To all my fellow audio specialists, this was a terrific interview with a famous L.A. audio enigjneer, Bill Schnee. Grammy winner and the primary engineer on the famous Steely Dan album Aja, with what is arguably the finest drum work ever laid down on a R&R album by Steve Gadd. Great interview, gets deeply into the gear used.
Aja recording, how it was done.
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RonaldBeal
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A few years before covid, I did a James Taylor tour, that included Gad and Lou Marini (Blue Lou of the Blues Brothers).
It was a fantastic band.
As an aside, one day after load in, Lou was warming up on a flute, playing something simple, like Flight of the Bumblebee.
When he stopped, I asked him: "Hey Lou, how many musical notes have you played in your lifetime?"
He paused to think about it for a moment, and then replied:
"All of them."
It was a fantastic band.
As an aside, one day after load in, Lou was warming up on a flute, playing something simple, like Flight of the Bumblebee.
When he stopped, I asked him: "Hey Lou, how many musical notes have you played in your lifetime?"
He paused to think about it for a moment, and then replied:
"All of them."
jtweigandt
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I can remember very few instances of when and where I first heard a song... But Sept 1977 Moore Hall, Kansas State University second floor.. across the hall and 2 doors up.
Probably on a Marantz amp.. heard the opening notes of "Black Cow" from Aja. as I walked by the open door, and I knew the world was different now.
Probably on a Marantz amp.. heard the opening notes of "Black Cow" from Aja. as I walked by the open door, and I knew the world was different now.