Ep.9 “As Long As You Want Me” Vocal - overdubs
Continuing with "As Long As You Want Me," Matt Ross-Spang and Eli "Paperboy" Reed shift gears and focus on the vocals
In this episode, Matt and Eli re-cut the lead and background vocals to get an intense, passionate, and incredible performance out of Eli.
See how Matt Ross-Spang:
- Add Eli's background vocals to the choruses
- Re-record the verses
- Explains his approach to microphone placement on vocals
- Talks about dealing with dynamic singers, and choosing the vocal chain based on the intention of the song
- Discusses the importance of knowing when to stop playback during record and when to let it roll, no matter what
- Comps vocal takes together from the live-off-the-floor takes and overdubs
- Has Eli do the fade out on the rough mix on the console to reference in the final mix
- Prints the live chambers and plates from Sam Phillips Recording
Join Matt Ross-Spang, Eli "Paperboy" Reed, The Hodges Brothers, Ken Coomer, and The
Masqueraders inside the legendary Sam Phillips Recording in Memphis, TN, for an incredible recording event, from Start To Finish. Only on pureMix.net
Mics
- RCA 77
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Outboard Gear
- 1969 Spectra Sonics Console
- Burl Mothership
- Studer A27
Eli "Paperboy" Reed (born 1983 as Eli Husock) is an American singer and songwriter. After graduating from Brookline High School in 2002, he moved to Clarksdale, Mississippi. After spending a year in Clarksdale, he enrolled at The University of Chicago to study sociology. While in Chicago, he hosted a radio show called "We Got More Soul" on WHPK and played organ and piano in the South Side Chicago church of Mitty Collier. After one year of study in Chicago, he returned home to Boston to focus on music, recording his first album Sings "Walkin' and Talkin' for My Baby" and Other Smash Hits!