Drewcifer's Tone Zone: Archive

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Country had a bigger Grammy night than you might... →

Country music may not have owned the night, but it confidently carved out it’s share. With much of the the 54th Grammy Awards attention being refocused on the death of Whitney Houston, along with multiple ringing endorsements of Adele, and over-the-top performances by Chris Brown, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj and others, it was almost subversive how Country music quietly gathered...

Feb 14th

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Rhinestone Cowboy shines as he rides into the... →

Campbell takes a final bow on last night’s Grammys.

Feb 13th

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Feb 1st

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Jan 19th

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“Shut My Mouth,” by Digger Year:...

Jan 16th

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The Renegade Recordist: Remembering Joe Meek

Meek The Maverick with machines in 1960 45 Years ago today, the year 1967 was just getting started. It was a year which would explode into radical cultural change, driven in great measure by new music. By the time ‘67’s “Summer of Love” was in full blossom, Jimi Hendrix’s “Are you Experienced” had been released in May, followed in June by the...

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Black Friday and even blacker Saturday, Sunday,... →

A Happy Holiday Hello to all my studio friends and pro-audio gear-junkies! Now that the turkey hangover has passed, be reminded that VKA’s Black Friday sale is just getting warmed up! Tons of killer deals on rarely (or never) discounted stuff. We’re talkin’ Neve, Shadow Hills, Helios, Inward Connections, ProAc, Mercury and much more! 500 series modules make great...

Nov 26th

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Oct 17th

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The Sony C37A, a (not so) best Kept Secret!

Back in the ’90s, I had a Sony C37A mic vintage tube condenser mic. It sounded great, especially on my voice. Along around 2000, I sold it for like, $1200. This is one of my biggest gear regrets (of many). In the last ten years they have become increasingly rare, sought-after, and very pricey. A good one now goes for north of three grand. Sony the Smooth and Silky The Sony became an...

Oct 4th

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Sep 30th

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Link: Lucinda strums the heart-strings with sweet,... →

Lucinda is never better than when she get all bitter-sweet on us…

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Drew-VKA sells USA's first Focusrite 2802 Analog... →

Look what I did…. Small Footprint, BIG Sound: Nick Fainbarg Rocks His New 2802 @ Costa Mesa!

Aug 18th

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1176 Sunset Blvd, VK's New Audio Themepark! - Mix... →

It sounds like the name of a 60’s TV Cop-Drama, or the address of a long-gone Hollywood studio, but 1176 Sunset Boulevard is the very real address of Vintage King’s new Los Angeles digs (opening this fall). The nod to Bill Putnam’s famous compressor is a happy coincidence. Yes, it is the actual original address of the space, and what better one would there be for Vintage...

Jul 27th

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It's a Mother of a Ship! →

Tape-Op Reviews Burl’s new Mothership ADDA converter system. Buy it here.

Jul 22nd

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From No Depression: The Mysterious Ron Davies →

Jul 19th

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Twangville Live Review: Potter Continues to Blaze! →

Leavin’ a trail of ringing ears and broken hearts, Grace and her Nocturnal crew continue a rock and soul conquest of America. Going Up?

Jul 12th

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"Vintage" Analog Studio Techniques (by a vintage...

I was just on the Gearslutz Forum and a kid on there was asking how certain production techniques were done before the age of digital, and DAW. There were five questions, so I chimed in. Why? Because I am now a vintage old studio fart myself and I knew how to do all these things. It made me realize that, to this kid, who has grown up with a lap-top and an i-Phone, the old analog ways must seem...

Jul 6th

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Pensado’s Place interviews the legendary Bruce Swedien. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Swedien “It doesn’t hurt to have a good dog in the studio!”

Jun 30th

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"Arizona" by Twang 'em High! →

Click title above to open ReverbNation song-stream “Arizona” by Twang ‘em High! (edit version). This is a DAW recording and analog mix. We used tons of classic front end pres, comps, eqs, etc. The result was intended to be a really warm ’70s style recording with an overall darkish tone. http://www.twangemhigh.com

Jun 16th

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