Galaxy 64, Sylvia Massy and Her Microphone Collection - Recording Session ft. Taylor Hawkins

Sylvia Massy, Taylor Hawkins and over 60 different microphones - this is what the first Galaxy 64 Synergy Core recording session looked like. The mood has been set, Sylvia has prepared her setup and the Dante audio interface is ready to unpack the rich tapestries of the mics’ unique sound. Take a behind-the-scenes look at the process of making Taylor Hawkins’ “One And The Same”.
See the full microphone input list for the recording session in our blog: bit.ly/2MKuet0
Find out more about the Galaxy 64 Synergy Core at bit.ly/2IRdHBZ
Catch up with Sylvia Massy at www.sylviamass... and @sylvia_massy
Song: Taylor Hawkins - “One And The Same”
Hear more music from Taylor Hawkins at www.taylorhawk... and spoti.fi/2Xnldbm. Follow him on Instagram at @taylorhawkinsofficial
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[@SubstituteMusician]

RIP Taylor. Incomprehensible loss for his family, bandmates, friends and relatives. For the fans, he will certainly be missed, but those close to him are going to miss a true legend.

[@LAsoccerboy16]

She's such a pro. Extensive knowledge, really great ideas, and a stone cold poker face when she said Gooch Mic. I mean what a legend

[@gubertstan488]

I cannot wait to use the patented "Gooch Mic" technique. I'm positive it will rocket me to the stardom lol

[@tributetunes8770]

I love geeking out with Sylvia Massy!

[@AlextheBant]

Sylvia's the kind of woman I'd love my future daughter to look up to. Passionate, creative, intelligent, crazy.... What's not to like.

[@thepeladeauprojectband8943]

A live active microphone history history lesson. Wow! This is a one of a kind video! Thank you Sylvia. I miss my days from way back when working in the studio and setting up microphones. Soon, this year I'll be back at it when I set up a drum room in my studio.

[@darek37]

Sylvia: Taylor, how many Mics do you want? Taylor: Yes please! Bassplayer: How many do i get? Silvia: Sorry, please do DI.

[@dummy0000000]

That DI was actually really good tho :)

[@jonievideos]

Bassplayer = The Chris Chaney

[@saheltaja]

@@JOHNSMITH-ek3gt That’s triggers for you.

[@justinflaherty8151]

I can always appreciate someone who is truly passionate about their work.

[@seanclaytongray8153]

She can seriously make anything with a Magnet sound better than most engineers with any Mic period!

[@kayk.745]

What a pleasure to witness Sylvia's passion and expertise ... just WOW. Keep it UP, Sylvia!

[@187onasimp]

Synthia is the only mix engineer that doesn't talk like she hates her job.

[@STRAIGHTP]

Sylvia Massy is the most legendary person in this video. This crazy microphone setup sounds beautiful. Listening through a set of Yamaha NS-10M's right now. Love it

[@SlinkiestTortoise23]

Over compressed as fuck KZbin video!

[@BeatsAndMeats]

This is a fantastic video. Mad props to Antelope Audio for this and for that killer interface.

[@mikestckl6939]

anyone else noticed that she allowed him to use her special talkback mic to record vocals ? when i saw it i was thinking about what she sayd in the show us your junk video from earthquaker "no one is allowed to touch it , dont even look at it ! " i know its a spinal tap quote but still it made me smile when i saw that mic haha

[@pablolachmann7044]

Same thought here...

[@jamesparker4215]

Came for the Massy (never disappoints), got the Chaney, mic madness and a great track - great production job on this vid!

[@parkerhatcher224]

As a producer, this is who I aspire to be. What an absolute legend. FANTASTIC JOB everyone!

[@pepe7drum]

I love this session was to record Taylor, surrounded by historic microphones and with Sylvia under control

[@salvatius]

That smile on her face, like a kid playing with his favorite toy enjoying it like the first time.

[@dpinskey]

Two of my ultimate heroes. Sylvia Massy and Taylor Hawkins. How can you not walk away without producing something totally amazing!

