Sylvia Massy: Adventure Recording
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2024
- Producer, engineer, mixer and author Sylvia Massy (Prince, Tool, Johnny Cash, System of a Down) has carved something of a niche in the industry as a lover of 'adventure recording': that is, unusual techniques that go beyond the ordinary realms of music production.
In January the SOS Team took a trip to Ashland, a small town seated at the bottom of a snow-covered mountain in Oregon where Sylvia resides. We got some top tips for going off-piste in the studio.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
02:25 - Marshall Stack Off A Cliff
04:40 - Sylvia Massy's Microphones
06:37 - Surface Transducer Setup
08:28 - Building Her Own Equipment
11:31 - Rack Gear Effects And A Garden Hose Delay
16:26 - Sylvia's Vocal Recording Tip
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I've seen quite a few interviews with Sylvia and there is something special about her that defies description beyond being incredibly talented both technically and artistically creative. plus she's funny as hell.
She's a tad unhinged... in the best way.
it's called : CHARM ... this special thing #TheEyesChico
I think the kids call it "being cray-cray"
Oh my god I love Sylvia Massy so much. Best interview ever.
"It sounds horrible but it's awesome" rock n roll in six words
I'm so glad to hear about her. This is what recording music should be, fun and inventive. With all the gear that's out there now, and the ease at which recording can be done, we have records that all sound the same. It should be the opposite.
"broken in a wonderful way..." Awesome. You gotta love Ms. Massy.
Beautifully crazy!
Lucky us she made her way into music business, otherwise she would be a serial killer :D
Hahahahaha!!!!
McGyver's sister! :D
hahaha, saved!
Hey now! Saying she'd be a serial killer is taking things too far. That's no joking matter. She'd probably just collect skin to make fat suits.
Hahaha!
She's so brilliant and is a lovely human being.
What a lovely person. The music business would be so much better with more people like her. Out of the box thinking all the way.
man some of it may seem gimmicky, but I really found her so inspiring. I think it's so easy (especially if you engineer professionally) to lose that sense of magic and wonder.
Infectious energy. So nice to see this kind of West Coast dynamism.
The impact both her and Rick Rubin had on System's first album just amazes me...really respect they're work.
SOOOOO GOOD!!! Thank you Sylvia for being you
Don't be lazy. She is so innovative and wonderful. Not to mention legendary. Great vid! Get off of your "plug-ins" addictions people!
well you put 'plug-ins' in quotations but they are unequivocally called 'plug-ins' so i don't really understand your comment.
Love this woman! One of a kind! Fantastic!
Sylvia, what a champ! Got to love her.
Mama knows it all! Thanks for this awesome production. Epic!
Omg the signal flow drawing is amazing. Seriously she should draw more of those for people wanting to learn signal flow
Well I didn't think I was going to buy a garden hose today, it being mid November and me not having a garden, but I guess life is full of surprises!
This was splendidly amazing. Loved every minute of it.
Awesome, she is great! It must be very cool to work in Sylvia's studio ❤️☕
Sylvia Massey is absolutely the coolest in the business! What a joy to hear her talk about her profession and most importantly share her mastery of the art to others. I am humbled at her willingness to share what one could never gain from a school. At the top of the mountain of the business. Straight up bright and beautiful. Killer sense of humor too. They don't make folks like her anymore. Cheers, Sylvia.
What an awesome interview! Really great stuff SOS and Sylvia! Definitely going to pick up a copy of your book!
Best studio advice ever! She is so cool!
Thank you for this interview. was absolutely mind blowing for me
So glad to have discovered this woman today - what an absolute legend! MIND BLOWN! I am hooked!
Such cool ideas, right?
The last tip made me crack up. She's always great, but this was beyond this world.
Loved this. So crazy, creative, funny... god. She's awesome.
She is simply amazing! :) I love her brain!
Thanks, She is a legend. I am so sick of rules now I have a new appreciation for Sylvia Massy and she's funny.
Just amazing, a divertissement, an actual adventure!
Can I give this 1000 likes? Slylvia, I swear to not be lazy!!! And I adore you!
wow she is simply amazing, what a beautiful person.
Such a fan of her work.
Who would not want to work with this person. Wonderful!
What a fun interview. Thanks!
