Corrientes - The Place of Us -ep -Recording Info.

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The recording info. for our ep "The Place of Us" is here
This ep was mastered by Nathan James from "The Vault Mastering Studios, NYC".
You can listen to this EP here:
http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/38055

-ev

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The Place of Us

I had this recorded in my Fostex VF16ex. I used the Roland Phraselab on it. I used drumagog to blend a bit for the drums. And, I used some amplitude for the guitar tracks and bass.

I don't recall what I used for this song as far as the instruments.


EV Lead Vocal:

AKG C414 TL-II
>Sebatron vmp-2000e (with Mullard tubes)
>Safesound p1 (expander, limiter, compressor)
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6

EV Backing Vocal:

CAD M179
>Phoenix Audio DRS-1
>Safesound p1 (expander, limiter, compressor)
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6

I used Waves plugins:
compressor, de-esser, reverb, eq, IR-convolution reverb

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tiempo y espacio

Drums:
Programmed in Roland Groovebox MC-505
>Sebatron vmp2000e
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6
Drums were then Drumagogged and blended with the original groovebox drum tracks.

Korg Electribe ER-1
> Safesound p1
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6

Bass:
Fodera
>A-Designs Reddi Tube Di
>Emperical Labs Distressor
> Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6

Guitar:
Guild Solid Body
>Sebatron vmp2000e with mullard tube
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6
Amplitude plugin added

Reamped guitar:
Out of Presonus firebox
>Radial JDI
>Dtar equinox
>Musicman Amp
Audix i5 through Phoenix Audio DRS-1 to mic amp

Keyboard:
Organ sound, orchestra pad sound from Groovebox MC505
>Sebatron vmp2000e with mullard tube
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6

EV lead vocal:
AKG C414 tl-II
>Phoenix Audio DRS-1
>Safesound P1 (expander, limiter, compressor)
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6
(waves compressor, reverb and eq plugins added)

EV Backing Vocal:
ADK Hamburg
>Sebatron vmp2000e
>Safesound P1 (expander, limiter, compressor)
>Sonar 6
(waves compressor, reverb and eq plugins added)

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Algo Que Hacer

Drums:

Programmed in Roland Groovebox MC-505
>Sebatron vmp2000e
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6
Drums were then Drumagogged and blended with the original groovebox drum tracks.

Keyboard/Synth:
Programmed in Roland Groovebox MC-505
>Sebatron vmp2000e
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6

Guitar:
Guild Electric Guitar
>Sebatron vmp2000e ch.1 Daisy Chained to Ch.2
>Safesound p1 line in for (expander)
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6
Amplitude used and blended with direct guitar tracks

Reamped guitar:
Out of Presonus firebox
>Radial JDI
>Dtar equinox
>Musicman Amp

>CAD Trion 8000
>Sebatron vmp2000e
>Safesound p1 line in (expander only)

and

>Audix i5
>Phoenix Audio DRS-1

These two mic'd reamped guitar tracks...
>Back in to Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6

EV Vocals (english):
CAD M179
>Phoenix Audio DRS-1
>Safesound p1 - line in (compressor, limiter, expander)
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6

EV Doubled and backing vocals(english):
CAD Trion 8000
>Sebatron vmp2000e
>Safesound p1 - line in (compressor, limiter, expander)
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6

EV Spanish Vocals:
AKG C414 B-TL-II
>Sebatron vmp2000e (mullard tube)
>Safesound p1 - line in (compressor, limiter, expander)
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6

Bass:
Sadowsky RV4
>A-Designs Reddi Tube DI
>D-Tar Equinox
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6
track cloned and some eq and compression plugins added.

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Another Way of Life

Drums:
You can see pics and info. about the live drum recording for this ep here:
http://corrientesmusic.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=11

I used drumagog and used "Steven Slate" drum replacement files.
Kick 1 and Snare 7 were used.

I also ran the original room mic, kick, and snare through the Empirical Labs distressor following the suggested settings in the manual.

Percussion
I used tamborine, clave, and djembe loops from "Drums on Demand" percussion loops.


Bass:
Fodera
>Avalon U5
>emperical labs distressor
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6

Guitar:
Alembic Skylark
>Sebatron vmp2000e daisy chained ch.1 to ch.2
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6

(Amplitude Plugins were used)

Alembic Skylark
>Fulltone Fulldrive II
>A-Designs Reddi Tube DI
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6

Reamped guitar tracks out of Presonus firebox
>Radial JDI
>Dtar Equinox
> into Musicman amp
>mic'd with Audix i5 powered by Sebatron daisy chained ch.1 to ch.2

Moog:
>A-Designs Reddi Tube DI
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6

Piano:
Roland MC-505 Groovebox (FM Club Organ)
>A-Designs Reddi Tube DI
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6

EV Lead Vocal:
AKG C-414 tl-II
>Sebatron vmp2000e -single channel
>Empirical Labs Distressor (followed first recommended settings for vocals)
Ran the vocal out again through the distressor with a second setting that was recommended.

(waves IR-1 convolution reverb waves spring reverb plugins used)

EV Backing Vocal:
Karma k6
>Phoenix Audio DRS-1
>Emperical Labs distressor

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Forever and a Day

Drums:
You can see pics and info. about the live drum recording for this ep here:
http://corrientesmusic.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=11

I used drumagog and used "Steven Slate" drum replacement files.
Kick 1 and Snare 3 were used.

I reamped the kick, snare, and room mic tracks through the Emperical Labs Distressor .
Settings on the distressor for these tracks were:

Kick: Opt, 10:1, DET HP on , Attack 10, Release 0

Snare: Opto, 6:1, Det Link, Audio Dist.2, Attack 3.5, Release 0

Room: British Mode 1:1, Nuke, Dist 3 Audio, Attack 6.2, Release 4.4

Guitar:
Alembic Skylark
>Sebatron vmp2000e (with Mullard tubes)
Amplitude, IRI Plugins added.

Reamped through Radial JDI
> DTAR Equinox
>Musicman amp
mic'd with Audix I5 powered by Sebatron vmp2000e

Bass:
Fodera Fretless
Check out this link to see pics and info. on this:
http://corrientesmusic.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=211
We ended up redoing the bass with Tom's Fodera.
Sebatron vmp200e
>Emperical Labs Distressor
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6

Keyboards:
Roland Groovebox MC-505
>Safesound P1
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6

EMU XL7
>Radial JDI
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6

Lead Vocal:
AKG C 414 B-TL II
>Sebatron vmp2000e
>Emperical Labs Distressor
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6
wavs Rverb and eq added.

Backing vocals:
Karma K6
>Phoenix Audio DRS-1
>Presonus Firebox
>Sonar 6
wavs Rverb and eq added.