Class Introduction
Lesson 1 from: Studio Pass: Sylvia MassySylvia Massy
Class Introduction
Lesson 1 from: Studio Pass: Sylvia MassySylvia Massy
Lessons
Class Introduction
01:56 2Avast! Studio Overview & Walkthrough
07:26 3Sylvia's Recording Philosophy
10:07 4Introduce the Band, Thunderpussy
07:53 5Drum Setup & Tuning
18:21 6Drum Mic Placement
09:21 7Drum Micing - Mid-Side Overhead Technique
04:11 8Drum Micing - Room Mics
41:25Drum Micing - Toms
22:10 10Drum Micing - Kick and Snare Final Tuning
10:59 11Bass Setup
20:20 12Guitar Setup
36:13 13Vocal Setup
17:32 14Band Mic Check
26:05 15How Sylvia Plans a Lesson
07:29 16Budgets, Time and Planning a Session
13:17 17Recap and Intro
04:17 18Recording the Band, Thunderpussy
32:32 19Mixing the Recording of the Band
09:08 20Re-Recording Chorus
13:46 21Process for Editing
18:42 22Guitar Solo and Overdubs
52:35 23Vocal Overdubs
32:12 24Creative Studio Techniques
1:00:11 25How to Mix: Drums
43:56 26How to Mix: Add Bass & Guitar
13:34 27How to Mix: Add Vocals
36:24Lesson Info
Class Introduction
Well hello everybody and welcome to CreativeLive. I'm glad that you've joined us. Today you're on the music and audio channel. I'm your host Drew Konzelman and I'm glad that you've joined us. We are in the studio, this is Avast! Recording studio in Seattle, and the class today is Studio Pass with Sylvia Massy. Now, if you don't know who Sylvia is, she is a prolific name in the recording industry. She's worked with bands like Tool, System of the Down, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Petty, just to name a few. She's got 25 gold and platinum records. More than 25 gold and platinum records, and we're so fortunate to get some time with her in the studio. So you're really in for a treat and I'm not gonna take up any more time, I'm gonna turn it right over to you, Sylvia. Take it away. Thanks Drew, all right. Hi, my name is Sylvia and we are in Avast!, this is a really great studio to start with and I'm glad we're working here today. It's got a interesting collection of equipment and we have a g...
reat band in today. The band is Thunderpussy. And I did meet them previously. We talked about what music to record today. I like to record in a way where we capture the essence of an artist using their live performances as the basis for recording. Avast! has a great live room and some isolation rooms so that we can set up the band so they can all be in the same room live. Performing while isolating their cabinets. I'll show you that in a moment, how we've got that setup.
Ratings and Reviews
Jimmy Foot
This Studio Pass episode with Sylvia Massey covers a lot of ground. From fundamentals like correct mic placement and phase to experimentation with amps, cell phone delay and a few extra parts, Sylvia makes it fun! I have been lucky enough in my career to work with a number of great engineers and producers. I haven't had the opportunity to work with her, but Sylvia is certainly in that category, and anyone who gets a chance to work with her would be a lucky person. This broadcast is the next best thing. Great job there at Avast Studio and fantastic camera work! And as for Thunderpussy; you guys rock!
Marc Felish
Wow, that was such a blast. Thanks so much Sylvia and everyone else for making this such a fun experience. I picked up so many new ideas that I can't wait to try out! Sylvia is such a creative producer, it was so much fun to be a fly on the wall watching everything. Loved it!!
Marcus Soares
Awesome! A great opportunity to pick into the creative mind of one of the greatest and get that kind of knowledge that you can't acquire otherwise. Highly recommended!
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