Corrientes "Breathe" first full band studio album

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The Corrientes “Breathe/Respira” album is complete!

EV – Songwriter, producer, recording and mixing, lead vocals, rhythm guitar and keyboards
Tom Albano – Bass and art design
Gary Settoducato – Drums and percussion
Roby – backing vocals
Featuring Joseph Rodriguez on lead guitar
Please check out Joseph's Myspace page to listen to more of his music:
http://www.myspace.com/josephrodriguez51

This album has been Mastered by Nathan James @ The Vault Mastering Studios in NYC

This album is available for purchase at CD Baby:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/Corrientes

In the meantime, it is available for digital download through the following sites on the web:

Corrientes Store:
http://www.reverbnation.com/controller/store/index/artist_780

Itunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/breathe-respira/id342523988

Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Breathe-Respira/dp/B002ZKQP5C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1261109826&sr=8-1-catcorr

Rhapsody:
http://www.rhapsody.com/corrientes/breathe-respira

Bandcamp:
http://corrientes.bandcamp.com/

Last.Fm:
http://www.last.fm/music/Corrientes/Breathe%252FRespira

IAC Music
http://iacmusic.com/artist.aspx?id=31592

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Lyrics can be found here:
http://corrientesmusic.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=363
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* You can listen to the Corrientes – Center Stage Presentation from Mixposure which talks about the recording of this album!
http://www2.mixposure.com/MixRadio_CenterStage/song_focus_13632.php
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We’re happy to share the review of our latest album “Breathe/Respira” from “Gus Reviews”.
http://gusreviews.blogspot.com/2009/11/breatherespira.html

thanks

-ev

Corrientes

www.corrientesmusic.com

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We used a Korg D888 multitrack recorder for this session.
After recording the drum tracks I backed up the tracks into my laptop and then bounced the tracks to 2 tracks to open up some more tracks.


First Tom played bass and Gary played drums while I played guitar and sang a scratch track. I was behind one of the office cubicles and sang softly so that I wouldn't' get picked up too much from the drum mics.

Tom used a Fender 2008 Jazz Bass with stacked knobs and TI Flatwound Strings. He ran it through a Carl Martin 3 Band Parametric EQ direct into the Korg D-888.



EV used a Godin Acousticaster and a Shure Beta SM58, although these were just scratch tracks and will be redone. The info. for the newly recorded tracks will be posted here in this thread as it gets done.


Gary’s Equipment List:

Percussion:
LP Classic quinto and conga
LP Egg Shaker
LP Generation II bongos
LP Karl Perazzo timbales, 14”and 15”
LP Torpedo
LP Salsa Bell – high
LP Salsa Bell - low
LP Grenadilla wood clave
LP Agogo Bells
LP Cyclops Mountable Tambourine
OM Percussion wind chimes

Drum Kit:
1970’s Gretsch 5-ply maple kit, rosewood
• Toms (in): 12, 13
• Floor tom (in): 16
• Bass (in): 24
Heads: Remo pinstripe
Snare: Ludwig 400 chrome snare, 5-1/2 x 14, Genera dry head
(“Esta larga distancia” and “Por una sola vez”)
Snare: Custom Gretsch 6-1/2 x 14 rosewood, Tama hardware, Canasonic black CS head
(All other songs except for “En la soledad”, which was all percussion)
Tom Mounting hardware: Ludwig
Cymbal Stands: Tama Titan, 1970’s Gretsch cymbal stand
Snare Stand: Tama Mercury
Hi-Hat Stand: Yamaha
Bass Pedal: Camco, chain drive

Cymbals:
Hi-Hat: A. Zildjian New Beat, 14”
12” A. Zildjian splash
16” A. Zildjian crash
16” A. Zildjian China Boy
17” A. Zildjian crash/ride
18” A. Zildjian crash/ride
22” A. Zildjian heavy ride

Sticks:
Hornet 5B sticks (Forever and a Day, A Child in Your Eyes)
Vic Firth “Steve Gadd” model
Zildjian Marc Quinones timbale sticks

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Time to set up the drums and mics!



Kick Mic:
Audix D6


Snare:
Audix i5


Overheads:
Oktava MK-012's (Russian)


Room Mic:
AKG C414 TL-II



Zoom H4:

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Then after all of that...we then set up the mics for recording percussion.


