Sylvia Massy: Adventure Recording

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Producer, engineer, mixer and author Sylvia Massy (Prince, Tool, Johnny Cash, System of a Down) has carved something of a niche in the industry as a lover of 'adventure recording': that is, unusual techniques that go beyond the ordinary realms of music production.
In January the SOS Team took a trip to Ashland, a small town seated at the bottom of a snow-covered mountain in Oregon where Sylvia resides. We got some top tips for going off-piste in the studio.
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
02:25 - Marshall Stack Off A Cliff
04:40 - Sylvia Massy's Microphones
06:37 - Surface Transducer Setup
08:28 - Building Her Own Equipment
11:31 - Rack Gear Effects And A Garden Hose Delay
16:26 - Sylvia's Vocal Recording Tip
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@jonathanbyrdmusic 2 жыл бұрын

"It sounds horrible but it's awesome" rock n roll in six words

@paullucas4846 8 жыл бұрын

I've seen quite a few interviews with Sylvia and there is something special about her that defies description beyond being incredibly talented both technically and artistically creative. plus she's funny as hell.

@siriusfun 7 жыл бұрын

She's a tad unhinged... in the best way.

@WOULDCHA3B 4 жыл бұрын

it's called : CHARM ... this special thing #TheEyesChico

@Christopher-md7tf 3 жыл бұрын

I think the kids call it "being cray-cray"

@copheart 8 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to hear about her. This is what recording music should be, fun and inventive. With all the gear that's out there now, and the ease at which recording can be done, we have records that all sound the same. It should be the opposite.

@VultureCulture 8 жыл бұрын

Oh my god I love Sylvia Massy so much. Best interview ever.

@revol40 8 жыл бұрын

"broken in a wonderful way..." Awesome. You gotta love Ms. Massy.

@ChristianIce 8 жыл бұрын

Beautifully crazy! Lucky us she made her way into music business, otherwise she would be a serial killer :D

@nathanieljohnsonjr775 8 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha!!!!

@alanikeiser 7 жыл бұрын

McGyver's sister! :D

@MrDaveFerrier 7 жыл бұрын

hahaha, saved!

@sullimd 7 жыл бұрын

Hey now! Saying she'd be a serial killer is taking things too far. That's no joking matter. She'd probably just collect skin to make fat suits.

@nym053 6 жыл бұрын

Hahaha!

@MatthewMcClellan 8 жыл бұрын

She's so brilliant and is a lovely human being.

@OrestisTrips 4 жыл бұрын

What a lovely person. The music business would be so much better with more people like her. Out of the box thinking all the way.

@ThoseSleepless 7 жыл бұрын

man some of it may seem gimmicky, but I really found her so inspiring. I think it's so easy (especially if you engineer professionally) to lose that sense of magic and wonder.

@IsawUupThere 7 жыл бұрын

Well I didn't think I was going to buy a garden hose today, it being mid November and me not having a garden, but I guess life is full of surprises!

@STRAIGHTP 8 жыл бұрын

Don't be lazy. She is so innovative and wonderful. Not to mention legendary. Great vid! Get off of your "plug-ins" addictions people!

@WillyJunior 7 жыл бұрын

well you put 'plug-ins' in quotations but they are unequivocally called 'plug-ins' so i don't really understand your comment.

@psysword 8 жыл бұрын

Infectious energy. So nice to see this kind of West Coast dynamism.

@moralpaniken 7 жыл бұрын

Sylvia, what a champ! Got to love her.

@peterbrandt7911 2 жыл бұрын

The last tip made me crack up. She's always great, but this was beyond this world.

@DannyVallarosa 7 жыл бұрын

wow she is simply amazing, what a beautiful person.

@TonyoPet 8 жыл бұрын

SOOOOO GOOD!!! Thank you Sylvia for being you

@adamdam 7 жыл бұрын

The impact both her and Rick Rubin had on System's first album just amazes me...really respect they're work.

@jasongravely7217 3 жыл бұрын

Omg the signal flow drawing is amazing. Seriously she should draw more of those for people wanting to learn signal flow

@PATRICKCASTILLO 8 жыл бұрын

Love this woman! One of a kind! Fantastic!

@DEADLINETV 8 жыл бұрын

Best studio advice ever! She is so cool!

@hjalmarbackstrom5883 4 жыл бұрын

Can I give this 1000 likes? Slylvia, I swear to not be lazy!!! And I adore you!

@spacemissing 4 жыл бұрын

Amusing. Experimenting is one of the best ways to find new effects. To do something unique, you have to take chances. Sometimes it's the silliest or seemingly "most wrong" method that produces the most desirable result.

