Pete Grandison is teasing me - Shanghai Twang

Started by John Sayers on 4 March 2011. 3 replies, 2011–2012. In the Library under Build diaries. Key posts in this thread.

Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 15704.

John Sayers4 March 2011#1

He's sending me pictures of his finished studio "Shanghai Twang" here's the pics

here's the original 3D layout etc.

there's more

Soundman20204 March 2011#2

Looks pretty cool, John! :) - Stuart -

John Sayers13 December 2011#3

Just received an email from Pete:

Hi John Love my studio. Had some dude in the rainforest design it. Anyway, had the Mace Francis Orchestra in on the weekend. 3 trumpets, three trombones, four saxes and a conductor in the big room. Used spot mics (at their insistence) but also a Blumlein pair. I didnt think the room would handle the volume but it sounded fantastic and the whole crew were stoked. At the same time had full kit in the drum room, with bass player DI'd standing in the drum room, and guitar player also standing in the drum room, but the amp in the vocal booth. Fucking great studio John.

External image, not preserved — original: http://www.johnlsayers.com/Pages/Images/Shanghai_Twang/BIG_BAND.jpg

John Sayers19 February 2012#4

Pete has just sent me an mp3 of a top shelf Irish fiddler - Rob Zielinski. This is a blumlein pair above and and an xy pair distant in the live room. Totally untouched signal. There is no added reverb and no eq. http://johnlsayers.com/mp3/Fiddle.mp3