Will Metivier - Berlington, Vermont

Will Metivier
Berlington, VT - Recording

My mentor basically showed me the set-up of the studio which has become my private classroom. We discussed the first lesson and I asked the questions I needed to complete the assignment. We then opened some of the projects he was currently working on and I listened to them. He made some adjustments and played around with some plug-ins. I shadowed him and asked him questions about what he was doing.
Later in this week, I sat in on a recording session. A young musician had arrived from the Philippines. He had sent several midi tracks and vocal tracks to Andre via the internet. During the session, live drums were recorded that mimicked the midi tracks he had sent Andre. I learned which microphone best fit to record each separate drum. Small condensers for the overheads and a series of dynamic mics to record the bass drum, snare, and toms. Andre explained to me that he had put compression on the toms in the past for this specific artist. He said that he thought it sounded better without any this time. The tom usage was limited anyhow. We used a click track and the drummer was excellent.