PES 166: Chris Williams - Host of Badass Agile, Audio Engineer and Musician

<p>My guest is Chris Williams - host of <a href= "https://badassagile.com/the-podcast/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Badass Agile</a>, audio engineer and musician!</p> <p>We discussed SO MUCH!.....including:</p> <p>Mics:</p> <ul> <li>Manley Reference Cardioid mic ---> UA Arrow (API Vision channel strip with no EQ or compression)</li> <li>Neumann U87, TLM103</li> <li>RODE NTK</li> <li>Shure KSM32</li> <li>Shure SM7B</li> <li>EV RE20</li> <li>Various Handhelds - Shure Sm58, Beta58, Beta87, Neumann KMS105<br /> Mixer - Behringer Eurorack, M-Audio Profire2826, UAD Console Virtual Mixer</li> </ul> <p>Preamplifiers:</p> <ul> <li>Neve Shelford Channel</li> <li>Great River me1nv</li> <li>Grace Design M101</li> <li>UA Solo 610</li> </ul> <p>Interfaces:</p> <ul> <li>UAD Apollo Twin Duo</li> <li> Twin Quad</li> <li> x6</li> <li>Arrow</li> </ul> <p>Recorders:</p> <ul> <li>Tascam DR40</li> <li>Sound Devices MixPre-3</li> </ul> <p>Computer - Macbook Pro 15 (2019)</p> <p>Post-production:</p> <ul> <li>Recordings go from MixPre or Tascam, exported into logic or Reaper, or directly into Logic 1 of 2 ways: <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li>Desktop/portable rig Mic->UA Arrow or Twin Quad, through Unison Mic Pre (usually API Vision)</li> <li>Rack - Mic->Mic pre->balanced line out into UAD x6, bypass onboard preamps and into converters</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>Editing and Mixing done in Logic, some mixing in Reaper or Pro Tools (or outsourced)</li> <li>Typical Vocal Bus - Plugin Alliance BlackBox, EL Arouser, Waves NS1 for dynamic mics</li> <li>UAD Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor or UA LA2A, UAD Manley Massive Passive, Waves NS1 for Condensers OR Acustica Audio Aquamarine (Shadow Hills compressor), Magenta, Purple when untethered.</li> <li>Occasionally use Kazrog TrueIron (also try Valve EQ, K-clip), Kush UBK1, Novatronclassi</li> </ul> <p>Mastering Bus:</p> <ul> <li>Softube Tape or UAD Ampex ATR102, Manley Massive Passive, Softube TubeTech Ch