I meet with Albini, what should I know?

[George Necola]

Originally Posted by u b k

let's call it what it is... i'm not a connoisseur, i'm a snob!

the thing about coffee is that, unlike wines or compressors, people who have absolutely no experience with it can (and do) instantly recognize when they're drinking an amazing cup of coffee or espresso drink. i've done it time and again, people who swore up and down that starbucks is delicious would melt when they brought a vivace cap to their lips.

have you ever been to italy? don't do it, it'll ruin you forever!


gregoire
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ubk
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I put a distressor between my lips and my lavazza coffeemachine and convert it with a Burl.. wooow..

try to stay normal..maybe albini likes to talk.. you can be invisible hiding in the corner for the rest of your life..

[baikonour]

Originally Posted by u b k

let's call it what it is... i'm not a connoisseur, i'm a snob!

the thing about coffee is that, unlike wines or compressors, people who have absolutely no experience with it can (and do) instantly recognize when they're drinking an amazing cup of coffee or espresso drink. i've done it time and again, people who swore up and down that starbucks is delicious would melt when they brought a vivace cap to their lips.

have you ever been to italy? don't do it, it'll ruin you forever!


gregoire
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ubk
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"The US brought many ills to the world, the most evil being Starbucks"

Kim Jong Il.


Italian blends are good, but it's not the ultimate coffee. just a different flavour...darker roast, finer grind...french blends (of course!!!), dutch blends, greek/turkish, middle eatern, lao etc...Are all as great.
It's just that in the US you have been mainly exposed to the italian version of the stuff.

Anyway kids, , please buy Fair Trade coffee only. (Unless you don't mind the taste of slavery in your cuppa)

[Long_Shaded_Eye]

Originally Posted by Infernal Device

make sure you...

Originally Posted by Infernal Device

Ask him a lot of questions about Nirvana.

Congratulate him on the Pro-tools rig.

Tell him you know analog is over and dead.

Ask to see his u87's.

Tell him to use a 57 on the snare, and 421's on the toms.

Tell him to use u87's as room mics.

Ask him what it is like to be such a well known producer.

(It will be a day you won't forget.)

eh eh

[infopimpster]

people who swore up and down that starbucks is delicious would melt when they brought a vivace cap to their lips.

You talking about the Vivaces in Seattle? Oh SWEET JESUS those guys rock!

Espresso Vivace Roasteria

I miss CapHill (sometimes)....

[johndykstra]

so how'd the meeting go?

[Slaytex]

Originally Posted by dykstraster@gmai

so how'd the meeting go?

He's not replying because he took Infernal Devices advice...

[johndykstra]

probably buried under alcatraz right?

[Stevil]

The Problem With Music - by Steve Albini

[analogica]

just take notes about how many times he touch the board,

I wanna know if he is that kind of engineer...the right mic in the right place plus the right room and thats all...

[Jules]

Ju tocha da board, an Ima gonna keel you!

[analogica]

haha, if you can touch the board when youre out of sight

never wash your hands again!!!!

[NandoOg7]

It was great, I learned some cool stuff from him. He's definitely an intelligent person and very opinionated. After looking at the Neotek for the final mixes, only the kick and snare had a tad bit of EQ. All the sounds he got from using specific mics and placement. Room mics on the floor were pretty interesting, even on vocals. Of course, completely analog. Although, I did see THE protools rig in studio B. There was a lot of little things here and there. If anyone is interested, just ask. Overall, he's an extremely cool guy and I respect his opinions and think that people who bash on him are just being close-minded. He does his thing, go ahead and do yours. Obviously some bands like his work and his sound, so that's really all that matters. Oh yeah, food around there is AMAZING! Duck-fat fries!

[bcgood]

Originally Posted by Mushy

Whatever you do, don't look at his left ear... It makes him crazy... Seriously, he can feel you looking at it...

bwhahahahahaha!!!

[Matt Biermann]

That interview was great. I especially love the analogy of engineers being like gynecologists. I have said that for years myself.

