In this video, the ever-amazing Al Schmitt records the singer-songwriter Will Knox, while sharing his life-long experience in the music industry.
He experiments with various microphones and mic placements to achieve a sound that's worthy of his sky-high expectations.
Al also tells us about his idea of mixing a record and how much treatment should be applied, as well as his own philosophy regarding sound engineering.
If you would like to know more about Al Schmitt please visit his website.
WILL KNOX is a singer-songwriter from London. At 18 he moved to the US where he studied at Berklee College of Music, and spent several years in New York City.
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38 reviews
toddmichaelbradt •Friday, August 18, 2023
Wow! No EQ. Can't say much more. Great to see a master at work!
彥誠. •Friday, April 28, 2023
axel.l •Friday, April 8, 2022
That Gloria Estefan album he mentioned sounds incredibly good, natural and organic. I had no idea he didn't use EQ, he's just an absolute master of mic selection and placement, wow!
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orlandonandez •Sunday, February 20, 2022
beautiful and motivating video. And now with more value than ever because Al is no longer with us
uachmusica •Tuesday, January 11, 2022
We miss Al, thanks for your wisdom and for share it to us. This is a golden video.
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blattspiel •Monday, July 27, 2020
very impressive. an eye opener!!
CloverdaleStudios •Monday, December 30, 2019
Well I guess I need to go by more mics!$! I wonder what Al thinks about using different consoles as eq!?! Loved the vid!
rapha60 •Sunday, November 3, 2019
The best of the best. What a blast!
fernando.al •Thursday, May 30, 2019
Hola es grato ver la sabiduria de Al en sus tecnicas porfa mas videos de Al un saludo desde Colombia
rezo •Saturday, February 23, 2019
This is awesome! I've always known this, never touch what sounds good but still going against my own gut feeling. I'm always eq and compressing only because of lack of choices like rooms, mic, interface, preamp, amateurs, etc etc. Great facility, equipment, and talent theres no excuses.
danielteo •Thursday, November 22, 2018
more Al Schmitt videos, what a legend!
mike.p •Monday, January 15, 2018
I would love more of these videos!
I learn much from seeing how people approach the same task differently, and also having fab there, react to their different methods to his
Jazzforano •Thursday, January 12, 2017
Amazing!
cjperez •Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Awesome information
bennetthughes •Tuesday, October 25, 2016
I almost fell off the couch. No eq. Brilliant mic placement and selection. Lovely song lads.
Ben
