To my lovely Gearslutz All........ I think.... "It’s not enough to have to have great gear and technique, you must...

Bruce Swedien

Hello Mr Swedien, thank you for your many many good informations. i saw, that you use the westlake monitors. i use...

Mixary

Hi Bruce, How do you feel about multi-band compression (dynamic EQ) as it applies to a single instrument / track. To me this has...

structuredloud

Hi Bruce The Dude has always been one of my favourite albums. I've often wondered about the brass recording on this album, and...

Deleted User

To Gearslutz all.... I love the fact though that the Gearslutz have forced me to write about some really important subjects......

Bruce Swedien

Hi Bruce and all, I would like to ask a few questions about deessing vocals. First of all, I wanted to say that my singing...

Eliosound

Somewhat tantalisingly, you described in a post on this forum 5.1 and surround in general as being a ‘big disappointment.’ ...

The Byre

Neumann U67 and U47 Hi Bruce I have a U67 and U47 short body, 1. Do you have any tips on modifications that would help to...

JOHN

He's always been one of my favorite guitarists, his playing always just grabbed me. I was wondering if you ever had the chance to...

The dman

My Dear Little Gearslutz All.... Here is a photo of the two-24 track tape machine setup for "Thriller"... Now...

Bruce Swedien

hi, i am very into "thriller" again right now along with his sister janet's...

themaidsroom

Hi Bruce, I was today with Bernie Grundman working on a new album for the first time and it was a beautiful experience and...

delcosmos

I have been working with Michael Jackson since 1977.... “The WIZ, the Movie” The year is 1977. Bea and I were living...

Bruce Swedien

I wish I could answer all the Welcome and Thanks posts, but very happily there are too many!!!! Let's get down to business.......

Bruce Swedien

Hello, somewhere on this forum I read, that you own a Harrison 32-Series desk with modifications. If this is true, would You...

dan*leclub

The ‘ Q&A with Bruce Swedien ‘ forum got me in the mood to break out my Recording with Bruce Swedien instructional...

Allen Wrench

Hi Bruce, Recently we were discussing about some kick-drum stuff - you know, tunnels etc... I was courious for what the Kick...

brandy

Hey Bruce, You had been using 1/2" tape for sometime now. How do you compare it with the computer hard disk? Would you...

BigAl

hi everyone and Bruce, I want to ask a question about your experience with classical recordings. I want to specialize in this...

teleric

I caught you speaking at an AES show seminar a while back where you told an excellent story from your Universal days. It...

Timsplace

What's your favorite method for recording drum kit overheads as far as placement is concerned? Also how do you like to use...

Igotsoul4u

My Dear Little Gearslutz All.... Here's a photo of the Harrison 32 series that I mixed "Thriller on"! As far as I...

Bruce Swedien

I always passed it off as b.s., but the guy I bought my MTR90 from said it was one of the machines used on Thriller shiee...

Benmrx

I couldn't resist this Thriller style photo opportunity! I was at the Plaza show this week in London (mostly PA & lights,...

Jules

Gearslutz All...... You must remember that when Quincy, Rod and I were doing these incredible songs, every song was done as a...

Bruce Swedien

Hello, Bruce ! Among the many wonderful things I could say about your remarkable work through the years, there's one that has...

stevegalante

Very cool of you.. And I loved your book. To give it a plug here it is...

Jules

hello Mr swedien, i've been, like many of us here, greatly influenced in my youth by your work with quincy jones, and admire...

teleric

Like a lot of people here, I have been mixing for many, many years. In my case over 25 years and 10 years playing in bands...

Sound Chaser

Hello Bruce, I have been a big fan of Bill Putnam for a very long time. I believe you mentioned that he was a mentor to...

Curtis Franklin

For a long time, I believed that the 'democratisation' of music through the advent of home recording was bound to be a good...

The Byre

I want to say Thank You, to you Gearslutz for allowing me to talk openly about my work with Michael Jackson and those great...

Bruce Swedien

Look at this! A U.P.S. truck ran over this Anvil Mike Case of mine in the parking lot at Westlake Audio in Los Angeles a few...

Bruce Swedien

Hey Bruce, I've been hooked on your recordings since I was five. No joke. I remember listening to Thriller as a child on my...

Philip S Bova

Bruce, A warm welcome and greetings to you. I have noticed that many of the classic and older Jazz recordings from the 40's...

donnie7

Bob Moog flips Bruce Swedien the "Bird"! by Bruce Swedien Let me begin by saying that I miss Robert Moog VERY,...

Bruce Swedien

Hey.Bruce ,I really love your work over the years.What is your approach to capturing early reflections along with the source?

duane

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Bruce Swedien

My Gearslutz all.... Here is a letter I just recieved from my old pal Martin Kantola. As you may recall I asked him to talk...

Bruce Swedien

Hi Bruce, Once again thanks for sharing with the group. My question pertains to the U47 style mic you were working on with...

True North

Look what I found!!! This is the Advertising sheet that I got from Telefunken/American Elite in New York in 1953!!! Because of...

Bruce Swedien

The two invisible men from Michael Jackson's heyday..... The other day I read the following in an industry magazine: The...

Bruce Swedien

Let's get off the Michael thing for a minute... Here's something about a song that I was very happily involved in long before...

Bruce Swedien

Hey Bruce this is Salvador Velarde from Mexico.Only one little question: In your book you mention about a drum riser where you...

sofa

Hello Mr Swedien I am very big fan of Quincey Jones and I guess you have had a major impact on creating the supreme sound on...

Bob Yordan

Hi Bruce, I would be interested to know what the vocal chain was to record Barry White on the Back on the Block album. In...

Tim Farrant

Hi Bruce, hope you are well! I ask this question with particular reference to the "Bad" and "Thriller"...

goldphinga

Hey Bruce, Do you happen to have a frequency response graph of your old Attack wall mixing enviroment that you can share with...

bkg73

Hi Bruce, Good to see you here. Could you tell us some of the applications where you might use your Altec "Coke...

Silvertone

The Vincent Price “Rap” on “Thriller”... When I begin reminiscing about recording the song “Thriller”, one of the...

Bruce Swedien