The Best Sounding Room in the World

[@MarySpender]

🎸 Get the UAD Sound City Studios plug-in here: bit.ly/3QSHlFE Massive thanks to Universal Audio for sponsoring this video, what an honour!

[@Stefan-]

Is there any reason why all the sound samples in the middle of the video was mono, even the L and R guitars ? At the very end of the video there was a stereo mix.

[@bluebook2681]

Well done for getting on UAD's radar! As you are now in the plug-in world, here's a question: have you ever sampled your voice? A sample pack of you doing the classic ahh, mmm and ooh sounds, especially in your lower register, would be quite something. Recording the sampling process and showing the results would make for a interesting KZbin video too

[@kitmateyawa7829]

My go to room sound. Amazing that we can get this in a plugin.

[@sword649]

The British voice is one of the best sounding for narration, yours is stellar Mary, thanks! 👄👁👄

[@shanepatrickward]

she really needs to do an audio book.

[@ralfklonowski3740]

I am not a recording musician, but loved the demos as well as the storytelling. Thanks a lot!

[@Wowom]

One of the most elegantly integrated sponsor and product demo I've seen on KZbin, well done

[@nickshall1]

I’ve been playing with this this afternoon. Unbelievably good. No idea how they did it but this is a game changer

[@Drfresh1402]

100%. I can’t believe we have this.

[@brucemartinez5343]

That recording you play at the end sure has that Robin Ford sound which I love, great work .

[@stillavenue]

Mary this is like the best product demo video i’ve ever seen! Great work, UA owe you huge on this one. I had preordered this plugin so I was messing around with it already, it’s amazing! I’ve also watched a lot of other peoples demo videos that came out since the plugin came out but this is a work of art! The examples, the history, the cinematography… exceptional! Keep working hard! Cheers!

[@Willsonix]

Brilliant video!

[@EMERALDLIONSOUND]

Very much enjoyed the mix knowledge, facts, and sound examples of your music. Excellent work.

[@ladisswash-haroom5029]

As great as they are...i still prefer Alice in chains all day

[@davidellis5141]

Nutshell ! 👍

[@suites.74]

I love IR of real studios! I'm gonna buy this plugin lol. This awesome video worked. Good watch too!

[@rocketsauce5067]

If you use it moderately on most things it's natural. If you got crazy you can go into full sound design.

[@3XATHAT]

Mary, I Appreciate Your Cool and Detailed Insights into SOUND CITY and a Sweet Piece of UA Tech. Well Stated Cheers AAA

[@Naiaizumi]

hmmm ... I'm kinda curious to try it as someones whos spent alot of time there.

[@shannonmonroe1694]

Didn't even mention one very important artist from the late 70's and early 80's.....the legendary Rick Springfield....he cut Jesse's Girl amongst many other songs there. JS

[@terenzo50]

It's pronounced Van Nize. Although Van Noise ain't bad, especially if you've been anywhere near Van Nuys Blvd when the hot rods are parading up and down ad nauseum.

[@MarySpender]

I did my best being a Brit. My Van Nize and Van Noise are remarkably close.

[@terenzo50]

I could listen to your mispronunciations for hours on end. I'm quite serious about the mellifluous quality of your speaking voice as I've said previously.@@MarySpender

[@jeremythornton433]

Sounds fine but it's just not for me. I'm a Cubase user and I also have a few Waves plugins. My ears aren't good enough to hear the magic of the Sound City plugin but I can get killer sounds with what I have. I like your song, by teh way. Keep up the great videos, please. I've been a subscriber for just over a year now and love what you put out.

[@from.the.basement]

Awesome Video :)

[@briansrensen8204]

I have given up on this plug-in due to phasing issues. Great idea though and it sounds great until you mix it in and all body and punch disappears.

