zola-jesus-exhumed.md (5629B)
1 --- 2 template: overrides/blog.html 3 title: Zola Jesus - «Exhumed» 4 --- 5 6 # Zola Jesus - «Exhumed» 7 [![Cover][33]][33] 8 9 [33]: assets/images/chains/001-zola-jesus-exhumed/cover.png 10 11 [«Exhumed»][12] has been co-produced, engineered and mixed by [Alex DeGroot][11] 12 13 [11]: https://alexdg.net/ 14 [12]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcJ4ECn8R7E 15 16 ## Vox-Lead 17 18 ### Hardware 19 [![Hardware][2]][2] 20 21 [2]: assets/images/chains/001-zola-jesus-exhumed/bus/mix/001-hardware.jpg 22 23 !!! info "Vocal Chain" 24 Peluso P67 Microphone > Rupert Neve Designs 511 Preamp > Inward Connections The Brute Limiter > MOTU 16A Converter > Pro Tools > BF76 Compressor > EQ3 7-Band 25 26 ### RND 511 Preamp 27 28 === "Settings" 29 30 ``` yaml 31 Trim: -1.2dB 32 Gain: 42dB 33 HPF: 84dB 34 Silk On, Texture set to Max 35 ``` 36 37 ### Inward Connections Brute 38 39 === "Settings" 40 41 ``` yaml 42 Gain Reduction: 5.5dB 43 Output Level: 13dB 44 250Hz HPF: On 45 ``` 46 47 ### BF-76 48 [![BF-76][3]][3] 49 50 [3]: assets/images/chains/001-zola-jesus-exhumed/bus/voxlead/001-bf-76.png 51 52 === "Settings" 53 54 ``` yaml 55 Input: ≈ -28dB 56 Output: -15dB 57 Attack set to slowest setting and Release set to fastest setting 58 Ratio: 4:1 59 ``` 60 61 ### EQ3 7-Band 62 [![EQ3 7-Band][4]][4] 63 64 [4]: assets/images/chains/001-zola-jesus-exhumed/bus/voxlead/002-eq3-7-band.png 65 66 === "HPF" 67 68 ``` yaml 69 Q: 6dB/oct 70 Freq: 125 Hz 71 ``` 72 73 === "LPF" 74 75 ``` yaml 76 Q: 6dB/oct 77 Freq: 8 kHz 78 ``` 79 === "LF" 80 81 ``` yaml 82 Q: 1.00 83 Freq: 311 Hz 84 Gain: -6dB 85 ``` 86 === "LMF" 87 88 ``` yaml 89 Q: 2.00 90 Freq: 600 Hz 91 Gain: -3dB 92 ``` 93 === "MF" 94 95 ``` yaml 96 Q: 1.00 97 Freq: 1.25 kHz 98 Gain: -6dB 99 ``` 100 === "HMF" 101 102 ``` yaml 103 Q: 1.00 104 Freq: 2.24 kHz 105 Gain: -6dB 106 ``` 107 === "HF" 108 109 ``` yaml 110 Q: 1.00 111 Freq: 6 kHz 112 Gain: -9dB 113 ``` 114 115 ## Vocal Reverb Chain: 116 !!! info 117 Aux Send on Lead Vocal track (set to +1.5dB) > Vocal Reverb Aux Channel > EQ3 7-Band > Native Instruments RC48 Reverb > EQ3 7-Band 118 119 ### EQ3 7-Band (Pre Reverb) 120 [![EQ3 7-Band (Pre Reverb)][5]][5] 121 122 [5]: assets/images/chains/001-zola-jesus-exhumed/bus/voxlead/003-eq3-7-band-pre-verb.png 123 124 125 === "HPF" 126 127 ``` yaml 128 Q: 6dB/oct 129 Freq: 400 Hz 130 ``` 131 132 === "LPF" 133 134 ``` yaml 135 Q: 6dB/oct 136 Freq: 3 kHz 137 ``` 138 139 ### RC-48 Reverb 140 [![RC-48 Reverb][6]][6] 141 142 [6]: assets/images/chains/001-zola-jesus-exhumed/bus/voxlead/004-rc-48.png 143 144 === "Settings" 145 146 ``` yaml 147 Large Church preset modified to have no Diffusion or Predelay 148 ``` 149 150 ### EQ3 7-Band (Post Reverb) 151 [![EQ3 7-Band (Post Reverb)][7]][7] 152 153 [7]: assets/images/chains/001-zola-jesus-exhumed/bus/voxlead/005-eq-7-band-post-verb.png 154 155 === "HPF" 156 157 ``` yaml 158 Q: 6dB/oct 159 Freq: 100 Hz 160 ``` 161 162 === "LPF" 163 164 ``` yaml 165 Q: 6dB/oct 166 Freq: 5 kHz 167 ``` 168 169 === "LF" 170 171 ``` yaml 172 Q: 1.00 173 Freq: 350 Hz 174 Gain: -7.5dB 175 ``` 176 177 === "LMF" 178 179 ``` yaml 180 Q: 1.00 181 Freq: 855.6 Hz 182 Gain: -3dB 183 ``` 184 185 === "MF" 186 187 ``` yaml 188 Q: 1.00 189 Freq: 1.33 kHz 190 Gain: -6dB 191 ``` 192 193 === "HMF" 194 195 ``` yaml 196 Q: 10.00 197 Freq: 3 kHz 198 Gain: -3dB 199 ``` 200 201 === "HF" 202 203 ``` yaml 204 Q: 1.00 205 Freq: 3 kHz 206 Gain: -3dB 207 ``` 208 209 ## Vocal Echo Chain: 210 !!! info 211 Aux Send on Lead Vocal track (Set to -15dB) > Vocal Echo Aux Channel > EQ3 7-Band > Soundtoys Echoboy 212 213 ### EQ3 7-Band (Pre Reverb) 214 [![EQ3 7-Band (Pre Reverb)][8]][8] 215 216 [8]: assets/images/chains/001-zola-jesus-exhumed/bus/voxlead/006-eq3-7-band-pre-verb2.png 217 218 === "HPF" 219 220 ``` yaml 221 Q: 6dB/oct 222 Freq: 600 Hz 223 ``` 224 225 === "LPF" 226 227 ``` yaml 228 Q: 6dB/oct 229 Freq: 10 kHz 230 ``` 231 232 ### Echoboy 233 [![Echoboy][9]][9] 234 235 [9]: assets/images/chains/001-zola-jesus-exhumed/bus/voxlead/007-echoboy.png 236 237 === "Settings" 238 239 ``` yaml 240 Echo Time: 1/8 dot 241 Feedback: 0.40 242 Style: Studio Tape 243 ``` 244 !!! important 245 The Vocal Echo channel was also feeding into the Vocal Reverb channel via a send set to 0dB 246 247 ## Mix Bus Chain: 248 !!! info 249 MOTU 16A > Thermionic Culture Little Red Bustard 16 Channel Tube Summing Mixer > TK Audio BC501 Compressor > TK Audio TK-lizer 500 EQ > Apogee Rosetta 200 Converter 250 251 ### Little Red Bustard 252 253 === "Settings" 254 255 ``` yaml 256 Air: 3 257 Attitude: 3 258 Gain: 0dB 259 ``` 260 261 ### TK BC501 262 263 === "Settings" 264 265 ``` yaml 266 Threshold: -2dB 267 Make-up Gain: 6.5dB 268 Blend: 5.5 269 Ratio: 4:1 270 Attack: 10ms 271 Release: 50ms 272 HPF: Off 273 ``` 274 275 ### TK-lizer 276 277 === "Settings" 278 279 ``` yaml 280 M/S: On 281 ``` 282 283 === "Mid Channel Settings" 284 285 ``` yaml 286 HPF: 25Hz 287 ``` 288 289 === "LF" 290 291 ``` yaml 292 Shape: Bell 293 Gain: -1.5dB 294 Freq: 255 Hz 295 ``` 296 297 === "MF" 298 299 ``` yaml 300 Gain: -2dB 301 Freq: 400Hz 302 ``` 303 304 === "Side Channel Settings" 305 306 ``` yaml 307 HPF: 100Hz 308 ``` 309 310 ## + addition from Alex DeGroot 311 [![addition][10]][10] 312 313 [10]: assets/images/chains/001-zola-jesus-exhumed/addition.jpg 314 315 !!! quote 316 Oh, one other detail that maybe someone will find interesting: it was recorded in a rented house on the shore of Lake Superior in northern Minnesota in the middle of winter. It was a great environment for inspiration, but not very good for acoustics. The sound reflected off all the glass windows and the waves of the lake are audible in the background of some of the vocal tracks. I guess everything ended up sounding alright in the end though! Here's a picture of my gear set up in the space where we recorded. 317 318 [^1]: 319 Always remember that these presets are not 100% suitable for your vocal abilities. 320 [^2]: 321 This material has been published for informational purposes only. 322