" ... shop where everyone meets to get gear fixed. You only need one of each. That cements the community. [ image wife] couldn't take it anymore. [laughter] I don't know if you're familiar with Chicago bungalows, but basically they'll have a front ... "
" ... also taken it on the chin more than other bands have. www.electricalaudio.com mariobatalivoice.blogspot.com — Steve's cooking site Listen to Steve cooking site Listen to Albini on the Tape Op Podcast Thanks to Steve Silverstein and Allen Farmelo for questions and Lou ... "
" ... really well and I consider them great friends and I had a fantastic time working on their record. [ image steve2 type=center ] Was it a case of them approaching you, or was it a project you were interested in from ... "
" ... specific keyboard and sampler setup, very specific amplifiers and effects units that are sort of wired in 'special'. I mean, Steve Von Till's guitar doesn't even have a pickup selector on it — because that's wired into his switching unit, which ... "
" ... just heard the new instrumental record, the jam thing, and it's really good. If somebody wants to sound like Steve Fisk history! When people get it, they print it all wrong. Don't worry about that. People don't care about it anyway, ... "
" ... what I wanted to do and I said I wanted to get an internship at a studio. He wrote Steve's [[Albini] number on a napkin and handed it to me! When I went back to Montana, I called Steve up randomly. ... "
" ... after we signed [to Slash], which was probably like 14, 16 months into the life of the band. With Steve Albini... Yeah. You had a situation where you had a really green band that had done little or no recording, wasn't ... "
" ... both Tri- Danielsons!!!. He's amazing. He did a great job. And then Fetch the Compass Kids was done with Steve Albini, which was actually back in Springfield. We flew him out here 'cause it was cheaper to bring him out here ... "
" ... for? It's got to be for yourself. How did China become a focus for you? I had gone to Steve Albini's wedding in Honolulu, and I found out that there was a hardcore punk scene in Honolulu's Chinatown. Once you're stuck ... "
" ... was Juan Alderete, and he's actually the bass player for The Mars Volta now. We did a record with Steve Albini [Tape Op #10, #87], and that's when things changed. Juan was the one that asked me, "Why don't you make ... "
" ... set alive so it doesn't feel like we're playing the same songs... [ image ex3 type=right ] Working with Steve Albini, were there specific things you wanted to achieve by working together, and what kind of gear did you use to ... "
" ... I wonder if the stuff you read in Tape Op, you know, like you read about the guy who recorded Steve Winwood, and that's what you associate with producing and recording an album. But do people exist whose sole job is ... "
" ... a 'fifth Beatle' where you sort of participate and contribute to the sound and direction, or do you take the Albini approach, kind of like the Star Trek Prime Directive of "I do not interfere, I just translate the band's vision ... "
" ... room space to get sound on the whole band. That's one of the things you're kind of known for. Steve's [[Albini] also kind of known for it too, using the acoustic space to get really good drum sounds and stuff like ... "
" ... workflow and the way that you approach what you're doing. There's definitely something that has a huge effect, what Steve Albini calls the "digital paradigm." The idea of looking at music is something that I've become more aware of. When I ... "
" ... Dave and say what do you think. But Paul doesn't really play that role, he plays more of a Steve Albini role, which is the technical job. So if you say "what do you think of that?" He'd say, "I dunno, ... "
" ... phase. Whenever you see the snare drum hit, the phase meter would go "bang, bang" to the other side. Steve [[Albini, Tape Op #10] and I re-mastered that and realized it would be hard to cut. J: It's amazing what you ... "
" What makes for a good engineer? You don't want to be the dick in the way. Or just not have a good way of communicating. I don't have a problem telling a band that they've flubbed a take. There's a ... "
" ... each other and hang out for three weeks. Let's Wrestle loved recording here. They made that good album with Steve Albini, but they came straight back after that tour of America — came straight down here and recorded another EP. Sounded ... "
