Reverb Soundcheck: Inside Electrical Audio Studio
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- We take an in depth look at Electrical Audio, the impressive two-studio facility operated by Steve Albini and Greg Norman.
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The more I learn about Electrical, the more I'm amazed by the endless thought and care that went into every aspect of the studio's design and operation to be as perfect as possible.
Steve Albini suffers no foolishness, and that extends to his methods of operation. I'd love to record at Electrical Audio someday.
I just finished recording at Electrical!! I'm absolutely ecstatic.
We miss you, Steve.
I remember watching Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways and saw this studio for the first time. It was amazing. Especially, when one of the person who operates this facility is Steve Albini. The man is a genius
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wow that floor vent going to the basement is BRILLIANT ... good job - it's what a PROPER bass trap SHOULD be
I think this is the most complete video about Electrical Audio Studio. Thank you very much for this.
Yep, I'm in love. I'm completely OCD about cables, and organization and my heart was thoroughly warmed.
This is not OCD
Comment not this organized is.
2:10 Butt-Head vibe
LOL
2:11 2:19
The joke about more tape machines was awesome (:
I would’ve been terrified to record here....so we did that ourselves and booked Studio B to mix it. Still can’t believe how well it turned out. I try not to think what was thought of our raw recordings 😶.
What's the album?
Nice to hear Beaming Skulls sneak up on me in the background. Makes sense that album was tracked here and in turn makes sense that I love it so much!
*Beaming Streaks, the memory is fading on me
Wow! Hopefully one day. 🙏🏽
If I ever had any dreams in life it would be to record in this studio
:40 Serotonin tapes. So rad. Future Anterior was the album. Great record.
whoa ... TWO calrec soundfield IV's ... nice!
Dope studio dream job!
nice Pelican background music
the air conditioned Power supply closet is a very clever idea. 😎
thats how I build my studio computers for recording..I put the motherboards in a Pelter junction type refrigerator...keeps em cool..you put a dissiccant block inside to trap any moisture...the last one I built lasted 10 YEARS before it required service...no dust..no NADA..nothing! BEAUTIFUL!..people buy the little cheap wine refridgerators and line them with cedar for their cigars.
I know you got a much better tour of the mic locker than you shared! *finger wags
wouldn't "black and white Oz" just be straight-up Kansas?
Hmmmm....
Man or Astro-Man? record here so you know this studio is great.
love me some Pelican!!
6:05 "The walls are a dangling membrane that shakes with bass energy and works as a bass trap" - wait, how?!
I believe their website has a whole load of information on the way the studio is built
Seen their Rates
Studio A is $600 per day, (a day is defined as any length of hours but not more than 10). If you use Steve add $900 to that fee.
I want that mellotron
He was joking about the Mellotron right?
NoyzyBoyZ3 I was just there, and the Mellotron does still work! and everything looks the exact same
They've traded it for a Rhodes, but i's still there until the new owner picks it up
It's out the dumpster RIGHT NOW
I’m a Clean Pristine Operating Machine
Who aligns the Tape Mach.? Is there anyone left that can do that? I know one guy haven't talk to him in years , but they would fly him all over to align the heads on the Studers ….thats a real Art. He has picture of him w/Clive Davis to Tom Shultz he does his Tape mach. He had give me a good price on Studer 16 Track. I believe his name is Dave Weeks ? I called him by another nick name. His house is Amps everywhere taken apart…he does REM's stuff everyone in Athens Ga. I need his number.
Hello. If you don't have a good tech near you, don't buy the tape machine. Aligning a tape machine it's relatively easy with the tape for that purpose. You have to clean and align the tape recorder every day. So you have to learn that job. But the difficult part it's machine maintenance or repair of moving parts, electronics, etc. Greetings from Argentina.
Both Albini and Norman can align a tape machine in a whim. To be fair, I learnt it from Greg in an afternoon, and with an oscilloscope and some googling you probably will be able to do it yourself. Go for it!
The presenter of this video, Greg Norman, can and does repair or redesign every piece of electronic equipment in the building.
Greg also designed and builds custom EA branded mic pres and a mid/side matrix box. Not terrible expensive either.
Old post, but in case anyone's looking, here's how we calibrate the Studer A820MCH
czcams.com/video/V3YKV5aLw10/video.html
And the Ampex ATR
czcams.com/video/IkpLDEJEAGI/video.html
"don't switch ABC while playing" on the mellotron... why not? I do it all the time on my M400 & it's fine.
When you do that, the head assembly moves across the tapes laterally which, if a key is pressed, tape is pressed against the heads and can warp the tape or scratch the oxide. If you have worn tapes you might not notice, or you just might be lucky!
@@gregnorman1489 cheers, but I've been doing it for thirty years... the streetly guys were intrigued by the mod to my m400, which is a bit like the three-way/five-way switches on a strat. anyway, they didn't seem worried, & I've had no problems with tapes. the heads are smooth & don't have any protruding parts that could cause problems. :-)
which one do you guys think have the best drum sound, studio A or B?
Totally depends on the project, but B is great for mid to slow tempo drums. Super speedy beats can get kind of messy, but you can always go with a good close mic setup to keep it together.
A is great for all of it (either live room).
i always wonder how someone afforded to build something this huge in a relative short time, at early age and with instant-pro machines. maybe 80s were really this great?
Steve had a lot of friends in construction who worked for free
yeah but c'mon, it would took a full squad of peolple working for a couple of months to build up something like that, with all the building, soundproofing, cabling, airing skill needed. is it really just "work of some friend for free"? hum hum hum.
TheJupiterGiant yeah, but imagine if your friend was building a studio which you helped with.
You would totally get free recording for at least a couple of years
yeah, and then you have to record some people for free while paying bills, with a studio "cheap so anyone can racord into", while mantaining some-million worth of equipment and general studio recording maintenance up and running.
dunno dude. i wish i could really have a book with those kind of chronicles to understand how they did. it seems so distant from my reality. maybe i have the wrong friends ehhe
I assume they built it up and added new things over the course of 30 years. Not that hard to believe tbh
What's playing at 2.25?
Beaming Streaks by wonderful band, Call Me Lightning
Russian Circles in the background.
*KentuckyJ
Come on Reverb. Do your homework.
7:55 office baseball for the cameras? the craziness! you guys are too much! alright you've had your fun now get back to fucking work.
ANALOG BabY !! 😁🤟
pure audio fetish...
Mellotron in trash? :(
He was joking.
I count three code violations so far..
What were they?
What's playing round 1:35?
gudrontheband Sounds like Pelican. Chicago band.
+gudrontheband Pelican - Sirius