Sylvia Massy: Unconventional Recording

[@jas_bataille]

"He had a shotgun" OK a shotgun mic "He started shooting the piano" Hold on

[@toilettunes1]

cant wait for Silvia massy plugins

[@dannyd1224]

haha that could be cool

[@joellouisfire]

Waves Potato Filter haha

[@Stevil935]

@Mindaugas Kaminskas All I want to see is the Waves Army Man Compressor. I can get most any sound I want, but I have yet to hear a plugin that sounds like her compressor.

[@CevAura]

@@joellouisfire I cant stop laughing hahaha

[@amackclassic6737]

@@joellouisfire I laughed so hard.

[@hdhuga6980]

wow she's creative

[@SupernovaSun77]

I’m sorry I want to do the nasty with miss Massey. She’s gorgeous in every way.

[@drummerjeroensimons]

What a passion she shows us!!! A true artist with a creative/intelligent open mind...:) My deep respect for Sylvia!!

[@AudioReplica2023]

this woman is very inspirational...and I love her eyes. LOL

[@superpieton]

I love her "eyes" too! :D

[@oquefilmaragora]

They smile!!

[@erinateleven3477]

admire her attitude towards recording, might have to adopt some o that. Also the comments about her not being economical - apparently she likes to use fairly budget mics. For example, she once recorded Billy Corgan and everyone in the session blind tested a variety of mics on his vocal ranging from mega expensive/hyped to a humble wee SM58 - the 58 won in that particular instance. So she's probably saving some money there towards her piano smashin fund...

[@peterbrandt7911]

She got me at "I love gear" :)

[@inphanta]

It's a shame she never produced a Sonic Youth album. Their unconventional, experimental sound with her unconventional experimental approach would've been amazing.

[@thenewyorkpauls]

inphanta Yeah, the police would’ve be called 😂

[@higbyprigby9648]

Or make an album on a $3k budget sans computer. Stanley Kubrick: Making a film is really just having the ability to buy stuff. Oh yeah, and all that world of knowledge ‘stuff’. NEBRASKA

[@patkelly3966]

@@higbyprigby9648 ???

[@noname-ng6sj]

@@higbyprigby9648 This comment is really really stupid. She's like, the person who's known for using the shittest stuff. She's made plenty of records spending less than $3k, because her bands play live.

[@JulianFernandez]

btw, don´t try the amp thing if you don´t know what you´re doing... You´re gonna fry you valve amp using it with no load.

[@Phoebedumplings]

Shhe did say is was a solid state amp

[@saintjabroni]

She has a great speaking voice. Anyone else?

[@gryshakov]

Nah... I personally suck.

[@jeremiahfernandez9161]

nope. not me

[@DreErdna]

Saint Jabroni she does

[@ronnieparfait]

Saint Jabroni Yes..every time I talk I use my speaking voice.

[@bodhimian]

“I’m working with a company called waves” haha

[@heinrichsmit2]

"Sound that's in my ear's eye" :) ^_^

[@christopher9000p]

Got her book "Recording Unhinged" a couple of weeks ago. Loving it. Some awesome tips and stories in there.

[@foketesz]

Recording bass in a submarine. Go ahead and top that one!

[@karatekraken]

I'll record a drumset on ISS when I get the chance. When the recording is finished I'll record a special FX for the outro: Drumset being sucked out into space trough airlock...maybe the Drummer will join for dramatic effect...depends on his performance :P

[@Eigenstates.]

Pauline Oliveros recorded in a giant empty cistern. "Deep Listening". A musical treasure.

[@jimgrill]

Sylvia Massy just made my list of “people I’d most like to party with someday”

[@kingloser4198]

This video.. IS.. NECESSARY!

[@omnarco]

Sylvia Massy has made some of the best sounding records of all time, love her work sooo much, what a legend!!!

[@andrewprowd1033]

Sylvia Massy is a class act. Totally undersells herself in every interview. Amazing talent!

[@raymondkitchen6137]

The "Speaker-As-A-Microphone" trick was first used by The Beatles while recording the 'Paperback Writer'/'Rain' single. Geoff Emerick almost got fired for doing that!

[@Evildandalo]

Raymond Kitchen it’s nice seeing the origin of the trick. Every time I see a producer in a video mention they act like they invented it

[@scottiesopow2949]

Brainy intelligence talented and really cute she's got me where do I sign up for the fan club?

[@maurourrai2550]

The woman who told Maynard to take a lap

[@gordonmillsjr.1957]

She’s awesome - she brings a very cool energy with her, something rare and genuinely unique. 👏👏👏

[@sunset2345]

I love the painted art. And everything else! This is a fantastic and motivating video. Thanks Sylvia!

[@seymourbeetle]

I don't even know what records she's produced but she's one of my favorites solely because she paints during sessions

[@jeremythornton433]

I'd LOVE to work with her! Wow! Talk about inspirational!

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

mad mad scientist.

