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Page 3 of 4 What speakers do you use and why? “Well, I decided to go nuts and I got ATC 50’s which are just beautiful speakers, they’re just the best speakers that I’ve ever heard. I’ve got two of those and a Bag-End subwoofer. I made the decision to spare no expense for monitoring when I upgraded my studio and it’s paid off, those things are fantastic, the detail especially in the mid-range is really good.” 
Name a couple of your favorite microphones. “I like the vintage microphones. Anything that is an old tube Neumann or AKG, like C12’s and U47s. All the ‘old-timey’ microphones are my favorites. AKG D12 for kick drum. For snare and for guitars I like the Shure SM57s.” Which Mic Pre’s do you like? “At home I have a Demeter Tube Pre,which I really like. Any place that I go to if they have the old Neve or API Mic Pres, those are great. Once again I’m kind of old school on the pres too. The thing is my feeling is that digital definitely changed things in terms of the way it sounds. It doesn’t sound the same as analog, and a lot of people try to make stuff sound as analog as they can by using plug ins, and I go the other way, I know what digital is going do to it, so my feeling is I want to be as analog and old school as I can going into the box before I get there. Those old mic pres and those old mics just have a certain kind of sound that’s really pleasing, so I want to try and get as much as that analog sound before I hit Pro Tools, and then I stay digital from there.”
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