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I also spent Saturday mastering Audible’s Isolette EP with MK, and will be finishing up some small corrections [...]]]> Spent the weekend seeing various shows in Philly.  Gildon Works on the 14th at L’Etage, BC Camplight and Bloodfeathers at Johnny Brenda’s on Saturday the 16th, and then Audible at their Y-Rock taping yesterday at WXPN Philadelphia’s Studios.

I also spent Saturday mastering Audible’s Isolette EP with MK, and will be finishing up some small corrections this evening.

Mike V, aka Young Lion Apprentice, was in the Laundromat all afternoon recording vocals for his upcoming full-length.  We used the 1970s MG UM70s through my 1970s Yamaha PM1000 preamp.  Lots of transformers between the mic and preamp in this signal chain folks.  We finished vocals for four more songs.  There’s three more to go before mixing tweaks and mastering.

Looking forward to a little soup before some more mastering work.

So… Philly’s Audible invited me to help out recording an EP this summer.  We started tracking in late August at Audible’s garage practice space in Philadelphia’s Fishtown.  Tracking was done over a few days and nights and consisted of the basics…guitar, bass, and drums.  However, we tracked Mike, Kris, and Steve [...]]]> A history lesson…

So… Philly’s Audible invited me to help out recording an EP this summer.  We started tracking in late August at Audible’s garage practice space in Philadelphia’s Fishtown.  Tracking was done over a few days and nights and consisted of the basics…guitar, bass, and drums.  However, we tracked Mike, Kris, and Steve live, focusing on capturing a more cohesive sound from the start. After the basics were done, we spent some time on guitar overdubs with Mike, Jim, and Ed and then finished up at the garage by reamping Kris’ bass tracks for a more vibey tone.  Double-miked bass cab.  When you can’t decide between an SM7b and an RE20 for something, well…use ‘em both.

Mike and Kris then spent the Fall adjusting to parenthood and tracking overdubs at home.  Guitars, keys, vocals, baby sounds.  We’ve been mixing since late December over here at The Laundromat (my basement project studio), and Mike has been checking these mixes at his day gig over at NFL Films (you know, at a real world-class recording studio…yes kids, those places still exist!)

Which brings us to this evening (am I long-winded or what?).

Slightly tweaked two songs’ mixes, tracked Mike and Mary’s vocals for “14 Weeks”, and then finished up by mixing it.

The Isolette EP is now finished and ready for mastering!