{"id":1220,"date":"2015-06-21T13:03:59","date_gmt":"2015-06-21T19:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/?p=1220"},"modified":"2015-06-21T20:05:38","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T02:05:38","slug":"the-last-days-of-the-recording-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/?p=1220","title":{"rendered":"The Last Days of the Recording Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1221\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/images.jpeg\" alt=\"images\" width=\"269\" height=\"188\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>The Last Days of the Recording Room<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>by Wicho L\u00f3pez. June 21, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">In the following video, we\u00b4ll see how the song \u201cStand by me\u201d is being recorded by musicians and engineers from the \u201cPlaying for Change\u201d movement. The first time I saw it. I was moved. I was excited to see the creative process of recording audio being accomplished in a innovative way.<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">But a question rises:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">How did the engineer kept the recording sounding seamlessly?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Was this a glimpse of the future in recording audio?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a title=\"Stand By Me\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Us-TVg40ExM\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Take a look<\/a>\u00a0at this amazing video\/audio recording.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Us-TVg40ExM\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>From 1920s to 1950s<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Around 1920 all recording were made \u201cdirect to disc\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Daniel M. Thompson, author of \u201cUnderstanding Audio\u201d (Berklee Press, 2005) help us during this journey from these days to our days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cThe storage\/plackback media were either wax cylinders or shellacs discs that were cut live, one at a time. The recording studio setup consisted of a room in which musicians were arranged around a horn. This horn gathered sound and fed it acoustically to a vibrating diaphragm and cutting stylus. Mixing simply consisted of arranging the musicians and instrumentes at varying distances and heights from the main recording horn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">In this setup there was no need for room separation:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1222 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/00_AcousticSession.jpg\" alt=\"00_AcousticSession\" width=\"379\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/00_AcousticSession.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/00_AcousticSession-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1223 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01_rfirpo1.jpg\" alt=\"01_rfirpo1\" width=\"362\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01_rfirpo1.jpg 575w, http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/01_rfirpo1-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">(<em>&#8220;The recording studio setup consisted of a room in which musicians were arranged around a horn.&#8221;<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But with the development of tube amplifiers, condenser microphones and moving from an acoustical to an electrical process of recording sound into the disc, then it came the <strong>recording console or mixer<\/strong>. A device that might group together all level controls and switches for more then one microphone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1224\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/02_BennettJARP7Fig4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"02_BennettJARP7Fig4-1024x768\" width=\"403\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/02_BennettJARP7Fig4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/02_BennettJARP7Fig4-1024x768-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">(<i>1930\u00b4s Tech Laboratories faders built in this Mixing Console)<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/04_ipad-art-wide-orchestra-420x0.jpg\" alt=\"04_ipad-art-wide-orchestra-420x0\" width=\"420\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/04_ipad-art-wide-orchestra-420x0.jpg 420w, http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/04_ipad-art-wide-orchestra-420x0-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>(The ABC Studio Orchestra in the 1930s. <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>You can see the recording room were the musicians played and behind them, behind the glass, <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>the control room were equipment was placed for operations.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>In the 1960s<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">To me, not only is the Abbey Road Studios in London legendary for the Beatles (and many other great artists) recordings, but because of the science and technological importance the brought to the recording industry. The \u00a0staff used white robes! They surely took their scientifically job very seriously and the engineers wore suits to the recording sessions. (I can\u00b4t imagine me wearing even a tie to a session today).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This is the construction plans of Recording Room Number One. Imagine being there to record your music!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1226\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/05_Abbey-Road.png\" alt=\"05_Abbey Road\" width=\"645\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/05_Abbey-Road.png 1108w, http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/05_Abbey-Road-300x185.png 300w, http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/05_Abbey-Road-1024x632.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Actually you can go there without leaving the confort of your chair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Want to take a tour inside? This virtual tour inside of Abbey Road can take you a few hours. (or a day)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Take your time. I\u00b4ll be here when you are finished.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Meanwhile I\u00b4ll pour me a pint of guatemalan dark beer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a title=\"Inside Abbey Road Studios\" href=\"https:\/\/insideabbeyroad.withgoogle.com\/en\/welcome\" target=\"_blank\">Go INSIDE Abbey Road Studios now.