The console at the heart of the music
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl explains what's so special about the rare analog Neve sound board that was in the legendary Sound City Studios and now lives at the band's Studio 606 in Los Angeles. Watch Anderson Cooper's full report: cbsn.ws/1DR7wjI
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I recorded on that console I worked at Sound City when that board was delivered. Nights when there wasn't anyone booked I would record friends or experiment on mixing ideas. Good times back then.
Tell us more histories like that
That's awesome man we're u there for the nirvana sessions
tell us everything
Awesome story tell us more!!
Just love Dave, nicest guy in the business
There is something to be said for good old analog gear, and I can think of no better place, or no better hands, for that board to be in. So cool to think how many songs that have touched and changed lives, were mixed on that board.
Indeed, Nevermind was one such album recorded on this very desk. Did you ever see "Sound CIty", the doco Grohl made on the studio? You get to see the removal from Sound City and the refit into Grohl's studio 606 of this Neve console. Quite a feat. Then the Foo's did their next album on it - sans Pro Tools.
I have to say. I have been listening to music for 50+ years. This is what it is all about! Pure, Real Sound!
Sylvia Massy has the Other Neve Console that was in the B Room Studio at Sound City. She's a great Engineer/Producer.
"it will outlive us all"
Thanks Dave for keeping it going!
Dave Gs purpose in life was to inspire and he certainly does. Also a super nice guy
still rocking :)
Godspeed, Mr. Neve. Thank you for all you have done. You will be sorely missed.
Rupert Neve was a genius. RIP Mr. Neve
Watch "Sound City;" it's free on UA-cam right now. The life of the Neve board is such a good story
This is the kind of board I'm working with in my Sound Recording class in college. Very intimidating if you're a newcomer ...
Yes indeed it is. (Except I doubt that you have Neve :D )
Kryshtof Yeah - I'm lovin this stuff man - Analogue recording is blowin my mind in terms of the difference in recording quality ..
60 minutes ? More like 1 and a half ...
Time goes fast these days, bro... 😜
A Neve is the Rolls Royce of consoles, but that particular Neve must be one of the best ever. The 70s Neves are the best. 80s Neves started to copy SSL and they're just not so good. But that 8028 on which they cut Nevermind must be the best gear to cut a rock record ever.
@Pete Loomis Thanks !
Nevermind was mixed on an SSL ironically
I HAVE THE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THIS AMAZING BOARD. I REALLY APPRECIATE DAVID GROHL'S IDEA TO DOCUMENT THIS. ALSO- HIS OTHER MASTERPIECE DVD DOCUMENTARY IS " SONIC HIGHWAYS " THESE 2 DVDS RESIDE IN MY SACRED DVD VAULT. I OWN 1000s BUT THOSE 2 MADE THE CUT.
RIP Rupert Neve
I wish more musicians used this type of sound board. Music today is too computer animated now.
Definitely!
Love Rupert Neve gear
Well, Analog has been around for a hundred years. If it didn't work it would have been replaced years ago!
+TaylorJ ∆ I love Analog and I love Digital but alot things bugs me about technology and future of storage of recording. One thing that boils my blood to the max is that if record in digital domain very likely that you may not able to playback the recordings due to coding for new software and program another is sound quality , Digital audio has got better since late 90's where the highest resolution is 24 bits / 192 khz which is great but lack in character in sound dynamic range,details,warmth and accuracy of capturing sound that analog is great from the geko. Its cool that their plug-ins of Analog emulation in DAW that sound like the real analog gear like Universal Audio is the best at Analog emulation since the company makes analog gear but its not authentic , I would rather use UA Plug-ins in live situation then studio. Software scares me the most since High Res Audio or HD audio been around since Pro-Tools evolution 15 years ago its enable to make autotune sound real as human voice which is hard to tell if its real voice or computer. Only way to find out is live or find proof its real performance. Analogy I can say about Analog vs Digital is Digital enable to fix anything from performance to make a superstar while Analog you are the performance and everything is real that makes you a superstar. Not a manufacturer superstar !
+Andy Mahasongkham you have a point with storage. I mean, you can see it with digital photography. I don't know how many photographs I've lost because of HD malfunctioning, cameras stop working,...However, I still have all my "analogue" photographs and negatives...Yeah, I could be more careful with backups, but then again, you didn't have to do 4 backups for every photograph in the old days.
Now, I also lost lots of music since I began recording digital and that is a nuisance. However, the sound quality for home studio owners like myself is a miracle. The turning point was when in the mid 2000s producers who were used to professional tape started saying "I don't hear the difference anymore", or "there's a difference, but it's so minimal that the convenience outweights the inconvenience".
+Andy Mahasongkham No matter what you store on, in the future it may be dead tech. CDs, mini discs, cassette tape, reel-to-reel, VHS, 8-track, DVD-audio...all subject to death. CD pretty good though, because it's current, and there's a billion players on the planet for CD (at least.) So probably not a bad format to archive to.
The Neve console that was at Montserrat has found its way to Subterranean Sound Studios in Toronto where it is undergoing restoration and upgrades.
facebook.com/subterraneansound
RIP RUPERT NEVE!
Ohh yeah, Analog FTW! =D
It probably smells like coke
or teen spirt
+Daimale Williams Haha yes
+Daimale Williams W
+cullen cavanaugh tbh
If I had a buck for every line that snorted on that console. lol
MOUNTAINS GOOSEBUMPS
Love History
RIP Rupert
Don't spill the coffee!
