Welcome to Tracks, our monthly look at the recording process behind 10 new releases by artists across the musical spectrum, running down who’s using what gear where.
Welcome to Tracks, our monthly look at the recording process behind 10 new releases by artists across the musical spectrum, running down who’s using what gear where.
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Artist: The National
Album: I Am Easy to Find
Label: 4AD
Produced by: The National, Mike Mills
Engineered by: Jonathan Low
Mix Engineer: Peter Katis
Studio: Long Pond (Hudson Valley, NY)
Mastered by: Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound (Edgewater, NJ)
Equipment Notes: Neve 1064, Chandler Germanium, TAB Funkenwerk V78M, ATC SCM45, Avid Pro Tools
Artist: Freekbass
Album: All the Way This. All the Way That.
Label: Color Red
Produced by: Itaal Shur, Eddie Roberts
Engineered by: Eddie Roberts
Mix Engineers: Eddie Roberts, Eber Pinheiro, Itaal Shur, Freekbass
Studios: Color Red (Denver, CO), Bassland (Cincinnati, OH), Analog Man (Brooklyn, NY)
Mastered by: Doug Krebs at Doug Krebs Mastering (Fort Collins, CO)
Equipment Notes: TASCAM 388, Focal Alpha 65 6.5-inch powered studio monitors, TASCAM 388, Apple Logic Pro, Avid ProTools
Artist: Texas Hippie Coalition
Album: High in the Saddle
Label: Entertainment One
Produced by: Bob Marlette
Engineered by: Bob Marlene, with Chris Marlette
Mix Engineer: Bob Marlette
Studio: The Blue Room (Woodland Hills, CA)
Mastered by: Paul Logus at PLX Mastering (New York, NY)
Equipment Notes: Avid Pro Tools
Artist: Diego De
Album: Cada Segundo
Label: DDP Music
Produced by: Diego DE, Martin Buon
Engineered by: Diego DE, Larry Goldman
Mix Engineer: Martin Buon, Diego DE
Studio: DDP Music (Atwater Village, CA)
Mastered by: Martin Buon
Equipment Notes: TASCAM DM-48000 console, Steinberg Cubase Pro, Avid Pro Tools, Equator Q12, Yamaha NS-10 monitors
Artist: Smooth Hound Smith
Album: Dog in a Manger
Label: Tone Tree
Produced by: Smooth Hound Smith, Steve Daly
Engineered by: Jesse Thompson
Mix Engineer: Chad Brown
Studio: Ten Four Recording Company, Studio B (East Nashville, TN)
Mastered by: Jim DeMain at Yes Master Studios (Nashville, TN)
Equipment Notes: Yamaha 1516, Lynx Aurora 16, Digidesign 003, ProAc Studio SM100, Yamaha NS-10, Emotiva ASM5S, Quested F11, Avid Pro Tools
Artist: Jay Som
Album: Anak Ko
Label: Polyvinyl Record Co.
Produced by: Melina Duterte
Engineered by: Melina Duterte
Studio: EMA Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Mastered by: Heba Kadry at Timeless Mastering (Brooklyn, NY)
Equipment Notes: Yamaha HS7, Apple Logic Pro X, Universal Audio Apollo 8
Artist: Despyre
Album: Rise Up
Label: Pavement
Produced by: DESPYRE, Joey Z
Engineered by: Joey Z
Studios: The Nest Studios (Long Island, NY), VuDu Studios (Port Jefferson, NY)
Mastered by: Brad Blackwood at Euphonic Masters (Memphis, TN)
Equipment Notes: Neve 1073, Aurora and API pre-amps, Neve 8816, Neumann KH120, Avid Pro Tools HD
Artist: Jack West
Album: For the Record
Label: Self-Released
Produced by: Barrett Jones
Engineered by: Barrett Jones
Studio: Laundry Room Studio (Seattle, WA)
Mastered by: Ed Brooks at Resonant Mastering (Seattle, WA)
Equipment Notes: MCI JH 600, Digidesign Command 8, Yamaha NS-10, Truth B2031, JBL 4110, Avid Pro Tools
Artist: Gold Child
Album: Gold Child
Label: Self-Released
Produced by: Garrett Eaten, John Fredericks
Engineered by: Jake Beal
Mix Engineer: Justin Gerrish
Studios: Hook and Fade Studio (Brooklyn, NY)
Mastered by: Jake Beal
Equipment Notes: Otari Concept Elite Plus Console, Yamaha HS5, Genelec 1031A, Apple Logic Pro, Avid Pro Tools
Artist: From Carbon
Album: Existence
Label: Carbon Recordings
Produced by: Chris Oliver
Engineered by: Chris Oliver
Studio: The Carbon Rooms in Manchester (Bury, England)
Mastered by: Phil Green at Blue Room Media (Bury, England)
Equipment Notes: Mackie 1640i, Mackie HR624, Spirit Absolute 4P, Avid Pro Tools 10.3.10
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