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>As we approach the 1980s<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Technological advances like creating equalisers, compressors, rever and delay modules, synthesisers and many many \u201ctoys\u201d recording techniques advances as well. Beginning with double tracking, overdubbing, 8 track, 16 track, 32 and more track recording, the creation of stereo we see more recording rooms built inside of a recording room as well. Specially for singers: The vocal Booth (or the ISO booth. Also used to isolate guitars amps, percussion instruments or other singers \/ speakers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">We see \u201cbigger than life\u201d recording rooms, and \u201cMan vs the machine\u201d control rooms. Over-produced style. &#8220;I\u00b4m a material producer living in a material world&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1227 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/06_gregfairlight_490x331-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"06_gregfairlight_490x331\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/06_gregfairlight_490x331-300x202.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/06_gregfairlight_490x331.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1228 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/07_img00072-20091002-2316-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"07_img00072-20091002-2316\" width=\"268\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/07_img00072-20091002-2316-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/07_img00072-20091002-2316-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/07_img00072-20091002-2316.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1229\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/08_Orchestra-in-room1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"08_Orchestra-in-room1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/08_Orchestra-in-room1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/08_Orchestra-in-room1.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1230\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/08_Swedien_01-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"08_Swedien_01\" width=\"281\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/08_Swedien_01-300x212.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/08_Swedien_01.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>(Clockwise from Top Left: 1.\u00a0<\/i><i>Greg Holmes (Rush) in his Fairlight studio. 2.\u00a0<\/i><i>Quincy Jones sitting behind the desk during a recording session with T-Pain at Record Plant Recording Studios. 3.\u00a0<\/i><i>Bruce Swedien at the Harrison console in Westlake Studios, mixing Michael Jackson\u00b4s \u201cThriller\u201d. \u00a04.\u00a0<\/i><i>The amazing Ocean Way Recording Room in Nashville, TN which accommodates up to 80 musicians)<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>From 1990s till today<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Recording rooms are necessary as the process of recording changes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Butch Vig (Garbage) tells stories about producing and recording Nirvana\u00b4s \u201cSomething in the way\u201d Kurt Cobain wash\u00b4t even inside the Recording Room!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a title=\"Butch Vig tells an amazing Nirvana Story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=APHX-9ZQ7x0&amp;index=4&amp;list=RDD7gjlly4b98\" target=\"_blank\">Watch the story told by Butch himself<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/APHX-9ZQ7x0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I like to believe that\u00a0the Recording Room, <strong>is like a character itself<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I read many producers claim \u201cI like this or this particular recording room for this or that particular drum sound\u201d. So yeah. Recording Rooms are important.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">But today, how important is it, really?, to use a proper isolated room for your recordings?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">In this period of time, we see in 10 short years the technological advance from using tape machines, to A-Dats to DAW (Digital audio workstation) built-in synthesisers and software. Probably ProTools was the most relevant, released in early 1990s showed the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1231 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/09_EMI-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"09_EMI\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/09_EMI-300x231.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/09_EMI.jpg 745w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">(<i>EMI\u00b4s J37 4-track Machine. EMI was the company that owns Abbey Road Studios)<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1232\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/10_Tascam-16Track-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"10_Tascam-16Track\" width=\"307\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/10_Tascam-16Track-300x222.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/10_Tascam-16Track.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">(<i>Tascam\u00b4s 16track 2&#8243; tape recorder)<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1233\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/12_ADAT-XT-300x86.jpg\" alt=\"12_ADAT-XT\" width=\"380\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/12_ADAT-XT-300x86.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/12_ADAT-XT-1024x294.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>(Alesis A-Dat. This device used VHS tape as an audio registry vehicle)<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1234\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/13_ptmp43edit.l-300x280.gif\" alt=\"13_ptmp43edit.l\" width=\"265\" height=\"247\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>(Digidesing\u00b4s ProTools III screen on a Mac. Version 11 has just released)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Recording 150 voices for an audio-bible<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In late 2009 I was asked to produce and record an audio-bible with more than 150 voices. Many of them recording artists and Latin american christian celebrities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It was the new testament, and it was dramatised.This meant all characters had unique voices and they acted out the parts. Full production: Voice, Music and Sound Effects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>If this project was to be made between 1960 and 1990 we would probably think about this process:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1. We need to book a studio as big as Abbey Road, Ocean Way or The Record Plant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">2. We need to make travel arrangements for all of the 150 voices, so we can rehearse, and record the books.