FRESH POTS!
He ain’t lyin
...Smells like teen spirit
Rip Rupert
Nice
Metallica!!
Sweet
The thing that leaves me kind of wondering is why didn't Dave just buy the studio, redo the place and just keep going? Like he said he moved the board just down the street. They talk up the studio room as being the best in the business even though buy mistake. Why not keep the two together?
This seems to be a common complaint, but I imagine there's a good reason for it. I'm guessing the Skeeter family, who ran Sound City and own the property, just weren't willing to outright sell the lot. After Dave bought the board, they leased it out for a number of years to a guy who redid the building and used it privately as Fairfax Recordings. Now it's once again known as Sound City, though without the Neve(s) (Rick Rubin apparently owns the 8078 from Studio B) and a lot of the character of the original facility. The original studio was admittedly pretty dark and dingy, with brown shag carpets on the walls and a worn out wood floor, but it had a vibe. Now it looks sterile, everything is brightly lit and white. That is a crime in itself, imo.
He wasn't worth $500 Mil when he bought it
Because he already has his own studio the 606. Like why is he going to have two studios on the same street? It would counter productive to build a studio and then 6 years later just buy another one for its console, when he can just buy the console.
Put me on the list that if as long as I am alive please call me if it's ever there is no funds to keep this board alive
Whatever Happened to the soundboard that was IN The Grand Ol Opry wasent that one also made by the same guy? ONLY MUCH BIGGER and BETTER?
So how many neve's are there in the world now?!
Many many thousands.
Probably less than a hundred of this circuit design but at some point you have to define what a 'Neve' desk really is, as there were many different circuit designs. Granted Mr Rupert Neve spent a lot of time 'adjusting' the early designs to get as 'sound' that he was happy with but you also have to consider which speakers and amplifiers he was using when 'auditioning' his designs. And the mics and sound sources of course. As he was a musician in his own right that would influence what he wanted to hear.
ONLY the people he worked with in the early days can really say what really went on. He was not infallible and of course made some mistakes. There are many desks that have been designed and made after Rupert had left Neve the company so where do you place Rupert and Neve (as separate entities)? Rupert himself was talented in his ability to combine concepts ahead of others, one that stands out was his proposal for slide faders (made in Gwent).
@@mattsyson3980 thx Buddy!
If neve's are rolls royce's ssl's are the bugatti's , & the API's are the mclarens
you mean special attention high tech prone to failure and astronomical operational budget? neve isnt a rolls, its a simple farm tracktor that just does the job properly. Ive driven them all, and thats my opinion. regardless, I find it so cool of Dave to be do humble to those who came before him. He recognises the historic value and inherit inspiration it brings.
+merqury5 you got two out of three right. rolls royce engines are the most reliable engines in the world, in airlines all over the world and rockets to space, they don't fail. but in most things when you spend lots of money and lots of time on something, it works. and you are also correct, it does the job it was meant to do. maybe with less maintenance than a rolls.
I got an 8248 for sale. Absolutely hate it
Where are they what studio
That Neve console is great, but if you are a mediocre musician like the Foo Fighters is like the Neve desk won't help you too much.
thumbs up for mentioning Pat Benatar...
My mom said to turn it down
Probably smells like teen spirit
Ok can someone tell me now what model that nevé board is?
Bit late, but that's a Neve 8028
Maybe it smells like teen spirit =P
+Phoenix MatadorTV ew (isn't teen spirit splooge?)
+BariumCobaltNitrog3n teen spirit was a women's perfume
+Dysturbed1 Its actually deodorant
Seriously
Does it smell like Stevie Nicks? :-)
mo0
Thought this was going to be a video essay on the Wii. Very upset
smells like teen spirt
Anderson Cooper??
ian Stewart i was thinking the same thing!
Your ID's not taken from Dave's addiction to coffee whilst making Them Crooked Vultures?
Grohl inviting 60 minutes for an interview was like a really stupid thing...MSMedia is their weapon...bad doggie.
Whats a bored? Lol jk
Yet the Foofie Fighters still make pretty boring music. Their early albums were great but with age, they shifted into a sort of generic pop rock band, just like U2. Yeah they work hard and yeah Dave is a legend due to his contribution to music but I just have to honestly say that the music they make nowadays is nowhere near the creative spark Dave had as a drummer with Nirvana and his first two Foo albums. So in short, Dave is just a really wealthy man buying toys, fooling himself and others into thinking, this alone will create some good melodies. Don't get me wrong, their music is technically squeaky clean, well engineered and not revolting enough to turn off the radio but it lacks "soul".
You can't book studio time and use this great Neve console unless you got tha Covid 19 shot David said :(
@@DrDeuteron No, I think my friend knew though, was that tha studio that it came from ?
Watching idiots be sad that they can't go endanger other people never stops being funny.
Watch Sound CIty (the documentary) if you want to know more about this.
Thank you, I'm all over it right now !!
I just watched this Documentary twice - Changed my life man - seriously. I was struggling a little with my recording class but that doc. gave me new perspective. thanks for the info !!
@@xtraflo - Best documentary I've ever seen. I encourage everyone to watch it.
@@OnYourLeft Still my fav as well! I revisit it often!!!