[@bigdrums9905]

Wow, Sylvia Massy knows her microphones - that is so cool, great session, amazing kit, thanks for sharing :-)

[@Mix3dbyMark]

How many phasing issues would you like for this session? Sylvia: Yes please

[@nikolaygeorgiev41]

You don't have to use all mics at the same time. The best part of drum recording in a room like this is to swap or bring in/out different room mics for different sections of the song. And then there were two sets to be comapred... So no, no phase issues really. She certainly knows what she's doing :)

[@Nobody-hc2bo]

@@nikolaygeorgiev41 my guy. I think it was just a joke

[@NRG2]

When you say “phase issues” do you mean things losing perceived volume (phasing out) as they are spread too thin in stereo? Still have yet to discover these phase issues I’m always hearing people mention.

[@TomMcCaffrey]

@@NRG2 when you record two or more mics on one source, the distance of the mics to the source will determine how long the sound takes to reach the mic. So if two mics pick up a sound at different times the soundwaves can cancel each other out when summed together, which is what “phasing” means

[@VaudeoProductions]

@@NRG2 and commonly you'll hear a loss in frequencies which in turn causes a loss in volume/body. Another way to understand phasing is to think about when a drummer hits a snare, when his stick hits the head, the initial transient/waveform from a top mic will curve downward first because the sound pressure is moving away from the mic initially, and then the opposite for a bottom mic as the pressure/waves move toward the mic initially. If you don't flip the phase/polarity of either mic, the snare will sound thin, missing body especially in the low end/low mids. As soon as you flip one or the other, that snare should instantly sound like it's supposed to, and of course everything will sound even better if all mics are in phase together and closely aligned.

[@pockoninjaemo]

Feel sorry for the guy who has to wrap all those xlrs

[@ScottBeattyProSound]

The person wrapping all of the XLR's is doing a job most would only dream of.

[@Justanothermusicproducer]

64 channels... bde, thats nothing! Try to work as a stage ingeneer live in a big Music Festival. Thats what you have to switch betwen artist in less than 20 mins, hehehe.

[@desmondcole4300]

@@ScottBeattyProSound agreed. I would love to absorb some wisdom from Sylvia Massy

[@MannyXO]

WOW, she looks stunning!!! I love me some Sylvia Massy

[@ericsolomon3318]

Man, she sure knows her microphones.

[@mastermelardoz]

She shure does (pun intended)

[@canalaudiospot]

Im Pretty Sure

[@gubertstan488]

There is nothing more attractive than someone that is a true expert and knows everything about their craft. I swoon.

[@joshuamorganmusic]

One of my dreams as a musician has been to work with Sylvia Massy. She’s so so so fucking good at what she does. Anytime I see a vid with her in it, I take notes

[@zahaynamusic]

As someone who has worked with her, do it. It was worth every penny.

[@mufudzimaposa]

The creativity and sound in this is insane

[@mosermichael4404]

Hey Sylvia .. Real fucking good job where you're doing! The sound is fantastic! You really understand your craft! 🙏 Just wow! 👍 Your collection of microphones is also impressive, as is your passion for microphones! 😉 You can tell that it's your babies! 😋

[@RS-pp7ng]

Sylvia's smile lights up an entire room.

[@ChristianIce]

64? Not enough. My guitar has 65 strings.

[@mavixbr]

Me 1 week ago: "How to record drums with budget mics" KZbin: Galaxy 64, Sylvia Massy and Her Microphone Collection I watched it without blinking anyway

[@mpguitarist4life904]

Wow that’s so amazing how you use all them mic’s sounds awesome 👏🤩🎶🎧😎🤘🙏❤️

[@RS-pp7ng]

17:54 , Taylor takes off his shirt - Sylvia blushes and smiles nervously.

[@AudioMasterRTrib]

I'm a microphone lover as well. YOU are Amazing Sylvia, Thank you for your work. Save the world save the mic's.

[@rolandmdill]

Real star of the show were you Sylvia, what a spectacular mic setup 😍

[@DoubleDoubleU]

"Oh so many great mics here. I just love microphones." Lovely lady :)

[@Wesley.Deuren]

Holy shit that part come on exactly when I was reading this comment, what the hell!!

[@seanemmettfullerton]

That's our Sylvia :) What an American treasure!

[@fitzjameswood5486]

Those toms sound really great.

[@ricardorodriguezprado2683]

Brutal song!!! And Sylvia is the best!!!

