Session with George Massenburg

edcampos · 20th November 2008, 11:14 PM

Two weeks ago I had the great pleasure of hanging out and working with George Massenburg. The session was for a jazz sextet. It went smoothly and was very pleasant, and on top of everything I got to learn a lot from the man. As those who have had the pleasure of working with George know, he is extremely intelligent and practical, which translated to the session being rather fast-paced. In the middle of all the commotion (and I mean this in the best way possible) I was able to snap a few pictures of the set-up, so I decided to start this thread to post those pictures and share a little bit about the session, if anyone is interested. Here they are. Thanks,

Ed

Shaman · 21st November 2008, 01:02 AM

Great !

What mics are the ones on OH ?

tINY · 21st November 2008, 01:10 AM

Looks like Earthworks... with an odd windscreen.... maybe....

Did he record straight to disk with only pre-amps, or did he use super-clean processing on some stuff?

-tINY

edcampos · 21st November 2008, 02:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shaman

Great !

What mics are the ones on OH ?

OH are a pair of Sanken CO-100K.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tINY

Did he record straight to disk with only pre-amps, or did he use super-clean processing on some stuff?

-tINY

Very little processing on the way in. EQ only IIRC.

Ed

shaneoconnor · 21st November 2008, 02:14 AM

note, this is in berklee studio A

edcampos · 21st November 2008, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shaneoconnor

note, this is in berklee studio A

Shane, you get the prize!! I was wondering who was going to be the first person to pick up on that.

Ed

shaneoconnor · 21st November 2008, 02:30 AM

yeah.

i have never been on any of his berklee sessions, but he would come in and talk to my mix class with prince charles alexander, who also rules.

i should note, that studio A live room sounds like some serious poo. he could sort of pull it off ok, at least from the sessions that i heard. it still have a weird "recorded at berklee" sound to it. hard to describe.

studio E live room is by far the best room in the place, especially with using reflective gobos.

edcampos · 21st November 2008, 02:51 AM

Hey Shane,

that was my first and only time in Studio A at Berklee. One of my friends is an MP&E major at Berklee and he invited me to the session since George was "running" it. I noticed the room didn't sound great, but it certainly sounded better than my room so it didn't bother me too much.

Ed

thenoiseflower · 21st November 2008, 03:19 AM

Love the setup! SM7 on hats, 4038's on horns

I wouldn't say the A room sound is "poo", Its a fine cutting room, Vibe wise is could use a checkup tho.
E is a great room, acoustics guitars sound great in E.

Cool post Ed!

edcampos · 21st November 2008, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thenoiseflower

I wouldn't say the A room sound is "poo", Its a fine cutting room, Vibe wise is could use a checkup tho.

Couldn't agree more! It struck me as very classroom'ish and not very studio'ish. I think it was the colors the walls were painted. But hey, it sounds decent which is the most important thing. Throw up some sweet christmas lights and repaint the walls and the vice is already half of the way there!

Ed

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20th November 2008, 11:14 PM	#1
edcampos Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Miami, FL/Boston, MA Posts: 932	Session with George Massenburg Two weeks ago I had the great pleasure of hanging out and working with George Massenburg. The session was for a jazz sextet. It went smoothly and was very pleasant, and on top of everything I got to learn a lot from the man. As those who have had the pleasure of working with George know, he is extremely intelligent and practical, which translated to the session being rather fast-paced. In the middle of all the commotion (and I mean this in the best way possible) I was able to snap a few pictures of the set-up, so I decided to start this thread to post those pictures and share a little bit about the session, if anyone is interested. Here they are. Thanks, Ed Attached Thumbnails

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21st November 2008, 01:02 AM	#2
Shaman Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Munich - Germany Posts: 1,923	Great ! What mics are the ones on OH ?

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tINY Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 7,860	Looks like Earthworks... with an odd windscreen.... maybe.... Did he record straight to disk with only pre-amps, or did he use super-clean processing on some stuff? -tINY

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shaneoconnor Gear addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Boston Ma Posts: 469	note, this is in berklee studio A

21st November 2008, 02:30 AM	#7
shaneoconnor Gear addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Boston Ma Posts: 469	yeah. i have never been on any of his berklee sessions, but he would come in and talk to my mix class with prince charles alexander, who also rules. i should note, that studio A live room sounds like some serious poo. he could sort of pull it off ok, at least from the sessions that i heard. it still have a weird "recorded at berklee" sound to it. hard to describe. studio E live room is by far the best room in the place, especially with using reflective gobos.

21st November 2008, 02:51 AM	#8
edcampos Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Miami, FL/Boston, MA Posts: 932	Hey Shane, that was my first and only time in Studio A at Berklee. One of my friends is an MP&E major at Berklee and he invited me to the session since George was "running" it. I noticed the room didn't sound great, but it certainly sounded better than my room so it didn't bother me too much. Ed