When I was head engineer for a local pro studio, I would always tell people my job was like being a gynecologist. It seems like a great job to those not in the know, to be a recording engineer, but when you realize that most of my job entailed recording and over auto-tuning countless middle-aged, tone deaf gospel quartets or lame-ass cheese-ball cock-rock bands, the job suddenly doesn't look so great.

Kind of like a gynecologist. You'd think staring at female genitalia all day would be an awesome job until you realize most of those genitalia are at the doctor's office for a reason... need I say more?

[rainsinvelvet]

Originally Posted by NandoOg7

It was great, I learned some cool stuff from him. He's definitely an intelligent person and very opinionated. After looking at the Neotek for the final mixes, only the kick and snare had a tad bit of EQ. All the sounds he got from using specific mics and placement. Room mics on the floor were pretty interesting, even on vocals. Of course, completely analog. Although, I did see THE protools rig in studio B. There was a lot of little things here and there. If anyone is interested, just ask. Overall, he's an extremely cool guy and I respect his opinions and think that people who bash on him are just being close-minded. He does his thing, go ahead and do yours. Obviously some bands like his work and his sound, so that's really all that matters. Oh yeah, food around there is AMAZING! Duck-fat fries!

This was my impression of him after doing a 4 day session with him a few years ago.
His studio has a great vibe and is real laid back. I enjoyed having one of his cats sleep in my room while we were there.
Steve was pleasant to be around and we generally talked about everything, but recording ( Iron chef, baseball, ect).

Overall I get the impression that the shit talkers are mainly people who haven't spent any time with him, or are kinda jerks to begin with.
I'll sum it up with my impressions:
Your a Jerk= He's a jerk back to you
You are NOT a jerk= He's not a jerk back to you

Pretty simple.
ERic

[KingDaddyO]

Originally Posted by Matt Biermann

That interview was great. I especially love the analogy of engineers being like gynecologists. I have said that for years myself.

When I was head engineer for a local pro studio, I would always tell people my job was like being a gynecologist. It seems like a great job to those not in the know, to be a recording engineer, but when you realize that most of my job entailed recording and over auto-tuning countless middle-aged, tone deaf gospel quartets or lame-ass cheese-ball cock-rock bands, the job suddenly doesn't look so great.

Kind of like a gynecologist. You'd think staring at female genitalia all day would be an awesome job until you realize most of those genitalia are at the doctor's office for a reason... need I say more?

emphasis mine


ROFLMAO point made, well done sir, well done...

Thanks for that - I needed a good belly laugh!!!

[analogica]

Room mics on the floor were pretty interesting, even on vocals

Please Nando can you explain something more about it please???

how far from the source ??? , I cant imagine the voice treatment with that floor mic ????????????

thanks

[Matt Biermann]

Originally Posted by KingDaddyO

emphasis mine


ROFLMAO point made, well done sir, well done...

Thanks for that - I needed a good belly laugh!!!

Thanks. Glad to be of service

[Vum]

bring a cowbell, i heard he's a huge will farrell fan...

Man, I'm pretty jealous and very proud of you at the same time.
He is a bit difficult to deal with, I heard, but don't let it get to you.
He's probably a cool guy and totally relaxed, just don't think of him like he's one of the biggest producers ever.

[NandoOg7]

Originally Posted by analogica

Room mics on the floor were pretty interesting, even on vocals

Please Nando can you explain something more about it please???

how far from the source ??? , I cant imagine the voice treatment with that floor mic ????????????

thanks

Room mic for vox and guitars was an old Shure 44 and was about 20 to 30 feet from the source. What I really liked about it was that when vocals would naturally get loud, then the room sound would really kick in. Vocals were done in the biggest room, so where guitars where the room mic was placed directly on the floor. The room mics for drums, which were done in the medium sized room, were behind the drums facing the wall that the drums were facing. THAT was the Albini sound. So everything but the bass was done in an extremely live room. No artificial reverbs. Cool, huh?