[@videosuperhighway7655]

WOW MY hero. Very inspiring person and we need more people like her in the industry. She is the future of the industry, Very engaging speaker as well.

[@dandelcastillo8176]

So much fun and so inspirational. Can't stop watching these Sylvia Videos. OMG!!! I just realized I think I worked with her at Tower Records when I first moved to Hollywood!! I thought she looked familiar. Oh man now we have to work together.

[@carolinerose8203]

she seems like the MOST fun!! i would LOVE to make a record like this

[@menacerisamir198]

hi sylvia , where can i find your book , i like very much your way of recording and i learn a lot ,thanks

[@chrisandyoli]

9:06yescomeheartorecordsylviaxoxoxotoyouinvitationohthatwouldbesocoolsylvia10:14 10:23 12:00 12:03beat 14:13 14:27

[@tite93]

She's the complete opposite of Steve Albini and I love it!

[@nicholascowan1731]

How so ?

[@tite93]

@@nicholascowan1731 Steve is more methodical in his approach (complete sound insulation, traditional recording techniques, fully analog recording process). Sylvia is more experimental and unconventional

[@williammaus7606]

Just met you an subscribed.. 1 word sold me😉 ANOLOG... An your passion for it.. An the way you bring out the gadgets... My first video watching of you and all the gadgets around the tinker with to make all these neat sounds. Was always fascinating to me... You Lady Sylvia Rock!!!!👍🤘🤘🎸🎸😉😉 PS. Are you the original inspiration behind Tools art??????😉😳😆😆

[@AndyMangele]

I just purchased the book "Recording Unhinged" - and immediately became a fan! ❤

[@MrMuppetbaby]

Sylvia is crazy! Crazy good!!! Love her free spirit and willingness to try it all. I play in a Country & Western dance band here in Las Vegas about as far from what she does with Tool and the rest as you can get but what she does and stands for transcends the musical style. Amazing. Come and produce us, we are ready. :)

[@maxmatson1578]

I so! want her to talk about, or even briefly mentioned? her work with the band "Machines of Loving Grace"

[@karimRemi]

Sylvia massy is a Great producer recorder and mixer of music 🌹 I love her pro studio and her job , and she is a very pretty woman too ;) Analog song is amazing!

[@twilightbiscuit]

his reacation is just priceless, almost an emotional rollercoaster 6:55

[@nordic2112]

The thing that sold Tool was Tool. The first record is a horrible sounding mix and that's why they never went back. Just like Zeppelin and Glynn Johns.

[@stepitupandgo67]

this is a huge piece of music history IMO

[@martyzielinski2469]

What about the MUSIC? Such gimmickr strikes me as pointless.....

[@ericjones4200]

I wish I could have experimented more when I was working in a studio but my clients always had limited budgets so I had very little time for that sort of thing.

[@scottbaxendale323]

I love that you don’t use a conventional control room!

[@TheFIDASchannel]

Man who did the syncing??? It’s off by at least a second. Anyway great material, it’s a pity it wasn’t produced better

[@shanehen]

She’s my favorite producer! Get her book. It’s great.

[@reiniervanzwieten7092]

Sylvia should try setting a piano on fire, wood looses it's weakness and strings will randomly kinda shoot.

[@JackOfAllNothing]

Reinier van zwieten, piano strings are anchored to a cast iron frame. They make sound via spruce soundboard. Cool idea anyway.

[@reiniervanzwieten7092]

No in all piano's i guess. my brother has witnessed a piano getting set ablaze .

[@calvink991]

THIS IS GREAT. i JUST lOVE SYLIVIA AND HER OUT OF THE BOX THINKING! Whats life if you can't shoot a few pianos! Love it just love it!!!!!!

[@ryangunwitch-black]

I love Sylvia. She’s a genius. I would love to work with her.

[@truthfinder4973]

they d0nt tell it right out all the daw f0r them is t0 play the parts back the fix and mix is d0ne 0ut side the daw

[@Guitarisforgrins]

WTF?????? Where are the Waves Sylvia Massey plugins?????????

[@marcusmagellan]

She’s awesome but she should have donated the two pianos to poor kids or a underfunded school.

[@kennethgroves6552]

What is the average potato impedance? I love Sylvia!

[@siyavash0007]

i like her passion for music. u can see it in her eyes. \\M//

[@Skiamakhos]

I'd love to see a collab with her & Andrew Huang. I feel like they have enough similarities in approach that they'd hit it off, but she could teach him so much about analogue stuff.

[@YAGUARETE77]

Los Gringos, si no rompen algo no sienten su capitalismo satisfecho-

[@scozill3234]

Put some Treble in it...That's my Word....

[@mariaulfah2813]

She is briliant

[@stevenignelzi9257]

Nala Sinefro

[@officialWWM]

That must be the world’s biggest desk!

