Neotek Elite - Great Picture

Great Picture of the Neotek Elite that was part Star Trax Recording.

Sometimes the light is just right!

Star Trax - R.I.P. January 2007



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Chicago Sessions: SHAWN MAXWELL • URBAN VIGILANTE

Shawn Maxwell – alto saxophone;
Matt Nelson – piano; Bob Lovecchio – bass;
Brandon Dickert – drums.
Recorded 3/13 & 3/20/2011.
Produced by Nick Eipers and Shawn Maxwell. Engineered by Nick Eipers.

“... the noticeable new wrinkles in Maxwell’s studio persona lift his already distinctive playing to another level. You hear this most immediately in the unusual, even striking articulation Maxwell applies to phrase after phrase of his solos on Urban Vigilante... you’ll find that these devices have purpose; they disturb the lines in small but important ways, and it makes a world of difference. “It emphasizes things in a way you don’t usually hear them,” Maxwell explains of his approach to articulation. And when added to his timbre – with its keening bittersweet urgency and swirling overtones and nearly physical presence – these devices help mold an edgy and powerful improvisatory style.

Maxwell’s decision to reveal his real musical self in his solos dovetails with the more adventurous and challenging compositions he unveils on Urban Vigilante... So we get to see the writer, as well as the player, behind the mask.”
- Neil Tesser (from the liner notes)


To Purchase CD: www.chicagosessions.com

Inside The American Mobile Truck

96 Channels of True Systems Mic Pre[s]
Sync I/O
2qty - Protools 64 Input HD Systems [128 inputs]
D-Command ES Control Surface
Genelec and Adam monitoring
Sony LCD
Radial Stage Spliter



Owned by Chris Shepard

http://www.americanmobilestudio.com/American_Mobile/Home_Page.html

Blumlein - Royer 121's with Console Tape = Tone!

Royer 121's on a Stereo Bar with Console Tape = "Perfect Blumlein"

Stereo Micing Never Sounded So Good!

Recording Magazine Online - The Compleat Recording Musician Part 21 - How to Get a Great Vocal Sound

"Special thanks to Bernie Mack at Flashpoint for supplying the raw female vocal tracks to create these examples as well as to Claire Stalienbacker for lending her enviable talents on both voice and guitar. Thanks also to Bernie for supplying the last two mixes comparing the R 121 and the U87 on the same tracks."

Consulted for the above article on Recording Vocals:
http://www.recordingmag.com/resources/resourceDetail/367.html

Guitar Amp Miking

Guitar Split with a STD box into a Fender Combo and Orange Combo miced with 57's


Fender Combo miced with a U89 and 57


Vox Combo Miced with a Coles 4038 and 57

57 - still wins

Current Favorite - 421 for Bass Cab - Rock!

SWR Head with an Acoustic 2x 15 Bass Cabinet

421 into a John Hardy M1 with 1176 Compression = Tone!

Chicago Sessions : LARRY GRAY TRIO• THREE EQUALS ONE

RELEASE DATE: April 26, 2011

Larry Gray– double bass;
John Moulder – electric & acoustic guitar;
Charles Heath – drums.
Recorded 2/20/2011.
Produced by Nick Eipers and Larry Gray. Engineered by Nick Eipers.

Reviews:

“Gray’s trio has found a separate identity of its own, the product of an ongoing conversation among its three members... Moulder’s musicianship is matched by his protean versatility. His work runs a gamut that includes starlit jazz balladry, gothic romance (as on his own recent album Bïfrost), bebop coruscations, and slashing fusion (as a member of drummer Paul Wertico’s bands). In Gray’s trio, his improvisations marry ravishing melodies to relaxed propulsion, staking his claim within the modern guitar mainstream... Heath, a precision-tuned dynamo at the drums, leaves Gray shaking his head at “his openness to different musical idioms, but also the openness – the wideness – of his beat...” Heath is also among the most melodic drummers in modern music, giving tuneful shape to each rhythmic phrase, and he has an arranger’s ear for tone and shading ... Such qualities perfectly complement a bassist whose sensational technique, unerring taste, and seamless comp work made him a first-call sideman and invaluable soloist for the first three decades of his career – and that was before he spent a dozen years touring and recording with pianist Ramsey Lewis (from 1999-2010). The bassist left Lewis’s trio last year to concentrate on his own; as this recording suggests, that decision rests on sound logic. Streaming three crisply delineated instrumental lines into one river of sound, the album captures one of contemporary jazz’s great guitar trios, in full force and gorgeous glory.”
- Neil Tesser (from the liner notes)

To Purchase CD: www.chicagosessions.com

Apricot Stuffed Pork Chop with Smashed Potatoes and Oven Roasted Carrots

Working on "Plating"... Let Me know What you Think...

57!

DAMN!!! - Nothing beats a 57 for Snare Top!

Royer Ribbon For Guitar Solos - Still Wins!

Royer faced at the speaker, back a few feet - no science involved, just TONE!

"Pillow Talk" Records at Flashpoint

Acoustic Double Bass
Telecaster with Fender Twin Amp
Snare Drum
Vocals

Great Session!

Recording Mag Online Article on Dynamics

By John Shirley

"Special thanks also to recording engineer Bernie Mack and the band Deuce for the use of the guitar track from the demo for “Baby Baby” which was used for examples 29 and 30."

http://www.recordingmag.com/resources/resourceDetail/359.html

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.

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

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!

Chicago Sessions -MATT NELSON TRIO• NOSTALGIAMANIAC

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

To Purchase:
www.chicagosessions.com

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/

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

Gallery Of Carpet Recording Studio Installs Barefoot MicroMain 35's

Check them out!
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630.649.9705

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

Microphones for Sale

Electro Voice 644 Sound Spot:




644 pick up pattern:


644 HZ Response Chart:


Eicor Vintage Microphone:



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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

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).

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

Items For Sale

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