http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/tags/vanilla-fudge Bongiovi Acoustics DPS Community en-US Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:18:00 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/search.php http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/mark-stein-and-vanilla-fudge-on-jimmy-fallon#post-735 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:25:58 +0000 Joseph Beaty 735@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>Technically March 29th is the performance on Fallon. Being that Jimmy Fallon is on after midnight on NBC. Someone in the Yahoo Group for Vanilla Fudge brought this to my attention. Good call. </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/mark-stein-and-vanilla-fudge-on-jimmy-fallon#post-706 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:54:25 +0000 Joseph Beaty 706@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>I saw someone wearing a Vanilla Fudge shirt over the weekend! Awesome! </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/mark-stein-and-vanilla-fudge-on-jimmy-fallon#post-699 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:37:05 +0000 Joey Butera 699@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>Definitely. They also start their tour March 18th in New Jersey. They have all the details at <a href="http://www.mark-stein.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mark-stein.com/</a> </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/mark-stein-and-vanilla-fudge-on-jimmy-fallon#post-697 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:43:12 +0000 Joseph Beaty 697@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>Our friend and client Mark Stein and his band, Vanilla Fudge is playing on Jimmy Fallon on March 28th. Legendary rock band that everyone should check out. So glad to see them on Fallon. </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/finished-up-mark-stein-mixes-a-de-briefing#post-203 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:05:16 +0000 Joseph Beaty 203@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>it was a video from joeys phone...he has it to post I am imagining... </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/finished-up-mark-stein-mixes-a-de-briefing#post-202 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:51:06 +0000 Rob Roy 202@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>How about posting this in the DPS YouTube? </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/finished-up-mark-stein-mixes-a-de-briefing#post-201 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:16:24 +0000 Joseph Beaty 201@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>That video clip is really cool...please share more! </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/finished-up-mark-stein-mixes-a-de-briefing#post-200 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:11:01 +0000 DavidL 200@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>Judging from the mix I heard on Friday, you really succeeded in capturing that huge "70's rock sound"....<br /> That ain't easy...lol...<br /> Good job!!!</p> <p>Dave </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/finished-up-mark-stein-mixes-a-de-briefing#post-199 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:30:44 +0000 Joey Butera 199@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>On Friday I finished up Mark Stein's (of 60's group Vanilla Fudge) 4 song project for the documentary, "Rockin' the Wall". If you read my last post about the tracking sessions you know I got some really incredible signals on tape (meaning ProTools). As part of the mix process I sent the inside kick drum mic, the snare mic, all of the toms, the bass guitar, the B3, synth and lead vocals to out Otari 2" analog tape machine at 15ips. Wow! What a difference! The tape really glued the performances together and tamed the dynamics of the drums nicely. Also, 15ips (inches per second on tape) while noisier, delivers a nicer, fatter bottom for rock music.</p> <p>During the actual mixdown, I really only had to concentrate on the blend to make the mix pop. I gated the room mics (keyed by the snare and toms) and processed the voice with the SSL Duende channel. I ran the guitars (I kept those digital along with the overhead drum mics to keep a modern sound) through the Motown eqs and a Yamaha compressor so they could keep up with the huge tracks that went to analog tape. Any other eq's were on the Amek Recall that we just re-commissioned in Studio A. That console was originally used for live sound situations and has headroom for days! It's easy to get a loud, open and brilliant mix with that board.</p> <p>I hope Mark will allow us to post one of his songs on the Bongiovi Acoustics Myspace music page for all of us to listen to. We may have to wait until the movie is finished though, of course. Until then, I have a tiny video clip on my Facebook page of the tape transfer: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/joseph.butera?ref=profile" rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/joseph.butera?ref=profile</a> </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/working-with-vanilla-fudge-organist-mark-stein#post-186 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:24:44 +0000 Joseph Beaty 186@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>I cannot wait to hear it. I am loving their old music for sure. I have been digging a lot of music from this era in general. Sounds like the approach in the studio is exciting too. Can't wait to hear it. </p> http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/topic/working-with-vanilla-fudge-organist-mark-stein#post-185 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:33:06 +0000 Joey Butera 185@http://www.dpsinsider.com/forums/ <p>For the past week I've had the honor of working with one of music's greats, Mark Stein. His group, Vanilla Fudge, made history with their version of the Supremes song "You Keep Me Hanging On". <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Fudge" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Fudge</a></p> <p>Recoding Mark and his group in the studio makes me realize how folks like him became music icons: Every note that comes out of his body is pure rock and roll dynamite! Energy, optimism and professionalism are ever present during the sessions and that has translated into a truly great recording. </p> <p>The band played live in the studio with Mark playing a 1960's era B3 with the leslie tone cabinet in the vocal booth. I recorded it with two Shure Beta 56's at 90 degrees for the top rotor and a AKG D12 for the bottom speaker. The two top microphones went through our new Amek Recall's preamps while the D12 went through our DW Fern mic pre with the Motown eq for a huge tone.<br /> The guitarist, Jimi, recorded through our souped up 50 watt Marshall JCM 800 with the cabinet (4x12 vintage greenback speakers) in an isolation booth. The cabinet was recorded with a Shure SM57 through a Neve 1085 module.<br /> The bass player, Steve, recorded direct through our Avalon direct box directly into ProTools (we use Apogee DA/AD 16Xs for our TDM system).<br /> The drummer, Jimmyjack, brought in his beautiful maple DW kit that we set up in our big live room. I used the AKG D112 he had mounted inside his bass drum for the close sound (through the Fern and Motown eq) and a Blue Dragonfly for the far mic (console). His Ludwig snare was recorded with a Shure SM7 through another Neve 1085 module. For the toms I chose Shure Beta 56's (the hyper cardioid pattern works well with our room) with a AKG D112 for the floor tom. The cymbals were captured with a pair of AKG 414's (silver face) and the room with our AEA stereo ribbon mic.</p> <p>I'll post the contact info for the musicians as soon as I get back to the studio where I have their cards. These guys are top notch and a pleasure to work with...they deserve the props. As soon as I have something to listen to, I'll post it here. </p>