 | | Today's Top Story - 07.22.14 | | | | Today's News | | | | Today's Featured Blog | | Spectrum Recording Marks 30 Years | by Clive Young August 14, 2014 will mark the thirtieth anniversary of James Kalamasz founding Spectrum Recording Studios in Pompano Beach, FL. Over the years, the long-running facility has hosted names both big and small, all the while adapting to the changing times. Some of the notables who's come through the doors of Spectrum Recording include Juan Luis Guerra, The Four Tops, Clarence Clemons of The E Street Band, Dion DiMucci, Lorrie Morgan, Ronnie Milsap, Juice Newton, and The Doors of the 21st Century, among others. | | Read More » | | | | | Quote of the Week | "Matt's tough. His mic control is horrible, his physical output is mediocre. He does his thing and he sounds amazing, but he requires a lot of support. On a scale of one to 10, for the amount of lead vocalist attention he needs, he's probably a solid eight. Because he sings in a baritone, he doesn't have a lot of physical output—so because that's the reality of what we live it, it plays a major role in the gain structure of the front of house mix. He will limit the overall potential of the volume every show. I route Matt's vocals through a subgroup, there's a 31-band EQ inserted on it, and the ballad-y songs give me an opportunity to go in and make minor corrections."—Brandon Reid, FOH engineer for The National, on singer Matt Berninger's baritone. From the latest issue of Pro Sound News - Click here to read the full article! | | | | | |  | |  | |