[@LFOVCF]

You could never call her boring. Embrace unconventional

[@easeupkid8270]

Shotgun to a piano micd up, legendary

[@jamesford5903]

Ol Jeffrey Epstein lookin ahh boi

[@viridianloom]

I want to be more creative with how I record stuff in the future. Another composer I like a lot, disasterpeace, attached a stethoscope to a microphone and recorded the blood in his veins to use as an ambient sound for one of the spookier tracks for a video game soundtrack he was working on. Shit like that is pretty cool.

[@queengoblin]

That's so cool

[@mt2581]

outstanding!

[@d3a1990]

She's awesome. This is inspiring.

[@dubnessIII]

I'm pretty sure all these tricks are stupid

[@robertvoigt1315]

Musically relevant, aesthetically inspired, spiritually charged, joy infused, who-wouldn't-want-to-play there Studio!

[@jamesclark6142]

She needs to work with Tom Waits...

[@nathanielaustin1420]

You're beautiful inside and out.

[@pmvoice88]

Tower Records alumni !

[@jas_bataille]

Whenever people talk microphones diagrams and things to do or not to do, I'm always kind of flabbergasted. Recording is pretty much only experimenting. My dad started recording during the mid-60's when the first Neumann came to French studios and they figured out how to use those new microphones at the time to record a certain tone of vocals that we later on called the "french touch". You had to figure ou everything. They only had plate reverbs and EQ, maybe compressor, but my dad never used one. The 24 tracks console he was using had to be custom-ordered by his boss because there wasn't a 24 tracks at the time... and if you plugged something the wrong way, it immediately fried on you. Oh and the noise floors were 10x higher than the most basic USB interface you could get... Today have all the tools in the world yet I find engineers to be so damn conservative. Refreshing to see this!

[@darkbit4603]

Ok then! Just take a little break to paint a painting. you know, nothing special.........wow! The talent is unbelievable. Hats off!

[@dewolf9985]

The hell is up with the subtitles on this video😂

[@Martinlgn]

She is the single coolest woman on earth

[@helloworldstudios412]

It's interesting because the piece she talks about, "Disgutipated" really isn't all that loud. What they did do was use those sounds as percussive elements which artistically brilliant and amazingly practical.

[@jeffmarchant4312]

Gotta have the silliness behind the madness of a Mad professor...The world will never get the mind of an Electronic engineer of the future. I still love the Pickle powered sound trickle !!!

[@rennyzero9853]

Very cool techniques with impressive catalog. Thank you Sylvia, Guitar Doors Record Label.

[@alfonsoperdomo4469]

ok, she is amazing, holy shit

[@petefaders]

I tried some of these things on my last session with some new clients. They're not coming back. I ended up eating the potatoes though...and I suppose that's what matters. Inspiration!

[@IIBBEEXX]

She is the fucking coolest !

[@garethde-witt6433]

Sylvia is just AWESOME FANTASTIC BRILLIANT!!! .

[@jackmontreal1]

wow, je suis tellement impressionné. Sylvia tu es géniale. I got 5 tapes recorders 1\4 in studer, otari, ampex mono and it's so fun to create with those; youre right.

[@tobiasschmelzer3095]

What a awesome women! Marry me😂

[@onlyrick]

One quibble - when miking a chicken you should always use internal miking. A bit messy, granted.

[@williampaisley826]

That bands,,,words ,,,theres voices shine like rine stones and grind us to sleep at night...ur of the devil is why....u serve the God of this world.

[@thekaratesuit]

yeah with the open rooms... ok you're not communicating via headphones, but you're doing everything else with headphones? not a fan of the open plan thing

[@BassistBob81]

I like that the Razor Bladed amp speaker was from a Line 6. :D

[@stepitupandgo67]

It's cool to be friends with one of the most powerful and creative women in the music industry!! She's just the best...

[@david_a_uno]

Sylvia Massey is so inspiring. Beyond the far side of the moon with creativity and talent.

[@EvilSoundsEntertainment]

So what plugins did you/she do with Waves after all?

[@Gretsch0997]

It makes one wonder if her obscure methods ever “get in the way” , or frustrate those of us who just wanna get shit done

[@HollerAtcherBoi]

When you get to this level, you hire engineers for their taste. So you wouldn’t hire her if you just wanted to “get shit done “quickly

[@opinionatorX]

Sylvia is so inspiring. I say it all the time. While there is a basic standard in sound there really isn't any rules that dictate how we create. Having fun creating should be the goal. You have to experiment.

[@warmflash]

Sylvia Massey is FANTASTIC • SMART • SEXY • AN INSPIRATION •

[@CentaurusRelax314]

What a beautiful spirit. I aspire only to be 'big enough' to work with her someday.

[@BarryWarne]

Electrix in the rack 👍🏼

[@richardcler369]

All these instructive videos have smiley smiley public relations people. OMG

[@JasonCharlesBand]

The 14 people that dont like this, have got to be boring. Stay creative and work with no limits.

[@michaelprivee]

AWE Sylvia....

[@OperationChicago]

Good story