I used a CAD Trion 8000 Tube Mic over the Bongos and Congas setup.
An AKG C414 TL-II over the Timbales setup.
And, the Oktava MK012's as overheads.

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There is still a lot of work to get done...
I have to mix all these drum, percussion and bass parts.
Then i have to add guitar, vocals, and keyboards
Roby has to add backing vocals and harmonica
And... we will have special guests featured on lead guitar as well

I will continue to post in this thread to update as this project progresses.

*** to see more info. about the guitars I'm using to record look here:
http://www.corrientesmusic.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=213

Rack and Di's look here:
http://www.corrientesmusic.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=350

Keyboards sounds look here:
http://www.corrientesmusic.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=218

Microphones look here:
http://www.corrientesmusic.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=9

I'm using Dynaudio BM5A's as monitors for mixing.
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Here are some more photos from this recording session:

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Ok, so I've started on working on the track "A Child in Your Eyes".

First I had to get the drum tracks into Sonar 6.

The Drum tracks for this song were:

Left Overhead - Oktava MK012 (Russian made)
Right Overhead - Oktava MK012 (Russian made)
Kick - Audix D6
Snare - Audix i5
Room Mic - AKG C414 TLII
Room Stereo - Zoom H4 Recorder

I used Drumugog on the kick and snare and blended it with the original to give it a fuller and more popping through sound.
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I then imported the percussion tracks.

The percussion tracks for this songs were:

Left Overhead - Oktava MK012 (Russian made)
Right Overhead - Oktava MK012 (Russian made)
(In ORTF with Octava Stereo Bar)
Bongos & Congas - CAD Trion 8000 Tube Mic
Claps - CAD Trion 8000 Tube Mic
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I used the following plugins on the drum and percussion tracks:

Digital Fishphones - Floorfish - Expander/Noise Gate
Electric -Q - V1.0 - AIXcoustic Creations (Poshifopit Edition)
Waves - IRI Convolution Reverb, Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer
Ferox - Magnetic Tape Simulator
DaSample - Glaceverb
Voxengo Polysquasher - V1.2 - Mastering Compressor
Kjaerhus Audio - Classic Master Limiter, Classic Compressor, Classic EQ, Classic Reverb.
Magnus Smartelectronix - Ambience
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Bass:

Fender 2008 Jazz Bass with stacked knobs and TI Flatwound Strings. He ran it through a Carl Martin 3 Band Parametric EQ
Plugins used on bass track:
Waves - Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer
Electric -Q - V1.0 - AIXcoustic Creations (Poshifopit Edition)
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Guitar

Guild Solid Body Electric Guitar
> Sebatron vmp2000e (with mullard tubes)
> Emperical Labs Distressor
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
> Sonar 6

Re-amped
Out from Presonus Firebox
> Radial JDI
> DTAR Equixox
> MusicMan 210 HD One Thirty amp

Mic'd with a Shure SM7

Shures SM7 mic was run through this chain and then recorded back into Sonar 6:
> A Designs Red 500 Series Module
> Safesound P1 (Line in) so, preamp section bypassed.
Only using the limiter and expander.
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
> Sonar 6

Plugins used on guitar:
Amplitude
Electric -Q - V1.0 - AIXcoustic Creations (Poshifopit Edition)
Kjaerhus Audio - Classic EQ
Magnus Smartelectronix - Ambience
Waves - Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer
Ferox - Magnetic Tape Simulator
Voxengo Polysquasher - V1.2 - Mastering Compressor
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Keyboard:
Fatar SL-990 - 88 weighted key as midi controller

> EMU-XL7


Groovebox MC-505:
I used the sound of claps to help round out the claps that were recorded live with EV, Gary, Roby and Tom.

Sounds used from EMU-XL7
Electric Piano sounds from Vintage Rom
epo: CP Seventy
epo: Stereo EP

> A Designs P1500 Series Module (for left channel)
> A Designs Red 500 Series Module (for right channel)
> Powered by Avedis Audio Electronics R52
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
> Sonar 6

Plugins used on keyboard sounds and claps:
Kjaerhus Audio - Classic Master Limiter, Classic Compressor, Classic EQ, Classic Reverb.
Magnus Smartelectronix - Ambience
Electric -Q - V1.0 - AIXcoustic Creations (Poshifopit Edition)
Waves - IRI Convolution Reverb, Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer
DaSample - Glaceverb
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EV Vocals:
AKG C414 TL!!
> Sebatron vmp2000e (with mullard tubes)
> Emperical Labs Distressor
> Safesound P1 (Line in) so, preamp section bypassed.
Only using the limiter and expander.
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
> Sonar 6
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Doubled by CAD M179 and NOS R2 Ribbon