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">3. Once the \u201cMaster Voice Track\u201d is assembled then we need to book and orquesta and record on top of it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">4. Add sound effects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">5. Mix and Master.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Right?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Yeah right. This would probably cost millions of money and time. Probably 5 years in the making. I\u00b4m not exaggerating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">With my partner, JM Reyes, an expert in audio-books we decided to use technology in our favor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1239\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-21-at-1.17.24-PM-300x275.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-06-21 at 1.17.24 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-21-at-1.17.24-PM-300x275.png 300w, http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-21-at-1.17.24-PM.png 799w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>(20 of the 150 voice-cast that included latin american christian celebrities like Marcos Witt, Lucas Leys, Alberto Motessi, and other celebrities like mexican pop singer Maria del Sol, Monterrey\u00b4s rapper\u00a0Fermin IV -former member of Control Machete, probably the most representative latin american act in Hip-Hop. And Univision\u00b4s news anchor Myrka de Llano)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?t=165&amp;v=LsW9Bwx9uHY\" target=\"_blank\">Watch the Promo:<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LsW9Bwx9uHY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>1. First we would treat the script as audio files.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With this in mind we \u201cstripped\u201d the books and lines and characters and once casting was done, we sent these new scripts to the vocal talent. For many it was a surprise, since they -kind of knew- what was going on, but never could listen to the full dialogues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If the text showed us something like this:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Mark Chapter 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"text Mark-3-1\"><strong>&#8220;verse 1<\/strong> Another time Jesus went into the synagogue,\u00a0and a man with a shriveled hand was there.<\/span>\u00a0 <strong>verse\u00a0<\/strong><span id=\"en-NIV-24291\" class=\"text Mark-3-2\"><span class=\"versenum\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">2\u00a0<\/span>Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely\u00a0to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath.<\/span>\u00a0<em><strong>verse\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><span id=\"en-NIV-24292\" class=\"text Mark-3-3\"><span class=\"versenum\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">3\u00a0<\/span>Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand,\u00a0<span class=\"woj\">\u201cStand up in front of everyone.\u201d\u00a0<em><strong>verse\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><span class=\"versenum\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">4\u00a0<\/span>Then Jesus asked them,\u00a0<span class=\"woj\">\u201cWhich is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?\u201d<\/span>\u00a0But they remained silent.\u00a0<em><strong>verse\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><span id=\"en-NIV-24294\" class=\"text Mark-3-5\"><span class=\"versenum\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">5\u00a0<\/span>He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man,\u00a0<span class=\"woj\">\u201cStretch out your hand.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored.<\/span>\u00a0<span id=\"en-NIV-24295\" class=\"text Mark-3-6\"><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In this text we &#8220;see&#8221; two voices. Jesus and the narrator. Jesus speaks three lines:\u00a0<em><span id=\"en-NIV-24292\" class=\"text Mark-3-3\"><span class=\"woj\">\u201cStand up in front of everyone.\u201d on the third verse.\u00a0<em><span class=\"woj\">\u201cWhich is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?\u201d on the fourth, and\u00a0<em><span id=\"en-NIV-24294\" class=\"text Mark-3-5\"><span class=\"woj\">\u201cStretch out your hand.\u201d on the fifth verse.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/em><span id=\"en-NIV-24292\" class=\"text Mark-3-3\"><span class=\"woj\"><span class=\"woj\"><span id=\"en-NIV-24294\" class=\"text Mark-3-5\"><span class=\"woj\">\u00a0So it was easy to think of \u00a0computer file nomenclature with numbers and the alphabet like this:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1241\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-21-at-1.28.44-PM-300x246.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-06-21 at 1.28.44 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-21-at-1.28.44-PM-300x246.png 300w, http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-21-at-1.28.44-PM.png 673w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">So whenever we where putting the pieces together, we didn\u00b4t even need to listen; just watching.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>2. We decided to \u201ckill\u201d the recording room<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We knew that all of the recordings where going to be made, at best, at the vocal talent\u00b4s own recording studio. Profesional or not. But most of the recordings where going to be made \u201con the road\u201d. At their offices, at hotel rooms for christian conventions, anywhere they could find time and some sort of microphone at their reach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">We even got one of the vocal talents to record his 15 few lines on this iphone at a V.I.P. Airport lounge!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>3. We used portable vocal booths<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We purchased some and made some. We even travelled with foam in our bags -just in case-<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Portable vocal booths are a sound saviour!