[@meherenow793]

some new tools for Drummer and Bassist to use

[@tylerhackner9731]

Legends

[@cheneyrobert]

Very cool 😎

[@leonardallen7380]

Absolutely amazing studio 🎙 absolutely Brilliant sound

[@grantrennie]

What a lady

[@joefield]

👍

[@Thaimiles]

Buckingham/Knicks is the best album I’ve ever heard!

[@MJinPitt]

Non-musician here but I just watched every second of the video. Loved the storytelling aspect on top of the tech.

[@DrVaticinator]

Me too, Mary is the best, found her because Rick Beato.

[@davidtiessen7713]

same.

[@lundsweden]

I love Universal Audio plugins, theres always something a bit more special about them.

[@chrislink73]

sounds great, love the natural reverbs and old console overtones from the vintage Neve. Sound City is just legendary, and UA is doing a great job continuing that legacy.

[@laloelsalamanca]

Is this video a 10 minute commercial for UA SCS plugin? Nevertheless it's a subtle, tasty and classy docummercial.

[@Musician-Lee]

I’m always learning from your channel, Mary. This is no exception ❤

[@AndrewMasters]

Great video Mary

[@keneisner3445]

Nicely done. Just a heads-up that the locals pronounce it Van Eyes, California.

[@davidgardell]

Now I am *really* curious if they ever reached out to Dave to see if they could use that console, *the* SCS console, used on all these famous albums mentioned. Btw (someone correct me if I'm wrong), the Nevermind album was recorded there, but later mixed on an SSL 4000 "G" console.

[@willshanks3964]

Beautiful! Amazing and inspiring work, Mary!

[@davidellis5141]

Love The REO Speedwagon title ..You Can Tune A Piano 🎹 But You Can't Tuna Fish 🐟 !

[@cataclysmicconverter]

“Sound City” is one of the best music documentaries out there. Dave Grohl’s “Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways” not long after that is also a great one to watch about some of the most magical studios in the business. A similar and lesser known story and before Dave’s acquisition was Lenny Kravitz’s purchase of some of the original gear from Abbey Road Studios that he keeps the magic happening with.

[@MichaelMcBride58]

Excellent coverage of Sound City.

[@DoNuT_1985]

I recommend watching the Sound City: Real To Reel documentary and listening to the soundtrack featuring some cool original songs with killer features such as Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, Josh Homme and Dave Grohl all over the place.

[@flogginga_dead_horse4022]

Now I feel like listening to REO and Cheap Trick

[@southernchillacoustic]

We hear thousand of great songs and know about thousand of great artists but so little about the people and studio behind them which I think is a big factor on each song we hear. We need more videos like these...HISTORY...ANALOG... specially this era with AI creeping in. Wonderful content! ❤

[@stonebear]

Wow. On the one hand, the story of that studio is *fascinating*, and I'm glad to see that it's gonna live on (and that Dave got that GORGEOUS console)... on the other, to replicate the "room" and be able to totally VR what you're doing in that virtual space and with that virtual console - to have something like that copied into cyberspace, if you will... I've been on the 'net since before there *was* a 'net, remember when 16-bit sound was hot stuff... and still, this kinda blows my mind. If, Universe forbid, the Big One hit LA tomorrow, we would not lose That Sound... we've forever embedded it in the virtual amber of a hard drive... wow.

[@CANNIMAGINE]

A few years ago I watched the Sound City movie( I highly recommend it) and then checked online and they had a store so I bought a Sound City Tshirt. I'm not sure if they are still available because it was years ago.

[@Uatu-the-Watcher]

Buckingham Nicks, baby! :-D

[@Joebd44]

Great video, Mary! I'm getting this. No need to think twice. Great demo!

[@guitargrin]

U2 just recorded Atomic City there.