Chorus layered again with NADY RSM-2 Ribbon

EV Backing Vocals:
ADK Hamburg

The doubling and backing vocals as well as the chorus layer were run through this chain:
> Sebatron vmp2000e (with mullard tubes)
> Emperical Labs Distressor
> Safesound P1 (Line in) so, preamp section bypassed.
Only using the limiter and expander.
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
> Sonar 6

I used these plugins on EV's vocal tracks:
Waves IR1 Convolution Reverb, Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer, Reverb


Roby Vocals:
We recorded Roby's vocals with an Shure SM58 beta.
We recorded through a Lexicon Alpha audio interface into Sonar 6 on EV's Laptop.

Plugins added:
Kjaerhus Audio - Classic Compressor
Electric -Q - V1.0 - AIXcoustic Creations (Poshifopit Edition)
Waves - IRI Convolution Reverb

Joseph Lead Guitar:
I re-amped Joseph's guitar track that he sent me as a wav. file out of the Presonus Firebox through a Radial JDI into a Dtar Equinox and then into the Musicman Amp and mic'd it with a Shure SM7 powered by the A-Designs Red 500 Series preamp. I then blended the original track with the reamped one.
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Here are some pics taken by Tom from the recording session where Roby added his vocals for A Child In Your Eyes.

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Future Day

Drums:

Left Overhead - Oktava MK012 (Russian made)
Right Overhead - Oktava MK012 (Russian made)
Kick - Audix D6
Snare - Audix i5
Room Mic - AKG C414 TLII
Room Stereo - Zoom H4 Recorder
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I used the following plugins on the drum tracks:

Digital Fishphones - Floorfish - Expander/Noise Gate
Electric -Q - V1.0 - AIXcoustic Creations (Poshifopit Edition)
Waves - IRI Convolution Reverb, Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer
Ferox - Magnetic Tape Simulator
DaSample - Glaceverb
Voxengo Polysquasher - V1.2 - Mastering Compressor
Kjaerhus Audio - Classic Master Limiter, Classic Compressor, Classic EQ, Classic Reverb.
Magnus Smartelectronix - Ambience

Bass

Fender 2008 Jazz Bass with stacked knobs and TI Flatwound Strings. He ran it through a Carl Martin 3 Band Parametric EQ

Plugins used on bass track:
Waves - Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer
Electric -Q - V1.0 - AIXcoustic Creations (Poshifopit Edition)

Piano:

Fatar SL-990 - 88 weighted key as midi controller
>EMU-XL7 - rom perfect piano #7
> A Designs P1500 Series Module (for left channel)
> A Designs Red 500 Series Module (for right channel)
> Powered by Avedis Audio Electronics R52
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
>Sonar 6
(reverb and eq plugins added)

EV Guitar:
Veillette Journeyman
>Avalon U5
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
>Sonar 6
Amplitude added


EV Vocals:
AKG C414 TLII

> Sebatron vmp2000e (with mullard tubes)

> Emperical Labs Distressor

> Safesound P1 (Line in) so, preamp section bypassed.

Only using the limiter and expander.
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ

> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface

> Sonar 6
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Doubled by CAD M179 and NOS R2 Ribbon

EV Backing Vocals:
ADK Hamburg
CAD M179

The doubling and backing vocals as well as the chorus layer were run through this chain:
> Sebatron vmp2000e (with mullard tubes)

> Emperical Labs Distressor

> Safesound P1 (Line in) so, preamp section bypassed.

Only using the limiter and expander.
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ

> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface

> Sonar 6

I used these plugins on EV's vocal tracks:
Waves IR1 Convolution Reverb, Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer, Reverb


Roby Vocals:
Studio Projects B1 and AKGC3000 powered by Art Tube MP
into Lexicon Alpha audio interface into Sonar 6.