[@russbradshawmusic]

I can't tell if its a delay or if there's just so many mics that all the drums are flamming

[@jessetyrrell5599]

I noticed it seemed too stereo. I am thinking she had the regular mics panned to one side and the museum mic panned to the other side. Really not sure though.

[@KingStudiosCollective]

Yea what is going on lololll

[@jobelewis6416]

@@jessetyrrell5599 Exactly what i thought, sounds really extreme and im not sure why they made that choice

[@Aurelien.Belliard]

that's a demo video not the final mix

[@JunkanooImmersionScience]

C'mon, man. Y'all can't tell that's the camera mic? Deep sighs

[@jarikoskenniska299]

Whatta, Live-feelin' ....Just like it should be! Great sessiojn

[@miltonex]

Wow Sylvia Massy is the best!! Period!!

[@IAmMikeMusic]

God, her personal studio was exactly what I would have imagined someone of her stature would have. So cool!

[@audiobunny1767]

Love it, that was awesome!

[@markfuller8047]

What a cool piece of music.

[@Jerrylumdegaard]

Love Sylvia. Get her book too!! It’s freakin awesome

[@lopizzzz]

Melhor baterista, saudades eternas Taylor, um verdadeiro artista completo

[@gunjabeans]

Sylvia Massy is an Artist.

[@SteveWilliams-5150]

Hi Sylvia Do you experience phase issues with all those microphones? How do you deal with that?

[@ScottBeattyProSound]

Yes, phase is a thing that must be accounted for. KZbin search is an amazing function.

[@HollerAtcherBoi]

@@ScottBeattyProSound Are you suggesting that a KZbin search is more valuable than an answer directly from Sylvia? That’s laughable

[@RickK1988]

@@HollerAtcherBoi Well...for starters. This isn't her own personal channel. This is a company's channel. Chances of a reply are slim to none. Probably none. Better off looking up your questions on KZbin. Plenty of videos explaining phase and polarity.

[@HollerAtcherBoi]

@@RickK1988 right. I think that the OP realizes they could easily perform an Internet search and find answers. They were clearly hoping that they would get an answer directly from Sylvia. I think it was worth a try, but everyone’s calling out the obvious.

[@victorloya1590]

Looking great Silvia, crazy mic setup.

[@JunkanooImmersionScience]

Awesome video. Learned all kinds of stuff 🤩🎶

[@timstones786]

I want to be in that room at this session SO BAD.

[@KTOENTERPRISE]

Sylvia is amazing @ what she does hands down 1 of the Best #LivingLegend

[@GrimmusiKRecords]

“Ok, I’ve got all 40 mics set up, it only took me 6 hours to do because I was handling all of these lovely historic, one of a kind microphones; so Taylor, show me the drum part you want to record today....” Taylor: SMASH! SMASH! SMASH! SMASH! SMASH! SMASH! SMASH! SMASH!

[@johnwalter6410]

Taylors got a killer voice.

[@abeljvillarrealmusic]

Great session! Flirt much 😂

[@1982studios]

Great studio, great console, great engineer, great band. Antelope hardly did a thing.

[@DavidBarrowIII]

Does the Galaxy 64 have to get online to verify itself before every session? I sent my Orion32+ back, because of that. How would I ever do a remote session?

[@Thetimrobertson]

Yeah that would be a deal breaker.

[@mariuscostache6295]

@david barrow i have the 32+ and it doesnt do that. you ca use it offline ofcourse

[@rodrigoaquinoofficial]

❤

[@Seth33Angell]

My God those drums are freaking phenomenal 🖤🤘 (obviously Hawkins being behind the kit helps too lmao)

[@niklas8686]

Periscope mic is made in Finland at Scope Labs

[@rocnred]

That was fuckin awesome! Love those mics. I have a mic fetish also. That Antelope Galaxy is impressive. The Neve is pretty sweet also. What a fun gig. What a cool song. Taylor is the shit.

[@nielserikmogensen-lasen1023]

Amazing work all the way and a nice piece of hardware indeed :-)

[@SONORSQ2guy]

21:25 👍👏

[@daveylong3089]

Fantastic stuff!

[@lukewarm5356]

Fabulous as you would expect

[@seacave853]

If taylor hawkins wears a shirt, all time and space will warp and he will cease to exist. .