[@scottlurken9667]

One word: Analog

[@joshrainbow-IceTenor]

Hi Mary, great video - I am also using the plug in and work in Luna using the API console within Luna. Great sound. My question is when you use the plug in on your vocals do you choose to insert the plug onto your vocal track, or your vocal bus, or do you create a send/return bus and blend the plug in in? Same question for the other instruments. When I want to re-mic the vocal, and I am recording in my living room which is NOT a super good sounding environment for vocals 🙂, I cannot change the wet knob and the vocals start to sound very wet and not mix well with the rest of the music, it loses its warmth - When use reverb I can use the wet know and dial it back. I tried out different approaches and I am not sure which is really the best way to get closes to the sound it should have. I saw your video and thought, you have a lot of experience with this and we being both singers, maybe you can help me with some tips how in your opinion is the best place to use the plug on vocals and for the other instruments that are mostly midi in my case, where to place the plug in for the instruments - directly on the track, bus, or send/return and blend it in...Thanks in advance 🙂

[@daved9665]

6:05 Thanks Marry for the new word - eponymous 😃. KZbin's closed captions translated it "anonymous" (LOL), so I had a time trying to figure out the spelling of the word for which the Webster dictionary would return a result. I just purchased the plugin on sale for a massive price reduction. By far the midi drums I put through it absolutely brought them to life, even for quantized tracks. Did you know you can edit the text in the KZbin closed caption auto generator after the fact to fix errors? Handy feature.

[@davidk5921]

This was so interesting, I really enjoyed the history and the way you presented it.

[@DenimWeather]

A wonderfully informative and enjoyable video--plus I love the sound of your singing voice!

[@WCworkhorse]

Another great video. I see that the uptick in videos is growing the channel. Thanks as always.

[@adamphillips6747]

That Buckingham Nicks record has always been one of my faves of all time. I wish they never would have joined Mac. Mick knew what he was doing by buying Lindsey's talents. So what I gather, this is basically just another reverb.

[@shadowgolem9158]

Unless it was recorded at Muscle Shoals. 😊

[@johntaft771]

Years ago I took a guitar to Eric's Guitar Shop in Van Nuys. I recalled it was in a weird place and a strange property. Some time later i watched Dave Grohl's "Sound City" documentary. I qickly sat up and said, "I know where that place is! Cool!" The history of that place is anazing. Thanks for the journey.

[@carolmartin4413]

Fascinating...that story comes full circle...nice for the Skeeter family. Glad your plant is back but it looks pale?

[@dshephardcomposer]

Pronounced "Van N-eyes"

[@mattskalicky]

That song! ❤❤

[@seancollins9745]

Dave Grohl has the console and a bunch of the hardware out of there, as well as has built some really good rooms at the Foo Fighters studio IIRC

[@heikohesse4666]

sorry - Your sound "transformation" examples are not really set up well - with this plugin you can get really good sounds - unfortunately that's not clear from your video 😎

[@Danksta02]

I think this was your best video ever. Well done.

[@tracydyson3144]

We are living in a world of simulation, now you can bring any studio into your home computer, and never have to go there and say you recorded there through a plug-in haha. Why does nobody ever tell in these type videos how much things are going to cost for the fake sound city UA plug-in.

[@Psytheon101]

I just LOVE your voice, speaking & singing, just beautiful, & of course your pretty too 😉

[@NoirOp78]

Great videos you're making. Out of interest, what are your thoughts on The Libertines?

[@MoreisMor]

That was dramatic on a number of levels, truly a wonderful complement to Grohl's documentary

[@Motowndonna8]

Brilliant all around.

[@itsgmani]

I bought the signature edition plugin pack a few weeks ago and just saw this was in my download list. What a pleasant surprise.

[@PanDownTiltLeft]

Van NIZE not Noise...

[@derekhoward9201]

Beacause it’s you Mary we will ignore😮 that opening gaffe

[@Highqman1974]

Ive got Daves "Sound City" movie in my movie library. Great movie!

[@musicblogger87]

The unique thing about music today is that you don’t need a fancy record label behind you, I would argue that it’s better not to have one. More often than not, they bend you over. You’ll make more $$$ doing it yourself.