Lead Guitar:
Recorded by Joseph Rodriguez

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Esta larga distancia

Drums:

Left Overhead - Oktava MK012 (Russian made)
Right Overhead - Oktava MK012 (Russian made)
Kick - Audix D6
Snare - Audix i5
Room Mic - AKG C414 TLII
Room Stereo - Zoom H4 Recorder

Percussion:
Shaker and cowbell
Mic'd with - AKG C414 TLII and stereo pair of Oktava MK012 (Russian made) SDC's

I used Drumugog on the kick and snare and blended it with the original to give it a fuller and more popping through sound.
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I used the following plugins on the drum tracks:

Digital Fishphones - Floorfish - Expander/Noise Gate
Electric -Q - V1.0 - AIXcoustic Creations (Poshifopit Edition)
Waves - IRI Convolution Reverb, Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer
Ferox - Magnetic Tape Simulator
DaSample - Glaceverb
Voxengo Polysquasher - V1.2 - Mastering Compressor
Kjaerhus Audio - Classic Master Limiter, Classic Compressor, Classic EQ, Classic Reverb.
Magnus Smartelectronix - Ambience

Bass

Fender 2008 Jazz Bass with stacked knobs and TI Flatwound Strings. He ran it through a Carl Martin 3 Band Parametric EQ

Plugins used on bass track:
Waves - Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer
Electric -Q - V1.0 - AIXcoustic Creations (Poshifopit Edition)

Piano and Marimba:

Fatar SL-990 - 88 weighted key as midi controller
>EMU-XL7
> A Designs P1500 Series Module (for left channel)
> A Designs Red 500 Series Module (for right channel)
> Powered by Avedis Audio Electronics R52
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
>Sonar 6
(reverb and eq plugins added)


EV Vocals:
AKG C414 TLII

> Sebatron vmp2000e (with mullard tubes)

> Emperical Labs Distressor

> Safesound P1 (Line in) so, preamp section bypassed.

Only using the limiter and expander.
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ

> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface

> Sonar 6
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Doubled by CAD M179 and NOS R2 Ribbon

EV Backing Vocals:
ADK Hamburg
CAD M179

The doubling and backing vocals as well as the chorus layer were run through this chain:
> Sebatron vmp2000e (with mullard tubes)

> Emperical Labs Distressor

> Safesound P1 (Line in) so, preamp section bypassed.

Only using the limiter and expander.
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ

> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface

> Sonar 6

I used these plugins on EV's vocal tracks:
Waves IR1 Convolution Reverb, Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer, Reverb


Roby Vocals:
Studio Projects B1 and AKGC3000 powered by Art Tube MP
into Lexicon Alpha audio interface into Sonar 6.

Lead Guitar:
Recorded by Joseph Rodriguez

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Forever And A Day

Drums:

Left Overhead - Oktava MK012 (Russian made)
Right Overhead - Oktava MK012 (Russian made)
Kick - Audix D6
Snare - Audix i5
Room Mic - AKG C414 TLII
Room Stereo - Zoom H4 Recorder

Percussion:

Windchime and Egg Shaker
Mic'd with - AKG C414 TLII

Bongos and Congas
Mic'd with CAD Trion Tube mic and stereo pair of Oktava MK012 (Russian made) SDC's

Drums and percussion run straight into Korg 8 Track then exported as wave files into Sonar 6.

I used Drumugog on the kick and snare and blended it with the original to give it a fuller and more popping through sound.
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I used the following plugins on the drum tracks:

Digital Fishphones - Floorfish - Expander/Noise Gate
Electric -Q - V1.0 - AIXcoustic Creations (Poshifopit Edition)
Waves - IRI Convolution Reverb, Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer
Ferox - Magnetic Tape Simulator
DaSample - Glaceverb
Voxengo Polysquasher - V1.2 - Mastering Compressor
Kjaerhus Audio - Classic Master Limiter, Classic Compressor, Classic EQ, Classic Reverb.
Magnus Smartelectronix - Ambience

Bass

Fender 2008 Jazz Bass with stacked knobs and TI Flatwound Strings. He ran it through a Carl Martin 3 Band Parametric EQ

Plugins used on bass track:
Waves - Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer
Electric -Q - V1.0 - AIXcoustic Creations (Poshifopit Edition)

Electric Piano and ambient synth background:

Fatar SL-990 - 88 weighted key as midi controller
>EMU-XL7
> A Designs P1500 Series Module (for left channel)
> A Designs Red 500 Series Module (for right channel)
> Powered by Avedis Audio Electronics R52
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
>Sonar 6
(reverb and eq plugins added)


EV Vocals:
AKG C414 TLII

> Sebatron vmp2000e (with mullard tubes)

> Emperical Labs Distressor

> Safesound P1 (Line in) so, preamp section bypassed.

