Neotek Series 3: WW Steve Albini D?
Sanford Parker had the opportunity to track with Steve Albini, and as one can imagine, Mr. Albini left a lasting impression. The experience inspired Sanford's decision to invest in a Neotek Series 3 mixing console for his Semaphore Studio control room; the same board Albini uses.
Mr. Parks tells us why the Neotek is such a desirable board, and a bit about the importance of recording to tape, even if your tracks' ultimate destination is a DAW like Pro Tools.
SANFORD PARKER: I mostly do more heavy bands, metal, rock, punk, stuff like that, a little bit of like more acoustic based stuff but it’s mostly heavier stuff.
[YAKUZA PERFORMING]
SANFORD PARKER: One of the bands, Yakuza, that I worked with, we did the drums and [INDISCERNIBLE] in the studio. We recorded that to tape, transferred to Pro Tools where we did all the overdubs in Pro Tools digitally, which is a DAW-based recording software, and from there it was mixed back to 1/2” which is the machine in the back, the MPEX 102 two-track 1/2”.
[YAKUZA’S “EGOCIDE” FROM THE “TRANSMUTATIONS” ALBUM PLAYING]
SANFORD PARKER: Tape gives it a sound that kind of compresses the drum heads so they’re not so all over the place. It kind of fattens up the tone. You get it with every instrument obviously but drums you hear it the most in.
This is a Neotek Series 3, 36 channel from like the early ‘80s. Very short signal path, quiet console, not a lot of components to dirty up the sound, so that’s why a lot of people choose it. Steve Albini again has Neoteks in his studio for that reason. The console that we recorded the drums through was the same board, a Series 2 but it has the same preamps, same EQ, basically same board, just slightly different as far as the added features.
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