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Proficiencies
Choosing the right microphone, knowing just where
to place it, how to process it as each track is laid
down … those are the keys to the foundation of a
great music production … and they are skills that
require a special instinctive talent.
"That gift has also led to my being selected
in 2000 as one of four US Certified Training Centers
for Steinberg, one the leading music production
software manufacturers.
"My specialties are in areas that seem to
connect the dots for many artists, producers, and
creative production teams. It is in finding ways
around, and often outside of the rules of normal
practice that can bring the feel or perfect sound to
a project. It has been said about me that "if
anyone can make it work, it's Scott."
I believe my finest talent lies in instinctively
knowing how to get "the sound." Having
developed an understanding of how sound works, along
with a special "relationship" with the
individual personality of each microphone, preamp,
and processor, I have a particular gift for knowing
the perfect mic to use, just where to place it, and
how to massage the signal as it's captured to the
recording system. I believe that no amount of
processing after the fact can replace the right
recording upfront, and it is only through experience
of knowing how each track needs to sit within the
overall mix, and being able to visualize the feel
and sound desired by the artist and producer that an
engineer can make decisions on how to record them.
There is an art to that process, something that has
been lost in our current world of technology, and is
virtually impossible to teach. As in music training,
there is an element of "feel" involved,
and either it is present in the student waiting to
be brought out, or it is not.
- Music Software...
Pro Tools Steinberg Cubase, Wavelab Sony
Sound Forge, Vegas, ACID, CD Architect Emagic
Logic MOTU Digital Performer Waves Plug-In
family Izotope Ozone Auto-Tune & many
others.
- Video Production Software...
Sony Vegas Adobe Premiere Adobe Encore DVD
Sonic Solutions Reel DVD Sony DVD Architect
Adobe After Effects Curious Labs Poser Bryce
Familiarity with AVID
- Hardware...
Euphonix consoles Neve Consoles SSL
consoles Focusrite processors (to die for -
they're like butter!!) Drawmer processors (the
1960 is a must have dream tool) Amek
processors Avalon processors DBX processors
Alesis processors Tube Tech processors TC
Electronic effects Lexicon reverbs Tascam open
reel and digital recorders Tascam analog and
digital consoles Yamaha analog and digital
consoles Apogee converters
- Microphones...
(My third passion) - Nuemann, Shure, AKG,
Audix, CAD, EV, Audio Technica, Royer, Rode,
Blue, Groove Tubes, Manley, Sennheiser, … on
and on and on
- Computer Hardware...
Pro Tools systems, MOTU interfaces, TC
Powercore, Echo interfaces, Mackie control
surfaces, Contour controllers, M-Audio …
Genelec, Yamaha, KRK, Tannoy, Tapco, and
Westlake monitors, as well as many more.
- Musical Instruments...
Piano/Keyboards - primary Saxophone Bass
Guitar Drums/percussion
- Graphic Software...
Adobe PhotoShop (and a large list of
plug-in support), Illustrator, In Design
Curious Labs Poser Bryce
- Other Skill Sets
Custom control room environment and system
design
Patch bay design and implementation
Studio room layout, acoustic treatment, and
wiring
Meticulous audio editing CD Mastering and DVD
authoring
Ability to work with artists and producers to
develop the "feel" of a music
project
Artist "coaching"
Music composition and arrangement in all
styles
Ability to work well under pressure
Ability to adapt to unusual working
environments
Training and consultation for virtually any
system
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