Only using the limiter and expander.
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ

> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface

> Sonar 6
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Doubled by CAD M179 and NOS R2 Ribbon

EV Backing Vocals:
ADK Hamburg
CAD M179

The doubling and backing vocals as well as the chorus layer were run through this chain:
> Sebatron vmp2000e (with mullard tubes)

> Emperical Labs Distressor

> Safesound P1 (Line in) so, preamp section bypassed.

Only using the limiter and expander.
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ

> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface

> Sonar 6

I used these plugins on EV's vocal tracks:
Waves IR1 Convolution Reverb, Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer, Reverb


Roby Vocals:
Studio Projects B1 and AKGC3000 powered by Art Tube MP
into Lexicon Alpha audio interface into Sonar 6.

Lead Guitar:
Recorded by Joseph Rodriguez

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En la soledad

Percussion:

Oktava MK012 pair Russian Made in ORTF used on all percussion along with...
Clave with only Oktava's
Congas and Bongos and CAD Trion
Shaker and AKG C414 TLII
Scraper and guiro with AKG C414 TLII
Zoom H4 handheld recorder also used.

Bass:
Fender 2008 Jazz Bass with stacked knobs and TI Flatwound Strings. He ran it through a Carl Martin 3 Band Parametric EQ

Plugins used on bass track:
Waves - Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer
Electric -Q - V1.0 - AIXcoustic Creations (Poshifopit Edition)

Piano:

Fatar SL-990 - 88 weighted key as midi controller
>EMU-XL7
> A Designs P1500 Series Module (for left channel)
> A Designs Red 500 Series Module (for right channel)
> Powered by Avedis Audio Electronics R52
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
>Sonar 6
(reverb and eq plugins added)

EV Guitar:
Gustavo Arias - Nylon string parlor guitar
>Avalon U5
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
>Sonar 6

Mic'd
AKG C3000
> A Designs Red 500 Series Module (for right channel)
> Powered by Avedis Audio Electronics R52
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
>Sonar 6


EV Vocals:
AKG C414 TLII

> Sebatron vmp2000e (with mullard tubes)

> Emperical Labs Distressor

> Safesound P1 (Line in) so, preamp section bypassed.

Only using the limiter and expander.
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ

> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface

> Sonar 6
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Doubled by CAD M179 and NOS R2 Ribbon

EV Backing Vocals:
ADK Hamburg

The doubling and backing vocals as well as the chorus layer were run through this chain:
> Sebatron vmp2000e (with mullard tubes)

> Emperical Labs Distressor

> Safesound P1 (Line in) so, preamp section bypassed.

Only using the limiter and expander.
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ

> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface

> Sonar 6

I used these plugins on EV's vocal tracks:
Waves IR1 Convolution Reverb, Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer, Reverb


Roby Vocals:
Studio Projects B1 and AKGC3000 powered by Art Tube MP
into Lexicon Alpha audio interface into Sonar 6.

Lead Guitar:
Recorded by Joseph Rodriguez

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No no no

Drums:

Left Overhead - Oktava MK012 (Russian made)
Right Overhead - Oktava MK012 (Russian made)
Kick - Audix D6
Snare - Audix i5
Room Mic - AKG C414 TLII
Room Stereo - Zoom H4 Recorder

Percussion:
Timbales - recorded with stereo pair of Oktava MK012's and with AKG C414-TLII

Congas - recorded with CAD Trion

Bass:

Fender 2008 Jazz Bass with stacked knobs and TI Flatwound Strings. He ran it through a Carl Martin 3 Band Parametric EQ

Plugins used on bass track:
Waves - Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer
Electric -Q - V1.0 - AIXcoustic Creations (Poshifopit Edition)

EV Guitar:
Veillette Journeyman
>Avalon U5
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
>Sonar 6
Amplitude added

Alembic Skylark
>Sebatrom vmp2000e
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
>Sonar 6
Amplitude added

EV Vocals:
AKG C414 TLII

> Sebatron vmp2000e (with mullard tubes)

> Emperical Labs Distressor

> Safesound P1 (Line in) so, preamp section bypassed.

Only using the limiter and expander.
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ

> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface

> Sonar 6
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Doubled by CAD M179 and NOS R2 Ribbon

EV Backing Vocals:
ADK Hamburg

The doubling and backing vocals as well as the chorus layer were run through this chain:
> Sebatron vmp2000e (with mullard tubes)

> Emperical Labs Distressor

> Safesound P1 (Line in) so, preamp section bypassed.