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">This is a neat post on portable vocal booths. <a title=\"Portable Vocal Booths\" href=\"http:\/\/www.soundonsound.com\/sos\/oct14\/articles\/vocal-booths.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Read it.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1249\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-21-at-3.43.11-PM-300x206.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-06-21 at 3.43.11 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-21-at-3.43.11-PM-300x206.png 300w, http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-21-at-3.43.11-PM.png 586w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>(Celebrity singer\/preacher Danilo Montero recording on a hotel room.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\">We set up the portable vocal booth on a desk, between a wall and the TV module)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>4. We recorded with laptops, we edited on desktops<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dropbox was introduced just a few months after we got started.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We chatted on Blackberrys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">We decided to record all vocal audio with laptops, using ProTools and Mboxes as audio interfaced with a Rhode NT1 microphone as a standard. There where some occasions another microphone was used of course, but we needed to make sure we could standardised the gear used.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Today, a Mic from Apogee and Ableton Live would have been sufficed. But in those days, this awesome mic wash\u00b4t even invented.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1235\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/11_dsc00249-1332424376-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/11_dsc00249-1332424376-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/11_dsc00249-1332424376.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>(Apogee\u00b4s Mic.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Apogee Mic has amazing digital-analog converters, and it\u00b4s powered v\u00eda a USB device, such as a laptop, iPad or iPhone.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>5. Remember recording room was important? Almost like a character itself?<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Well, since we \u201ckilled\u201d the recording room.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We used it\u00b4s tail: The \u201cRoom tone\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Every single time we went into a recording ourselves, or directed one from Skype onto another recording engineer in another part of the world, we always started analysing the \u201cRoom Tone\u201d as a guide on what we where up against.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">We did recording all over the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Per\u00fa, and Spain. Just like the \u201cStand by Me\u201d video, only 105 hours longer and we could\u00b4t have done it with the smart use of the \u201cRoom Tone\u201d as a sound label for each voice before it was compiled to the \u201cMaster voice track\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1240\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-21-at-1.21.51-PM-300x192.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-06-21 at 1.21.51 PM\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-21-at-1.21.51-PM-300x192.png 300w, http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-21-at-1.21.51-PM.png 1016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\">(That\u00b4s me in the small Skype window on the lower right corner, during our recording session with the amazing Fermin IV. Also pictured, his daughter in between takes telling each other &#8220;knock-knock&#8221; jokes. Fun Day!.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\">During this day, Fermin IV read a passage of the 2nd book of \u00a0Timothy and I noticed how without a metronome, he was reading &#8220;on-beat&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\">So I played around with the audio graph and noticed a pattern. I added a quick beat using &#8220;Boom&#8221; (a 808 drum kit) in Pro Tools to do the following exercise:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\">LISTEN TO\u00a0<a title=\"Fermin IV Reads On-Beat\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/wicholopez\/dios-es-hip-hopero-con-ferm-n\">Fermin IV reads on-beat<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>6.\u00a0 Finishing<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">So, not only the script of each book determined where was the music and sound effects cued in and out, but also a \u201cdirty\u201d recording would give us the direction of covering the noisy, or roomy, of damped \u201cRoom Tone\u201d with music and sound effects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Sometimes if the character\u00b4s voice was too \u201creverb-very\u201d for the scene, we would drop a few outdoors sound effects like a forest, or a windy scenario. If the voice was too damped after applying Eq, we would ad a music bed with a lot of strings, and wind instruments to help the voice up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">It was a great 2 year adventure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">And it was a project we did like a \u201cbackpack\u201d producer would today. And without a DAW like ProTools or Live, we could\u00b4t have done it properly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You can purchase a copy on <a title=\"My audiobook production\" href=\"http:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/Religion-Spirituality\/Experiencia-Viva-Nuevo-Testamento-con-Salmos-y-Proverbios-Audio-Biblia-Dramatizada-Audiobook\/B007Z5TFCC\/ref=a_search_c4_1_1_srTtl?qid=1434923639&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\">Audible<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Conclusions<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>1. Yes, these are The Last days of the recording room as we know it.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But it does\u00b4t mean we don\u00b4t need our best judgment or creativity to record vocals, drums, percussions or other instruments to make our song or audio project the best we can.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Technology helps, and can restore, and make miracles. But not always.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Start your project knowing what the end will be first.