" ... clock is ticking, you are absolutely obligated to come up with efficient solutions to problems. I think it was Steve Albini who has a quote that a recording engineer's job is really just problem-solving. I think that's a reductionist way of ... "
" ... think the true art of day-to- day record making is being able to solve problems as they present themselves. Steve Albini mentioned this recently in Tape Op #87: "I'll have a way of getting through the problem." This is the real ... "
" ... does T Bone come across as someone who expects others to only work in his manner. Sure, someone like Steve Albini may have a seemingly strict methodology in the studio, but he ain't out there telling anyone to follow his rules. ... "
" ... with Paul Speer (Rainstorm), Joe Hadlock (Bear Creek), Terry Date (mega-producer), Martin Feveyear (Jupiter), Ron Vermulean (The Warehouse) and Steve Albini (Electrical Audio/guest speaker). I get the feeling that Albini and I got the most wisecracks in. I also felt like ... "
" ... talk to in TAPE OP tick. It's passion. Whether it's Eddie Kramer pushing the limits of recording student's endurance, Steve Albini busting his ass to make Neurosis (As seen above) sound as amazing on record as live, or Plaid searching for ... "
" ... Schnapf 10. "I want to be in cahoots with bands who want to make the record of their dreams." -Steve Fisk 4. "I'm a person who really likes clarity." -Hillary Johnson 5. "The problem was the sound they insisted on recording." ... "
" ... some future date, will the file format still be compatible? Will there be a utility to recover the information? Steve Albini even recommends dumping Pro Tools-type sessions to analog tape as he believes the current platforms will be obsolete in the ... "
" ... Kicking a Couple Around (Drag City) Palace Arise Therefore (Drag City) So, like all these records were recorded by Steve Albini, probably one of the most outspoken and interesting producers of our time. I've heard he has a sort of sliding ... "
" ... not the case that the mix isn't done until I see the face of god in it or something. Steve Genewick When the song’s climax is clear and apparent to most listeners. Pete Weiss The mix is done when I listen ... "
" ... rewards of making and recording music? Or, maybe more tellingly, what are the rewards of recording other people's music? Steve Albini & Lil BUB — Mark Pallman from Lil BUB's Big SHOW In this issue, with Kyle Nicolaides' "What is Success ... "
" ... Crane, Editor & Founder PS: We recently lost our friend and collaborator Mark Rubel (Tape Op #47), recordist/studio owner/gambler Steve Albini (#10, #87), sound innovator Bob Heil (#67), and ribbon mic guru Clarence Kane (#116). These four exemplified the best of ... "
" ... to their different mics. Make sure you have some free time. So anyway, as Gary and I are talking, Steve Albini, (a guy who is notorious for his microphone collection and related choosiness) steps up to the table and starts looking ... "
" I seem to recall Steve Albini saying something at one of the TapeOpCons about how he wished there was a box that could turn the hi-hat ... "
" I've had this deck for over 15 years, but it was only after hearing the archiving panel and Steve Albini at TapeOpCon2002 along with reading the article on IEC alignment in Tape Op # 29, did I drag it out ... "
" ... amazing on electric guitar on many of the following tracks. The "something special" though is the Microphone comparisons with Steve Albini at the end of the CD. Steve goes through and compares the R-121 to other mics (Coles 4038, SM57, etc) ... "
" Steve Albini's review of the Royer R-121 in a previous issue of Tape Op is what prompted me to try out the ... "
" ... without the pressure of a session. Assisted by my 12-year-old son (Q: "Dad, how long will this take?" A: "Steve Albini uses these mics on every session!"), I set up my Ludwig Classic Maple kit with a Black Beauty snare, then ... "
" ... quite comfortable using Auto-Tune to smash a vocal into a robot a la Cher or T-Pain (my apologies to Steve Albini). Other tuning programs have become popular over the years, but Auto-Tune remains my go to plug-in for quickly and gently ... "
" [ image albinimain type=center ]Steve AlbiniRemembered by Larry Crane On Jan 19, 1987, I clambered aboard a yacht in Emeryville, CA, to interview Steve Albini ... "
" ... reasons I’ve returned to archiving final mixes onto analog tapes that can be converted later. Analog seems endlessly future-proof (Steve Albini more famously agrees). HI-RES FORMAT WAR - DSD VS. PCMAnd, as with all moments of format change (e.g., going to ... "