That was excellent! I am inspired to try out some of the techniques Sylvia talked about. I almost spat my tea out when she showed her vocal tip drawing at the end though! 😂
There are several instances in the interview where you can sort of tell by her eye movements and pauses that the interviewer was already trying his best not to laugh. Then sphincter C happened.
She is wonderfully crazy! LOVE LOVE LOVE
Amusing.
Experimenting is one of the best ways to find new effects.
To do something unique, you have to take chances.
Sometimes it's the silliest or seemingly "most wrong" method
that produces the most desirable result.
Thank you for this interview
Don´t be lazy... Nice advice right there! Thanks, Sylvia!
This is so cool! And inspiring. That phone mic is crazy rad.
She's the best engineer ever ! Such an Artist look at her drawings !!!
She has such a quirky and fun vibe, I love it :)
one thing i notice , she's very creative. i think thats what makes her one of the best
Loved this video, what an interesting Lady
I will now the deepest respect for my hose!!🙌🏻
I could listen to her for days...
Awesome and hilarious. I wish I had met her at Gearfest
Awesome inspiration, thanks!
Haha very nice ideas :) Thanks SOS!
I LOVE this!!
God, I love her. I'm buying her book right now.
I am in love with her🤯
This woman is epic. So inspirational.
This is awesome , great video . I am now a fan of Sylvia Massy. Made me laugh though towards the end at 17:00 she says tighten your sphincter when trying to sing. This chick is awesome.
I think I'm in love.
Definitely one of the finest studio related interviews I have seen, what a fantastically creative positive lady!
Great stuff!!
great video, this was really interesting and original!
An amazing character and an amazing talent. I would love to work with her - her perspective is unique and wonderful!
God, I love this woman. She is awesome.
Those are some really cool techniques!
Sylvia is amazing
What a beautiful mind! This is one of the few producers who actually cares about her artists and her work. She knows more about recording than any book ever written or any of the teachers of those useless expensive schools where you learn absolutely nothing.
Thanks! So interesting and funny!
She is so wonderful.
Sylvia Massy is brilliant.
She's so cool, silly crazy stuff can really inspire creativity, this is awesome. Workflow Shmworflow, let's have fun, work hard and make a great recording!
Thank you so much🙏 for talking about your recording with "Machines of Loving Grace" one of my favorite bands of all time! And one of my favorite albums of theirs of all-time! I would so very much love for you to talk more about the recording of that album. Also, the sound that you described while talking about it makes me think of the last song on the album "Serpico" which had a interesting cacophony feedback sound which sounds similar to what you were mentioning. I wonder if it was used on that song If that all?
I love this woman.
Awesome!!!!
thank you sylvia)
luv you Sylvia! you da G.O.A.T.
i almost fell off my chair when she said 'You want to go with sphincter C." committing that one to memory.
=)) hahaha, i m dying :)) anyway, she knows w up!!!
Love her!!!
this woman is Amazing,real talk...
My kind of lady. Respect!
She's inspired my production techniques more than anyone! Her book is wonderful. She's one of the greats. Mixerman comes in a close second though! His books are great too.
What's the title of her book?
I'd like to read it because she seems like a very insightful person.
Im in love with her she so creative 😎
Excelente...
I like your style girl!
Infectious enthusiasm of the woman!! .... the best music is fun to produce...Beefheart emphasises music is play not work .
I wonder if that german castle she mentioned was the one used by CAN to rehearse and record in ? ...where they developed a new way of recording they called inner space.
I think they were locked in for months {or years even} to hone their legendary improv skills.
You are the Ms. Frizzle of the music world 🌎
Wait what she's an awesome illustrator too!
Viva Sylvia!!!
I love her.
I love her, she's insane
Great!
"welcome to our million dollar studio, we can buy any mic you want, just make your list" "oh that's fine, I'll use that old phone" :)
creative Awesome!
This woman is incredible
Hilarious. "This one goes up to eleven" keeps playing in my head.
I Love Sylvia's mind....
Jeepers. Forget about her sound engineering prowess for a second.
Look at the illustrations she does. Fantastic drawings.
Bought the book immediately. Didn't even give it a second thought. Next on the list: Home Depot. :)
lmao I love her! So amazing!
Genius is insanity until it works!!!!!
nice one!
Haha! Sylvia is definitely the good kind of crazy! ❤️
I loved her in those Chevy Chase films!