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Roy H. Williams, an advertising consultant always advice: \u201cKnow how to end\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I think of like like a movie. You want the ending to be great. So start with the last scene and work your back backwards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Recording audio could be like this too, and when recording in a though scenario, \u201cbeginning at the end\u201d sounds like great advice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>2. Smart use of your smart devices.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It\u00b4s best if we think like our iPhones, and usb microphones are just as important as a condenser mic, or that its like that horn used on early audio recordings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>3. Isolate or Frustate.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Always have a Portable Recording Booth handy. Or at least some isolating foam. Or some egg carton. Be creative. The goal is to damp some noise. But there will be some occasions where noise can be your friend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I\u00b4ve seen some colleges use the background noise of their gardens, as you would use white noise for <a title=\"Sidechainning\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rAUXwrQH9VY\" target=\"_blank\">sidechaining<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rAUXwrQH9VY\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>4. Use your \u201cRoom Tone\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In the following video, I\u00b4ll try to teach you what I mean by learning to use your &#8220;room tone&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BZYyJLjTsq0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>5. Processing within Ableton Live<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Now, when in need; These are some awesome devices on Ableton Live that would help you with noisy audio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">(I know there are great noise reduction plug-ins from manufactures like <a title=\"Waves Noise Reduction Plug ings\" href=\"http:\/\/www.waves.com\/plugins\/noise-reduction-restoration#sort:path~type~order=.default-order~number~asc|views:view=list-view|paging:currentPage=0|paging:number=20\" target=\"_blank\">Waves<\/a>, and others like<a title=\"SoundSoap App\" href=\"http:\/\/www.soundness-llc.com\/products\/soundsoap4\/\" target=\"_blank\"> SoundSoap<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2009\/11\/02\/free-noise-reduction-software-for-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Budde<\/a> -Free for Windows-\u00a0 or <a title=\"Izotope Audio Repair Plug In\" href=\"https:\/\/www.izotope.com\/en\/products\/audio-repair\/rx\/\" target=\"_blank\">Izotope <\/a>RX4, but\u00a0 some of them are also expensive. So I\u00b4ll try to point out some basic, not in a profound way, to deal with noise using the built-in devices from Ableton Live Suite)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>a. Editing<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Once you have your \u201cRoom Tone\u201d analyse, you\u00b4ll want to decide where to cut unwanted audio, or leave it in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Depending on your source, you\u00b4ll want to edit first.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1. Cut where your unused audio is. Where silence is, where unwanted natural sound is (like breaths and finger fret)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">2. Use fades.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e2XpPWa4kWU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>b. SPECTRUM ANALYSIS<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Remember: Include \u201cSpectrum Analysis\u201d first and last of your chain!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Another great alternative: <a title=\"VPS Scope\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vengeance-sound.com\/freebies.php\" target=\"_blank\">VPS SCOPE<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>c. EQ 8<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zx1gNPil0eE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Another great alternative: MAGG EQ or <a title=\"Liftikus Maag 4 EQ\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vst4free.com\/free_vst.php?plugin=Luftikus&amp;id=1500\">LUFTIKUS<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>d. GATE or Room Tone for spacing.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/euChXMofUAc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>e. More processing<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After doing this, you can keep on going applying more process like compressor, or maybe a chorus or flanger or phaser. Reverb, delay, knowing that your audio is cleaner now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Yes, Yes, Yes: Remember: Include \u201cSpectrum Analysis\u201d first and last of your chain!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>7. Enjoy the process<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Recording and editing audio must be a fun process for you. Either in a controlled envoirtment or not.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Many great things can come out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Baauer (Trap Producer and Harlem Shake creator) takes us to an amazing journey of searching.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Before you go, give it a look.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TmF6yJRIs3E\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Baauer says at the opening of this documentary:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe don\u00b4t always notice the sounds around us\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>It\u00b4s time we do, and create something beautiful.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Wicho L\u00f3pez a.k.a. Master Fad3r<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1259\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/0R7A1643-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"0R7A1643\" width=\"313\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/0R7A1643-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.elmagodelapublicidad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/0R7A1643-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Last Days of the Recording Room by Wicho L\u00f3pez. June 21, 2015 In the following video, we\u00b4ll see how the song \u201cStand by me\u201d is being recorded by musicians and engineers from the \u201cPlaying for Change\u201d movement. The first time I saw it. I was moved. 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