@grungefire 8 ай бұрын

This was splendidly amazing. Loved every minute of it.

@ChristelloNervio 5 жыл бұрын

She is simply amazing! :) I love her brain!

@psysword 8 жыл бұрын

Mama knows it all! Thanks for this awesome production. Epic!

@kaneltube 6 жыл бұрын

There are several instances in the interview where you can sort of tell by her eye movements and pauses that the interviewer was already trying his best not to laugh. Then sphincter C happened.

@cenkerdemir 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this interview. was absolutely mind blowing for me

@thechazdarby 8 жыл бұрын

Such a fan of her work.

@adamfstewart81 4 жыл бұрын

So glad to have discovered this woman today - what an absolute legend! MIND BLOWN! I am hooked!

@BarbaraFischer4 4 жыл бұрын

Such cool ideas, right?

@moraesg00 7 жыл бұрын

Loved this. So crazy, creative, funny... god. She's awesome.

@p750souza 7 жыл бұрын

Just amazing, a divertissement, an actual adventure!

@donkeyfacekilla1 8 жыл бұрын

What an awesome interview! Really great stuff SOS and Sylvia! Definitely going to pick up a copy of your book!

@Hadrorex 6 жыл бұрын

Sylvia Massey is absolutely the coolest in the business! What a joy to hear her talk about her profession and most importantly share her mastery of the art to others. I am humbled at her willingness to share what one could never gain from a school. At the top of the mountain of the business. Straight up bright and beautiful. Killer sense of humor too. They don't make folks like her anymore. Cheers, Sylvia.

@PetrisTorres 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, She is a legend. I am so sick of rules now I have a new appreciation for Sylvia Massy and she's funny.

@sablesanctum 7 жыл бұрын

Who would not want to work with this person. Wonderful!

@pedrobarrionovo 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, she is great! It must be very cool to work in Sylvia's studio ❤️☕

@igalaviz 3 жыл бұрын

She is wonderfully crazy! LOVE LOVE LOVE

@f115Recs 5 жыл бұрын

What a fun interview. Thanks!

@mammuthmammooth 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this interview

@vexphoto 5 жыл бұрын

I could listen to her for days...

@DarkTrapStudio Жыл бұрын

She's the best engineer ever ! Such an Artist look at her drawings !!!

@Filix125 8 жыл бұрын

She has such a quirky and fun vibe, I love it :)

@deadscenedotcom 8 жыл бұрын

God, I love her. I'm buying her book right now.

@MixmanD28 8 жыл бұрын

I LOVE this!!

@TimeMarchesOn 8 жыл бұрын

i almost fell off my chair when she said 'You want to go with sphincter C." committing that one to memory.

@snoopynasosu 7 жыл бұрын

=)) hahaha, i m dying :)) anyway, she knows w up!!!

@JulianFernandez 8 жыл бұрын

Don´t be lazy... Nice advice right there! Thanks, Sylvia!

@BarbaraFischer4 4 жыл бұрын

This is so cool! And inspiring. That phone mic is crazy rad.

@Mokkers_stuff Жыл бұрын

That was excellent! I am inspired to try out some of the techniques Sylvia talked about. I almost spat my tea out when she showed her vocal tip drawing at the end though! 😂

@ArneHenrik 3 жыл бұрын

I will now the deepest respect for my hose!!🙌🏻

@mojoma 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome inspiration, thanks!

@joelpizarro1384 8 жыл бұрын

one thing i notice , she's very creative. i think thats what makes her one of the best

@joelonsdale 8 жыл бұрын

I think I'm in love.

@localsymbiosis 6 жыл бұрын

This woman is epic. So inspirational.

@mjohnmoros 3 жыл бұрын

I am in love with her🤯

@grillobeats 8 жыл бұрын

great video, this was really interesting and original!

@santishorts 7 жыл бұрын

God, I love this woman. She is awesome.

@wallacenock7423 5 жыл бұрын

Loved this video, what an interesting Lady

@buildingthebandinthebedroo5716 7 жыл бұрын

An amazing character and an amazing talent. I would love to work with her - her perspective is unique and wonderful!

@amackclassic6737 4 жыл бұрын

She is so wonderful.

@neilbarbu 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome and hilarious. I wish I had met her at Gearfest

@MarkWell808 8 жыл бұрын

Great stuff!!

@ganaorganador 6 жыл бұрын

Love her!!!

@Ernzmoneybeats 8 жыл бұрын

This is awesome , great video . I am now a fan of Sylvia Massy. Made me laugh though towards the end at 17:00 she says tighten your sphincter when trying to sing. This chick is awesome.