Only using the limiter and expander.
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ

> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface

> Sonar 6

I used these plugins on EV's vocal tracks:
Waves IR1 Convolution Reverb, Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer, Reverb


Roby Vocals:
Studio Projects B1 and AKGC3000 powered by Art Tube MP
into Lexicon Alpha audio interface into Sonar 6.

Lead guitar Joseph

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This Ghost

Drums:

Left Overhead - Oktava MK012 (Russian made)
Right Overhead - Oktava MK012 (Russian made)
Kick - Audix D6
Snare - Audix i5
Room Mic - AKG C414 TLII
Room Stereo - Zoom H4 Recorder

Bass:
Fender 2008 Jazz Bass with stacked knobs and TI Flatwound Strings. He ran it through a Carl Martin 3 Band Parametric EQ

Plugins used on bass track:
Waves - Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer
Electric -Q - V1.0 - AIXcoustic Creations (Poshifopit Edition)

Piano:

Fatar SL-990 - 88 weighted key as midi controller
>EMU-XL7, Groovebox MC505 and Kurzweil k2000R
> A Designs P1500 Series Module (for left channel)
> A Designs Red 500 Series Module (for right channel)
> Powered by Avedis Audio Electronics R52
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
>Sonar 6
(reverb and eq plugins added)

EV Guitar:
Harmony -H54 vintage hollowbody guitar
>Fulltone -Fulldrive II
>Sebatron vmp2000e
>amplitude applied

EV Vocals:
AKG C414 TLII

> Sebatron vmp2000e (with mullard tubes)
> Emperical Labs Distressor
> Safesound P1 (Line in) so, preamp section bypassed.
Only using the limiter and expander.
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
> Sonar 6
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Doubled by CAD M179 and NOS R2 Ribbon through same chain as above.

Roby Backing Vocals:
> CAD M179
>Art Tube MP
> Lexicon Alpha audio interface
> Sonar 6

[corrientes]

Por una sola vez

Drums:
Left Overhead - Oktava MK012 (Russian made)
Right Overhead - Oktava MK012 (Russian made)
Kick - Audix D6
Snare - Audix i5
Room Mic - AKG C414 TLII
Room Stereo - Zoom H4 Recorder

Percussion:
Cowbell, Bongos, and Congas
Mic'd with CAD Trion Tube Mic and a pair of Oktava MK012 SDC in ORTF stereo position

Bass:
Fender 2008 Jazz Bass with stacked knobs and TI Flatwound Strings. He ran it through a Carl Martin 3 Band Parametric EQ

Plugins used on bass track:
Waves - Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer
Electric -Q - V1.0 - AIXcoustic Creations (Poshifopit Edition)

Percussion:
LP - Shaker and Scraper Mic'd with AKG C-414-TLII
and a pair of Oktava MK012 SDC in ORTF stereo position

Congas and Bongos mic'd with CAD Trion Tube mic and a pair of Oktava MK012 SDC in ORTF stereo position

I used some compression, eq and reverb plugins.

Keyboard:
Organ from EMU-XL7
> A Designs P1500 Series Module (for left channel)
> A Designs Red 500 Series Module (for right channel)
> Powered by Avedis Audio Electronics R52
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
>A Designs ATTY2'D
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
>Sonar 6
(reverb and eq plugins added)


Guitar
All guitar recorded by Joseph Rodriguez.
Rhythm, distorted guitar on heavier parts, and lead guitar.
I re-amped Joseph's lead guitar through
>Radial JDI
> DTAR Equinox
> Musicman amp.
Mic'd with a Sennheiser Sennheiser E609 Silver
>A Designs P1 500 series
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ i
>A Designs ATTY2'D
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
> Sonar 6

EV Vocals:
AKG C414 TLII

> Sebatron vmp2000e (with mullard tubes)
> Emperical Labs Distressor
> Safesound P1 (Line in) so, preamp section bypassed.
Only using the limiter and expander.
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
>A Designs ATTY2'D
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
> Sonar 6

*Doubled by CAD M179 and NOS R2 Ribbon through same chain as above.

