Al Schmitt at the Grammy Museum

Rick Sanchez · 29th April 2009

Last night the Recording Academy hosted a night with Al Schmitt at the Grammy Museum. A true gentleman with a wicked sense of humor and one of the most talented recording engineers / mixers in the business.

He's recorded and mixed everyone from Duke Ellington to Dr. John. Frank Sinatra (Duets) to Toto. Henri Mancini, George Benson, Natalie Cole and hundreds of others.

He gave a most valuable piece of information to the audience about how to get the incredible sounds he is known for.

Listen. Go into the room and hear the drum, the guitar, the piano, the vocalist.

When asked what types of E.Q. and compression he uses on drums, he simply said "I don't...I hear where it sounds best and put the mic there".

It was a great evening. Many thanks to the Los Angeles recording academy for putting it on and to Al, Natalie Cole, George Benson and Steve Lukather for their insights and amusing stories.

warhead · 29th April 2009

I've briefly met the man at one of the AES shows and he seems really cool and with a great sense of humor.

Interesting comment on the EQ / compression on drums, working with heavier rock bands though means you cannot necessarily subscribe to that way of working (and expect it to sound on par with other recordings). For jazz and light rock you could definitely get away with that.

War

davedarling · 29th April 2009

I've had the pleasure of working with Al on one project, and I run in to him pretty much any time I'm working at Capitol.
Truly one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet, AND a total bad ass.

dd

Rick Sanchez · 29th April 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by davedarling

I've had the pleasure of working with Al on one project, and I run in to him pretty much any time I'm working at Capitol.
Truly one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet, AND a total bad ass.

dd

When you have a room full of everyone from Roy Thomas Baker, Ed Cherney, Geoff Emerick and a few dozen other of the greats paying their respects, you've pretty much reached the zenith of the profession.

Reitzas · 30th April 2009

Great night!!

David Reitzas : Mixer - Engineer - Producer

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Rick Sanchez Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2008 Location: North Hollywood, CA Posts: 668 Thread Starter	Al Schmitt at the Grammy Museum Last night the Recording Academy hosted a night with Al Schmitt at the Grammy Museum. A true gentleman with a wicked sense of humor and one of the most talented recording engineers / mixers in the business. He's recorded and mixed everyone from Duke Ellington to Dr. John. Frank Sinatra (Duets) to Toto. Henri Mancini, George Benson, Natalie Cole and hundreds of others. He gave a most valuable piece of information to the audience about how to get the incredible sounds he is known for. Listen. Go into the room and hear the drum, the guitar, the piano, the vocalist. When asked what types of E.Q. and compression he uses on drums, he simply said "I don't...I hear where it sounds best and put the mic there". It was a great evening. Many thanks to the Los Angeles recording academy for putting it on and to Al, Natalie Cole, George Benson and Steve Lukather for their insights and amusing stories. __________________ Rick Sanchez Post Haste Media, Inc. 11115 Magnolia Blvd. North Hollywood, CA. 91601 818-232-7556 http://www.posthastemedia.com

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warhead Jai guru deva om Joined: Feb 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 12,253	I've briefly met the man at one of the AES shows and he seems really cool and with a great sense of humor. Interesting comment on the EQ / compression on drums, working with heavier rock bands though means you cannot necessarily subscribe to that way of working (and expect it to sound on par with other recordings). For jazz and light rock you could definitely get away with that. War __________________ Warren Dent, Owner - ZenPro Audio: Gear Now & Zen

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davedarling Gear addict Joined: Oct 2005 Location: west coast yo Posts: 410	I've had the pleasure of working with Al on one project, and I run in to him pretty much any time I'm working at Capitol. Truly one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet, AND a total bad ass. dd __________________ www.davedarlingmusic.com

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Reitzas Gear nut Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 120	Great night!! David Reitzas : Mixer - Engineer - Producer Attached Thumbnails

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