Saturday, January 29, 2011

I still hate this Microphone - The 414 is Worthless!


414 and 57 on Guitar

I tried it again, but got the same lame results...The 414 is a completely WORTHLESS microphone. Maybe a good doorstop? I hate this microphone, it has no TONE! I guess it works if you want a muddy mid range and a distorted top end. Complete garbage.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Kick Drum Microphone Combination - Still a Favorite


D112 & Ev 664

D112 on pillow to capture the low end only
EV664 towards the beater for attack only

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Recent Vocal Preference FET 47





Recently I have been using a FET 47 with a John Hardy M1 & 1176 compressor for lead vocals. Man or Women - it sounds amazing!

Monday, January 10, 2011

Chicago Sessions -MATT NELSON TRIO• NOSTALGIAMANIAC



Matt Nelson – piano
Graham Czach – bass
Matt Nischan – drums

To Purchase:
www.chicagosessions.com

Friday, January 7, 2011

New Aftershave by Adventurous Gentlepersons



Excellent aftershave! Made the old school way, like it should be!

Highly Recommended! Bay Rum - Amazing Results!

Meet the maker: http://www.adventurousgentlepersons.com/

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Haslinger Shaving Soap



Recently purchased through a pharmacy in Boston. Haslinger Seifen & Kosmetik GmbH., Austria. Excellent lather and sent! Highly recommended.

To Purchase:
http://www.colonialdrug.com

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Recording Mag Online Article on Equalization



"With that being said, there are lots of common uses for each basic type of eq. I will outline some below, as gathered from professional engineers and personal experience. (Special thanks to Bernie Mack of Flashpoint in Chicago)"

Consulted for the following article on EQ topics and practice:

http://www.recordingmag.com/resources/resourceDetail/356.html

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Microphones for Sale

Electro Voice 644 Sound Spot:




644 pick up pattern:


644 HZ Response Chart:


Eicor Vintage Microphone:



Please contact me directly if interested

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Tribeca Flashpoint Recording Arts Department welcomes Sennheiser & Neumann


Chris Spahr


Nick Eipers

Chris Sphar, a representative from Sennheiser & Neumann microphones, led a workshop at Tribeca Flashpoint as part of the company’s educational division, “Sound Academy.”

Chris Spahr was joined by Nick Eipers, the president and recording engineer of “Chicago Sessions” – a local Chicago jazz music label. The workshop was intended to expose our students the process of managing and executing a recording session from the perspective of a microphone manufacturer and a Jazz music recording engineer.

The Jazz combo, lead by pianist Matt Nelson, was recorded with using only Sennheiser and Neumann microphones.


Matt Nelson







During the workshop, Chris demonstrated Neumann’s new digital studio microphones “Solution-D” and the new Sennheiser MK4 [below]. These microphones were placed along side other industry standard microphones for the recording session so students could compare by listening to the results first hand.


Solution D


Sennheiser MK4

Saturday, October 2, 2010

EARS Welcomes special guest Jim Gaines at Uptown Recording Studio


(via Skype), a multi-platinum, Grammy winning, iconic producer/engineer and a true Southern gentleman, MR. JIM GAINES.


"FLY LIKE AN EAGLE" (Steve Miller Band) "THE HEART OF ROCK N' ROLL" (Huey Lewis), or "THE GAME OF LOVE" (Carlos Santana and Michelle Branch).









Tuesday, September 28, 2010

New Gear At Flashpoint


Universal Audio 610x2 Mic Pre's


A Pair of Neumann TLM 67's


Fender 65 Reissue Twin Reverb


Ampeg SVT 4x10 Bass Amp

Friday, September 10, 2010

Items For Sale

PLEASE CONTACT ME IF INTERESTED -

LINE 6 AMP:



DANELECTRO DADDY O:



LINE 6 POD XT:



ALESIS MICROVERB IV:



MARSHALL JACK HAMMER:

Friday, July 30, 2010

Cabin Recording in Hillsboro Wisconsin

This past week I executed a recording in Hillsboro Wisconsin. We spent 5 days multi-tracking, and overdubbing in the middle of nowhere. The place was amazing! - A lot of great tone was recorded - most of it between 1 and 2 am!


The Cabin



View from the back deck



View from the side deck



X/Y on Acoustic Guitar - KM 184's and Millennia Pre's



The Control Room - NS-10's/Halfler P400 Amp for monitoring - John Hardy M1's and Millennia Pre's



Mic Pre's, compressors and psu's



Acoustic Overdubs with a Beyerdynamic and Millennia Pre



Acoustic Overdubs with a KM 184 and Millennia Pre




UKE overdubs with KM184 and M1 pre



A few of the guitars



Marshall 5 Watt Tube Amp with a 57 and M1 pre



Fender Princeton Amp with a 57 and M1 pre



Talkback mic - Sennheiser MD 412