@BongRecords 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!!

@fergieNH 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks! So interesting and funny!

@garnetbey7400 7 жыл бұрын

this woman is Amazing,real talk...

@67Rec 8 жыл бұрын

My kind of lady. Respect!

@velvetmusic9851 5 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful mind! This is one of the few producers who actually cares about her artists and her work. She knows more about recording than any book ever written or any of the teachers of those useless expensive schools where you learn absolutely nothing.

@nissebjorn7429 8 жыл бұрын

Haha very nice ideas :) Thanks SOS!

@atroeds 7 жыл бұрын

Those are some really cool techniques!

@mannibimmel09 Жыл бұрын

thank you sylvia)

@alexoldroyd770 5 жыл бұрын

Sylvia is amazing

@gushutchinson8758 4 жыл бұрын

Infectious enthusiasm of the woman!! .... the best music is fun to produce...Beefheart emphasises music is play not work . I wonder if that german castle she mentioned was the one used by CAN to rehearse and record in ? ...where they developed a new way of recording they called inner space. I think they were locked in for months {or years even} to hone their legendary improv skills.

@celestialscripture 4 жыл бұрын

I love this woman.

@bboymac84 9 ай бұрын

You are the Ms. Frizzle of the music world 🌎

@absenceovmeasurablefrequen1709 3 жыл бұрын

Sylvia Massy is brilliant.

@LouisLinggandtheBombs 7 жыл бұрын

She's inspired my production techniques more than anyone! Her book is wonderful. She's one of the greats. Mixerman comes in a close second though! His books are great too.

@youreallygotmenow4855 6 жыл бұрын

What's the title of her book? I'd like to read it because she seems like a very insightful person.

@sharonlee4773 3 жыл бұрын

I loved her in those Chevy Chase films!

@steveg219 8 жыл бұрын

She's so cool, silly crazy stuff can really inspire creativity, this is awesome. Workflow Shmworflow, let's have fun, work hard and make a great recording!

@wils300470 7 жыл бұрын

Definitely one of the finest studio related interviews I have seen, what a fantastically creative positive lady!

@FVDaudio 8 жыл бұрын

Excelente...

@Hazelcut 7 жыл бұрын

"welcome to our million dollar studio, we can buy any mic you want, just make your list" "oh that's fine, I'll use that old phone" :)

@ThisMichaelBrown 8 жыл бұрын

Great!

@BenGurskyMusic 3 жыл бұрын

luv you Sylvia! you da G.O.A.T.

@tabtuburan6439 5 жыл бұрын

Im in love with her she so creative 😎

@alendooza 4 жыл бұрын

For people not aware of it, YOU ARE LOOKING AT A REAL WARRIOR AND WHATEVER FIELD SHE WOULD CHOOSE IN LIFE SHE WOULD BE A CHAMP AT IT... This is a pure example of a genious, collected, calm, passionate, smart, beautiful in every possible way.. A warrior woman... ;)

@curtisnielsen3490 3 жыл бұрын

I love her.

@maxmatson1578 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much🙏 for talking about your recording with "Machines of Loving Grace" one of my favorite bands of all time! And one of my favorite albums of theirs of all-time! I would so very much love for you to talk more about the recording of that album. Also, the sound that you described while talking about it makes me think of the last song on the album "Serpico" which had a interesting cacophony feedback sound which sounds similar to what you were mentioning. I wonder if it was used on that song If that all?

@belladonnatv 7 жыл бұрын

Viva Sylvia!!!

@electrolytics 4 жыл бұрын

Jeepers. Forget about her sound engineering prowess for a second. Look at the illustrations she does. Fantastic drawings.

@_thaaatguy 6 жыл бұрын

I love her, she's insane

@Mr13wonderboy77 8 жыл бұрын

Bought the book immediately. Didn't even give it a second thought. Next on the list: Home Depot. :)

@Rizexthegoat 7 жыл бұрын

definately in love.

@ZacKuzmanov 7 жыл бұрын

I'm in love

@sKarredtoon 8 жыл бұрын

Genius is insanity until it works!!!!!

@watergraffiti 5 жыл бұрын

nice one!

@whitherance 8 жыл бұрын

creative Awesome!

@Projacked1 4 жыл бұрын

I Love Sylvia's mind....

@johnmorrison8618 6 жыл бұрын

This woman is incredible

@CentaurusRelax314 3 жыл бұрын

She is fantastic. Hope to have a chance to work with her someday. Reminds me of a visual cross between Ginger Rogers and Hillary Clinton. What a beautiful spirit.