Calipso
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I just started a project recording a band, and one of the albums which they really love the sound and feel on, is Coldpalys album - A rush of blood to the head. That is the kind of sound they are looking for. So I have begun trying to do some research on the album. As far as I can tell, Co-producer Ken Nelson and mixer Mark Pythain were the main two that worked on the album alongside Coldplay. However I have been searching the net for like an interview about the album, on production techniques etc but with no joy.
The drums sound fantastic on "in my place" and this is something that the band I am working with would sort of like. That lovely big and open sounding set of drums. Just curious on where it was recorded and how exactly. The bass on the album is very deep and very low in the mix, not clicky at all. It fits nicely. Curious again how it was recorded.
Anyway, if anyone knows anything or their google searching skills are better than mine, please post!
Edit: I found a good article on Coldplays previous album - Parachutes - http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct00/articles/ken.htm - But not on Rush blood to the head. |
Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:13 am |
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I and a quixk dig around and came up with this list:
Anne Lines (Strings), George Marino (Mastering), Leo Payne (Strings), Audrey Riley (Strings), Audrey Riley (String Arrangements), Danton Supple (Mixing), Chris Tombling (Strings), Mark Pythian (Mixing), Mark Pythian (Additional Production), Peter Lale (Strings), Tom Sheehan (Photography), Andrea Wright (Assistant), Jon Bailey (Assistant), Phil Harvey (Band), Ken Nelson (Producer), Ken Nelson (Engineer), Ken Nelson (Mixing), Rik Simpson (Engineer), Coldplay (Producer), Coldplay (Engineer), Coldplay (Main Performer), Coldplay (String Arrangements), Coldplay (Art Direction), Coldplay (Mixing), Blue Source (Art Direction), Solve Sundsbo (Cover Art), Chris Martin (Guitar), Chris Martin (Vocals), Chris Martin (Band), Will Champion (Percussion), Will Champion (Drums), Will Champion (Band), Guy Berryman (Bass), Guy Berryman (Band), Jon Buckland (Guitar), Jon Buckland (Band), Richard George (Strings), Ben Thackeray (Assistant), Susan Dench (Strings), Laura Melhewish (Strings), Dan Keeling (A&R), Zed Nelson (Photography)
So it seems Ken Nelson is the man to ask, let me see what I can.
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Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:35 am |
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Calipso
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From the SoS interview
""I tend to use quite a lot of mics on drums, although we may just use the overheads and a bass drum mic in the mix. But I'm the kind of person who'll try to cover every eventuality. I'll mic toms top and bottom, for example — obviously this causes you more problems with phase and the phase relationship between the mics, but with a little bit of time and a patient drummer, it works. For snares, it'll be an SM57 top and bottom. They have some little Sennheiser mics at Parr Street that you can actually clip on to the drum, which are handy. I can't remember the model number, but they're quite good for, say, underneath the snare drum. On hi-hats I'll use a Sennheiser 451, or we have Neumann KM84s here, which I like. Generally I'll use AKG C414s over the kit, or Neumann U87s, depending on what's around, and AKG D12 or D112, or Neumann U47 on bass drum. For toms I tend to use Sennheiser 421s, top and bottom if I've got them, and if I've got a room like the big one at Parr Street I'll have a couple of room mics — U87s, or I like B&K omnis. Also, here they have Beyerdynamic pressure-zone mics — big wooden boxes. They're really good, you just put them on the floor."
Actually quite a lot of detail in that! Interesting he uses 2 on the snare. I guess that could make the snare sound alot brighter when mixed together, as you pick up more of the resonance below. It also answered my question on the room. The drums were recording in a nice big room. I was thinking of going to this Church hall to record the drums for some tracks. Well at least see what it sounds like. Not tried before and not sure if would be any good. Any one had experience recording drums in a hall? (like a basketball court size but with high ceiling) Do the drums sound too reverby? Do they sound alot bigger with the bigger space? Or will it be difficult to mix with the big room and its ambience, or will it acutally be good? hehe
Also, them "Beyerdynamic pressuer-zone mics" - "wooden boxes" what on earth are they!?  |
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Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:21 pm |
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"Beyerdynamic pressuer-zone mics" are otherwise known as boundary mic, they operate like an omni, cause they are, but as they are mounted on a boundary (like a wall) it is like half an omni really.
There is typically an arm holding the capsule above the plate, which captures the reflected sound off the plate. Of course if you place the plate on the floor or wall, it multiples the reflections, as it provides a bigger surface.
Yes big rooms work, not sure about church, might be TOO big, but a large room can be good, expecially if you compress the ambient mics a lot to give the direct sound a heap of fatness. You know the direct WACK with this ambient biggness under/behind/after it.
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Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:30 pm |
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wailingalleycat
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Im 95% sure that it was recorded at Parr Street studios in Liverpool. do some research on them and u may be able to find out which mics etc. they likely used.
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Doh! just noticed it says that in the text. ill go back to my cupboard
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