[@SIM2014]

Ep. Of 'Spender in the class:' how goth learned how to stand on grunges head. 💀

[@SuperShawn2020]

I went by there today. This is my first ever visit to LA. What a great place for a music fan!!!

[@jeffbosch1697]

Interesting. I wonder if Apple Studios will be a future plugin.

[@reallygreatloops]

IM OBSESSED WITH THIS PLUGIN! REALLY!!!

[@dwaynearthur1476]

Another non musician here , excellent story telling . Don’t stop …..😊❤. We can miss so much of the back story in music and technology history , this is very timely.

[@brymills]

I thought Sound City was long gone after Dave Grohl bought the Neve desk - glad to see it’s still going.

[@learning2tri729]

I love the DVD by Dave Grohl - Sound City - Real to Reel

[@didifischervideo]

I tested the UA Sound City plugin, I watched the Sound City film from Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters) - and it's a wonderfull room for drummer. And I like this dry sound. The Neve Console is part of this famous sound, but for my personal taste, the Neve Console sounds better with all other instruments in another room. IMHO

[@davidgardell]

Yeah, it's a bit misleading mentioning all these hit records, recorded on a Neve, when the plugin is modelled after Helios...

[@rocketsauce5067]

If there is a new James Bond movie you need to be In it.

[@thureinphyo9768]

Will never get bored of ur voice.

[@adamwoolf9993]

Love the variety of content on your channel. Awesome

[@Simmons2358]

Whatever else you are, you are a very good narrator.

[@LDdrums20]

Your vibrato is absolutely beautiful

[@gzappa]

The difference is amazing.

[@Revy_Productions]

Sound City is the holy land

[@LDdrums20]

Aah you got the plugins

[@TerenceKearns]

You have to be a big spender to get that one. The plugin is overpriced. Nice plugin for sure but it's not THAT good. There are enough impulse response files around the place to feel comfortable doing without it. If it was about a third of the asking price, I'd consider it.

[@jeramym9506]

It’s $39 right now on plugin boutique

[@TerenceKearns]

@@jeramym9506 thanks for the tip. I just picked it up. Honestly, I have so many plugins already but FOMO got the best of me. Looking forward to testing it out on my next recording.

[@SomchatP]

สวัสดีครับคุณ🙏💐🌠👑❣️👍🎼

[@markshveima]

To UA and you: 👏👏👏👏👏

[@stevelestermusic]

very nice!

[@Kris_m13579]

Sounding good!

[@Dontblamethemonkey]

Abbey Road

[@bobbipson8906]

Never stops toiling, toiling away Posting new content most every day Listen to the words that make up her songs Lend a critical ear; you’ll be a fan before long Her music’s proof positive; she’s true to her art Written by pen, but flows from her heart Wears many hats, playing every facet of the music Creativity first, but then the business behind it I always wondered why Dave Grohl didn't buy the whole enchilada, building and all.

[@brentsmithline3423]

This takes me back seeing the reverb room. When I worked at NorthWestern Motion Pictures, and Sound Recording Studio, Inc. (NWI) Portland, Oregon ( ORY-GUN ) ours was on the third floor. Always loved what you could do with a room with solid floor, walls, ceiling, high-end monitor speaker, and microphone.

[@JpeterZoom-gt3pn]

Great idea!!

[@jamiemcbride4226]

Hey Mary I gotta say whenever you’re talking about something whatever it may be you’ve done your homework and your knowledge is on point rock on ms spender

[@paulbaldwin5037]

Love this, Mary. Thanks for making your work and your thoughts around music so accessible. It’s getting to know the magician and still being captivated by the magician’s tricks.

[@markcarrington8565]

Hi Mary I recently added the Kevin Gray 45rpm versions of those 2 Fleetwood Mac albums. The sound quality is sublime and your video goes a long way to explaining why. Great story, thank you.

[@petewaugh]

Been using it for the past few days and it really is great. Works best if you minimise/remove any ambient reverb on original tracks. Love it on drums.