Current Tape Reviews
Artist Name: Paul Karcz / Spiral Trance |
Title: SPOTLIGHT 40: The Me You See |
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Date Posted: December 2010 |
Genre: Rock and Pop |
Digital Audio Wave PC running Steinberg Nuendo 4; Mackie 24x8 mixer into two PreSonus FirePods; Mics: Studio Projects C1 Condenser for vocals, Shure SM57 on guitar cabinets, Audio Technica KP drum mics, sE Electronics sE3A matched pair as drum overheads, AKG D112 on kick drum, guitar cabinets, and bass cabinets; PreSonus Eureka; Les Paul and Epiphone guitars, Hughes and Kettner Tube 100 amp heads through Marshall 4x12 cabs, split guitar signal simultaneously through Line 6 Toneport UX1 with custom amp presets; Warwick Corvette basses through Ampeg amp head and SWR cabinets and direct line out of Boss GT-6B effects pedal board. Monitoring through Mackie HR 824 powered monitors.
"The Me You See" is a heavy rock/metal tune. Paul sang the lead vocals and played rhythm guitar as well as producing, recording and mixing the track. The rest of the band was comprised of Bill Lyles on drums, Matt Stevens on lead guitar, and Andy Zupke on bass. The project was mastered by Trevor Sadler at Mastermind Productions. You all might be familiar with Trevor's name -- he's a mastering engineer who's worked extensively with frequent Recording contributor Paul Vnuk Jr. and whose wisdom has graced these pages more than once.
Paul has achieved excellent tones and balances on all of his sound sources. The drums are rich and the kick has just the right amount of "click" articulation. The bass is equally articulate, the guitars have a thick creamy sound free of "buzzsaw", and best of all, the vocals remain focused despite of all the energy.
A topnotch effort by all involved, and a great example for all of you recordists who work with this genre. Extra kudos go out to Trevor for his mastering work; the track retains great dynamics while being competitive in volume with commercial releases.
Summary: A ++.
Contact: Paul Karcz / Spiral Trance, paulkarcz@yahoo.com.
