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The UAD Apollo, UAD plugins and 17" Macbook Pro are the backbone of my music production gear. While I have many other plugins, hardware devices I find myself relying heavily on the Apollo and its remarkable capabilities. The sound is impeccable, the Console software it comes with is a life saver, and UAD plugins are by far my favorite.

I have producer Niko Bolas to thank for the suggestion. One of the best choices I have made in purchasing gear. Blessed to have this and grateful for the opportunities it affords me.

#uad apollo #uadplugins music producer recording

So I guess this is really what I want!!! Love this!!

I would really love to have about 6 of these in a rack.

My IPad is my console tonight. #YamahaLS9 #ThankGodAppleSteppedIn (Taken with Instagram)

#thankgodapplesteppedin #yamahals9

Mixing this steel drum band right now. Way to loud. (Taken with Instagram)

So I have been using this UAD Apollo to track and mix an EP and I have to say I am in love. Sound quality is marvelous, super easy to use, durable for on location recording, and powers UAD plugins. On this project I have gone strictly Logic and UAD and I am extremely happy with the results.

Watching the #Olympics while I do some mixing for @emwattage I don't think she'll mind. (Taken with Instagram)

#olympics

Had a great morning tracking with this little guy. Big sound! #MesaBoogie (Taken with Instagram)

#mesaboogie

Gonna do some mixing!!!! (Taken with Instagram)

Pics from a recent drum session with Lemar Carter. He made these drums sound great! Yeah that snare really went like that.

#drums #mics #yamaha maple custom #recording

Playing a #Gibson 335 thru thus baby right now. This is tone heaven. Gonna do some tracking with it. (Taken with Instagram)

#gibson

My console for the week. A bit ridiculous for this gig but hey I love pushing buttons. (Taken with Instagram)

Tracking Drums (Taken with Instagram)

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Great article with some very important insights that I have personally experienced and agree with. I, however, always try to get singers on IEM's they can be a very important tool for vocal preservation and pitch control.

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Drum Tracking

Today I will begin tracking drums for the upcoming Emily Watson EP. Actually today will be spent getting drum tone and mic placements. My friend Niko Bolas at Capitol Records gave me some very important advice once. When I asked him what the most important piece of gear a producer/engineer could have was he said, "Get a drum key!"

Drums are the foundation of the modern song and getting them right can be challenging enough but truly knowing how to tune a drum and how to get the types of tones you are going for will help you tremendously. So, for this project I have called on Lemar Carter. Lemar is a good friend and a true pro. (Carrie Underwood, Mick Jagger, Raphael Saadiq, Joss Stone, etc.) My favorite thing about Lemar is his rock solid grooves and his understanding of tuning for varied drum sounds. He is the type of drummer a producer/engineer can truly count on to deliver the best possible sound. Makes the rest much easier.

I am going to be tracking with a combo of Shure SM57's, Sennheiser MD 421's, Shure Beta 52, and a couple of AT 4041's. I will also be recording through the new UAD Apollo Interface. For those of us who do lots of "on location" recording this piece of gear could be huge. I will let you know how drums sound coming through this thing.

I will be tracking drums the rest of this week so any advice you have send it my way!!

#Niko Bolas #Lemar Carter #Shure #Sennheiser #UAD Apollo #Drums #Microphones

More events of 2011. The mobile stage @ the L.A. County Fair. It was a long drive and a packed stage. Awesome fun w/ @glorianatheband

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