID film editing system. I don't know if EQ has archived their past stories. Was there a particular question that I can help with? Thanks.

7th May 2003, 05:15 AM	#11
Steve Smith Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,394	Sure, what pres at the filmore dates? any particular quirks about recording at the filmore? where did you set up in relation to the stage and how were you monitoring? __________________ Steve Smith - Unorignal, yet commonplace.

7th May 2003, 06:00 AM	#12
stuntmixer Gear nut Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 119	This is cool...I loved Yankee Foxtrot.. as well as the DVD. Very cool peek into a creative band's struggle to realize a vision. I am interested specificaly (as usual) in the recording of the drums. Thanks, Charles __________________ Charles Rieser Southwind Studios Austin, Tx. www.southwindstudios.net charles@southwindstudios.net

28th May 2003, 04:43 AM	#13
Saucyjack Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Knoxville,Tn Posts: 569	Another Bump........... __________________ If you really want to make orginal results,work fast and cheap,because there's more of a chance that you'll get somewhere that nobody else did. Brian Eno

28th May 2003, 07:25 AM	#14
lalabomba Gear interested Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: los angeles Posts: 13	Well, I tried sending responses, but it seems that my Netscape Mac combo didn't work, so tried Internet Explorer. As for the recording, the EQ article gets into it pretty heavily. we used whatever mics the band had on tour (mostly Shure), through a transformer splitter into Aphex 8 channel 1788 pre-amps. Then to the DA-88's. Analogue all the way up to the DA-88 convertors. Remember that this is completely live, so there's a ton of leakage into the various drum mics, mostly the overheads. So there's a lot of band in those overheads. And a ton of drums in Jeff's vocal mic. So we mixed with that all in mind. Nothing too pristine about it, really. Monitored through a MACKIE 32X8. The EQ website has the archives, I believe. www.eqmag.com. Thanks. Tim

12th June 2004, 09:24 AM	#15
spinynorman Gear interested Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 4	I really liked the DVD mate,well done TIM. __________________ remember....you cant polish a turd

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