Roby's Backing Vocals
> CAD M179
>Art Tube MP
> Lexicon Alpha audio interface
> Sonar 6

[corrientes]

Drums:

Left Overhead - Oktava MK012 (Russian made)
Right Overhead - Oktava MK012 (Russian made)
Kick - Audix D6
Snare - Audix i5
Room Mic - AKG C414 TLII
Room Stereo - Zoom H4 Recorder

Drumagog used on Kick, Snare, and Toms and blended in addition to the original tracks. Steven Slate Drums Sound replacement files used.

Percussion:
Agogo Bells - Akg C414-TL-II

Bass:
Bass:
Fender 2008 Jazz Bass with stacked knobs and TI Flatwound Strings. He ran it through a Carl Martin 3 Band Parametric EQ

Plugins used on bass track:
Waves - Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer
Electric -Q - V1.0 - AIXcoustic Creations (Poshifopit Edition)

Rhythm Guitar:
Guild Solidbody electric
>Fulltone -Fulldrive II
>Sebatron vmp2000e
> A-Designs Hammer Tube DI
Reamped through Dtar Equinox into Musicman amp mic'd with Shure SM7 owered by A-Designs P1 Series 500 into A-Designs Hammer Tube EQ into A Designs ATTY2'Dback into Presonus Firebox into Sonar 6.

Godin Acousticaster
Direct into Korg 8 track and then reamped through Dtar Equinox into Musicman amp and mic'd with a Shure SM7 powered by A-Designs P1 Series 500 into A-Designs Hammer Tube EQ back into Presonus Firebox into Sonar 6.

Nylon string - Gustavo Arias
>A Designs P1 500 series
>A Designs Hammer Tube DI
>A Designs ATTY2'D
>Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
> Sonar 6

Piano:

Fatar SL-990 - 88 weighted key as midi controller
>EMU-XL7 - VRom
> A Designs P1500 Series Module (for left channel)
> A Designs Red 500 Series Module (for right channel)
> Powered by Avedis Audio Electronics R52
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
>A Designs ATTY2'D
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
>Sonar 6
(reverb and eq plugins added)


EV Vocals:
AKG C414 TLII

> Sebatron vmp2000e (with mullard tubes)
> Emperical Labs Distressor
> Safesound P1 (Line in) so, preamp section bypassed.
Only using the limiter and expander.
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
>A Designs ATTY2'D
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
> Sonar 6
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Doubled by CAD M179 and NOS R2 Ribbon through same chain as above.

Chorus doubled with Karma K6 ribbon mic through same chain.

Roby Backing Vocals:
> CAD M179
>Art Tube MP
> Lexicon Alpha audio interface
> Sonar 6

[corrientes]

Drums:

Left Overhead - Oktava MK012 (Russian made)
Right Overhead - Oktava MK012 (Russian made)
Kick - Audix D6
Snare - Audix i5
Room Mic - AKG C414 TLII
Room Stereo - Zoom H4 Recorder

Drumagog used on Kick, Snare, and Toms and blended in addition to the original tracks. Steven Slate Drums Sound replacement files used.

Percussion:
Bongos and Congas
Mic'd with - AKG C414 TLII and stereo pair of Oktava MK012 (Russian made) SDC's

Guitar:
Alembic Skylark and Rickenbacker 650S
>Sebatron Vmp2000e
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
>A Designs ATTY2'D
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
>Sonar 6

Reamped
Mic'd with Sennheiser E609 Silver Powered by
>Radial JDI
> DTAR Equinox
> Musicman amp.
Mic'd with a Sennheiser Sennheiser E609 Silver
>A Designs P1 500 series
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ i
>A Designs ATTY2'D
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
> Sonar 6



Keyboard:

Fatar SL-990 - 88 weighted key as midi controller
>EMU-XL7 - with VRom and Kurzweil
K2000R
> A Designs P1500 Series Module (for left channel)
> A Designs Red 500 Series Module (for right channel)
> Powered by Avedis Audio Electronics R52
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
>A Designs ATTY2'D
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
>Sonar 6
(reverb and eq plugins added)


EV Vocals:
AKG C414 TLII

> Sebatron vmp2000e (with mullard tubes)
> Emperical Labs Distressor
> Safesound P1 (Line in) so, preamp section bypassed.
Only using the limiter and expander.
> A Designs Hammer Tube EQ
>A Designs ATTY2'D
> Presonus Firebox Audio Interface
> Sonar 6
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Doubled by CAD M179 and NOS R2 Ribbon through same chain as above.

Chorus doubled with Karma K6 ribbon mic through same chain.