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PES 166: Chris Williams - Host of Badass Agile, Audio Engineer and Musician

Jan 23, 20201 hr 12 minEp. 166
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My guest is Chris Williams - host of Badass Agile, audio engineer and musician!

We discussed SO MUCH!.....including:

Mics:

  • Manley Reference Cardioid mic ---> UA Arrow (API Vision channel strip with no EQ or compression)
  • Neumann U87, TLM103
  • RODE NTK
  • Shure KSM32
  • Shure SM7B
  • EV RE20
  • Various Handhelds - Shure Sm58, Beta58, Beta87, Neumann KMS105
    Mixer - Behringer Eurorack, M-Audio Profire2826, UAD Console Virtual Mixer

Preamplifiers:

  • Neve Shelford Channel
  • Great River me1nv
  • Grace Design M101
  • UA Solo 610

Interfaces:

  • UAD Apollo Twin Duo
  •  Twin Quad
  •  x6
  • Arrow

Recorders:

  • Tascam DR40
  • Sound Devices MixPre-3

Computer - Macbook Pro 15 (2019)

Post-production:

  • Recordings go from MixPre or Tascam, exported into logic or Reaper, or directly into Logic 1 of 2 ways:
        • Desktop/portable rig Mic->UA Arrow or Twin Quad, through Unison Mic Pre (usually API Vision)
        • Rack - Mic->Mic pre->balanced line out into UAD x6, bypass onboard preamps and into converters
  • Editing and Mixing done in Logic, some mixing in Reaper or Pro Tools (or outsourced)
  • Typical Vocal Bus - Plugin Alliance BlackBox, EL Arouser, Waves NS1 for dynamic mics
  • UAD Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor or UA LA2A, UAD Manley Massive Passive, Waves NS1 for Condensers OR Acustica Audio Aquamarine (Shadow Hills compressor), Magenta, Purple when untethered.
  • Occasionally use Kazrog TrueIron (also try Valve EQ, K-clip), Kush UBK1, Novatronclassi

Mastering Bus:

  • Softube Tape or UAD Ampex ATR102, Manley Massive Passive, Softube TubeTech Channel, PluginAlliance bx_limiter or UAD Precision Limiter
  • Occasionally Use Airwindows plugs, Logic Stock plugs, various Acustica and UAD emulations, waves emulations, various reverbs..always trying new plugins as well.

Cleanfeed

MJUC

Tokyo Dawn - free compressor and EQ

Chandler Curvebender!

Stoicism!

Thanks for being a great guest, Chris!

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