[@alha1074]

Awesome vid

[@ElielFerrer]

Increblemente genial!!!

[@metatron333ascension]

All hail the queen of recording, sylvia massy.

[@jackkarski4082]

Sylvia is a boss - like seriously, what a G

[@larshollstein9552]

Song's pretty cool! Taylor Hawkins meets David Bowie meets Mike Patton meets Queen meets FF

[@jukejointjack]

I’ve wanted to pick up this tune for a year now and can’t seem to find it anywhere, does Any one know where to find this jam?

[@Cangsque]

This is DOPE! 👊🏻

[@willthedrumguy5539]

For those who want to hear the music: 21:24

[@bigjohnson7415]

Damn! All those mics probably cost more than I've made in my lifetime! I'm 60 and have been working since I was 8.

[@MadeOnTape]

Sylvia the beast! check out her Ebay store

[@willthedrumguy5539]

I wanna know when this “one int the same” song is officially out on Spotify and other streaming services?!

[@gordonmillsjr.1957]

Here we have a severe case of microphonia... no known cure, but can be treated with regular sessions of phase reversal. Sylvia - you are my hero 🤘💀

[@joeybaronstudio]

Hey? Great video!!! What sample rate were you using?

[@c.turner4588]

Sylvia's explanations, knowledge and passion are very "fucking" impressive. Just looks like a phase nightmare to me, but what do I know 🤣

[@troelsknudsen253]

you obviously don't have to use all the mics at the same time, i think the idea is to find interesting combinations and purposes. i could be wrong but i swear i read somewhere that she doesnt worry too much about phasing and just gets a good blend with what she's got.

[@noahmichael6996]

Massy is literally the GOAT

[@moetarded7757]

Mind blown!

[@rustywp]

Can you say, OVERKILL!

[@Sam-hf8nq]

You had me at "hello".

[@nimrodm1994]

Where can i hear the whole song??

[@therealjohngalaxy]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4Lce2Wvd9acb9E Enjoy nimrod meroz!

[@benjaminfowler4513]

She's a badass. She appreciates damaged stuff

[@TimAaronSmith]

How the farrkkk do you mix 64 microphones ?

Rad song!

[@johnnyresin]

Did I miss what the vocal mic is? Was that just a gold 58?

[@Liberal_tears_in_my_cup]

i honestly came here to see the mic collection. i have a home studio, a set of firepods and a digi002 are all i need.

[@AkseliKallunki]

Isn't that copper microphone the finnish-made Periscope by Scopelabs? Or is it a different mic? I was unable to find any information about similar mic made by Tommasco Colliva.

[@AkseliKallunki]

Never mind they developed it together with Tommasco.

[@Jargo1901]

Wow!

[@EnochGitongaKimathi]

I was interested to learn more about the synergy core processing. With ProTools Carbon out, hybrid processing using internal (processing inside an audio interface) and host processing is becoming a significant advantage. Does the Galaxy use AFX2DAW? How well does it integrate? Amazing mic collection though...It will be interesting to have only Antelope Modelling mics instead of having 60+ different mics for flavour.

[@wrathofcorn]

I don't get it. How does it not have sync issues when there are that many mics spaced at so many different distances from the drums? The sound is going to reach each mic at a different time and you can clearly hear a flam effect.

[@morbidmanmusic]

That is not a problem if it sounds good. room mics are most common. distance is good on drums in general also. They sounds more realistic farther away. Also they can be time aligned after the fact to be closer or further away. Very common. And I'm sure a little measuring distance to the snare came into play for phase related issues. .

[@kibibu]

Running multiple 16-input devices requires setting up clock sources and syncing those together. She means that sort of sync, not phase delays

[@brusecco]

@@kibibu 👍

[@cecilmusick8629]

sounds cool! what's the name of the song?

[@mikdu1]

Isn't the Periscope mic Finnish??

[@ranchoestudio2081]

I love you Sylvia.

[@soundland.channel]

Is the drummer left handed person? Why the sound image is from his perspective? Make me so confused about the drum image!

[@JulianFernandez]

Sylvia is cool!

[@MultiDooder]

Absolute legend, and the quirkyness of her production. For those not in the know, see what she does with a potato