I'm listening to the radio piece now... according to the story, the late Tom Dowd is the guy we can thank for modern mic technique... and mixers having faders instead of big clunky knobs. I'd heard of him but never learned so much. It's background I really should have known before!
Layla, Respect, Free Bird: his hands are on the sounds I grew up on.
NPR story on Tom Dowd
The reason for the story is that a movie will be coming out, "The Language of Music." I go to about one movie per geological epoch, but just might be tempted into seeing this one.
Info and video trailers
Meffy
NPR story on Tom Dowd
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- 8627 posts since 16 Mar, 2002 from Birmingham, Alabama
I listened to that piece on the radio Friday morning.
Quite a giant in his field, but most people have never heard of him, because, well how much credit does the engineer ever get?
I'd like to see the documentary just for that part with him remixing layla
Quite a giant in his field, but most people have never heard of him, because, well how much credit does the engineer ever get?
I'd like to see the documentary just for that part with him remixing layla
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- 21249 posts since 10 Jun, 2004 from Pony Pasture
*nodnod* Yet another of Life's Little Unfair Bits.bluedad wrote:I listened to that piece on the radio Friday morning.
Quite a giant in his field, but most people have never heard of him, because, well how much credit does the engineer ever get?
M-hm. The opportunity to look over the shoulder of a master... without some studio flunky chasing me out... yum! :-DI'd like to see the documentary just for that part with him remixing layla
Meffy