I’ve never been in a studio that could completely isolate a cranked 100 watt Marshall from the drum mics, so I had to turn the amp down to 2 so I’d be able to overdub. We tracked everything live, and I kept as much as I could keep from the basic tracks, but it’s never what I want it to be. How did you approach the recording in the studio? So that’s why the album sounds better than anything I’ve recorded before, except for a few of the old Tribal Tech albums which were recorded to tape, but unfortunately my tone wasn’t very good back then (laughing). The tape just makes it warm, smooth and sweet. It smoothes out all the nasty digital spikes, which can happen with even the best digital gear.
Also, Joe Gastwirt, the mastering engineer, ran the whole project to half-inch tape before he mastered it, and tape is just magic. He actually recorded the drum EQ right into the computer on the basic tracks, so I had the chance to play with drum tracks which sounded finished - that’s a first for me. He dialed in the drum sounds so well, it’s just unbelievable. Another big reason is that our drummer Alan Hertz is one of the best engineers I’ve ever worked with. But really, everything just sounds better - the drums - everything. 96kHz sounds much clearer and open than 48kHz, and that includes guitar tone. Now I’m kind of updated into the modern world, so I have these good tools to work with, and that’s a big part of it. I couldn’t do it before, because I didn’t have the computer hardware for it. That’s one of the reasons why it sounds so good. You know, I’ve been a part of this home recording thing for a long time, and it’s slowly progressed from ADAT to digital home computer recording, and this is the first album I’ve ever recorded at 96kHz. Thank you! Well, there are some reasons for that. I personally think that these are some of best tones I’ve ever heard you record. I have to say the new album Vibe Station is killer, man! In terms of playing, composing and tone, it’s absolutely fantastic. There are questions everybody asks, but they’re valid questions, so you gotta ask them. No problem man, doing interviews is always very helpful.įirst of all, I apologize in advance for the questions you’ve probably heard a million times before!ĭon’t worry about it - I’m used to it. Hey Scott, thanks for taking the time to chat with me. His latest album is killer! His website is at Interview October 2015 I recently did an interview with Scott Henderson, and it turned out great! Check it out below! Huge thanks to Scott for taking the time - he really gives back to his fans in terms of advice and interviews.
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