All of your videos lately have been so amazing. In your console acquiring video you mentioned content creators who pushed you to your final goal, and these videos are that for a lot of people so thank you. Good Danny’s has all of the vibes.
these tours used to be really thorough but now they just skip through all the cool interesting gear, most of the rack gear wasn't even acknowledged in this video
I use the Boss Katana MK2 with the tube blend from the UA 4-710d. Very fun, creamy, mid range rock n roll tone. I played on some Fender amps, wasn’t too crazy about them except for the reverb 64.
Hi Andrew, I've just subscribed from Australia, just want to say how much I enjoy your channel..so great for everyone out there with home studio's, keeps us inspired ..great work thankyou!
I love what he said about "when was the last time you just plugged your guitar straight into a great amp". I was at a jam session with some friends this week and had my Blacktop Tele, Fender Deluxe Reverb, and "gigantic J Mascis sized pedal board". When I pulled my gear out I realized I had left the power cables to my pedal board at home. At first I was panicked. "How can I possibly jam without all my tones"?! Once I got past my initial shock I considered that many of my favorite records are just a guitar into an amp. Keith Richards: Tele into a Vox. Angus Young: SG into a Marshall. Steve Jones: Les Paul into a Fender Twin. I decided to "boldly" go where many of my heroes had gone before! I messed around with the gain and volume on my amp until it broke up when I really dug in. Then while we were playing I switched back and forth between neck and bridge pickups and rolled volume on and off as needed. It ended up being so much fun to explore what could be done without all the gain stages and effects on my board. So much that I constantly overlook was available at my fingertips -- literally. At no point was I lamenting the lack of pedals (with the exception of my Strymon Lex which I really missed). Not to say that I arrived at a place where I won't be bringing my board in the future, but I love knowing that I don't _need_ it and things aren't at a standstill if it isn't available or malfunctions in some way.
I'm loving these gear tours but what would really make them amazing is just a quick demo on the keyboards, quick riff on an amp with a particular microphone, send a drum buss through the fancy and unique compressor they're describing, ect. I'm well aware of how much extra work that would require, but it bugs me a little when people are only describing what stuff sounds like.
Even if you didn't include any footage of him, I would still know he was an awesome dude simply by the fact that he has a Jake "The Snake" pic hung up in his drum room 😉 😀
theres always these platitudes about "yeah man the gear is cool and stuff, all these thousands of dollar worth of gear that most people will never even see in person, but the most important thing about this space is ________"
Yo bro! I follow you a few years ago, and i believe that you shared for free a sample pack that you made, is that right, and you still having it? thanx
Love the idea of having everything connected at all times. I also love the fact that he's a collector! Such cool stuff and a cool space. Thanks for sharing!
Love these amazing studio videos! Please keep 'em coming! I just have to wonder what with all these studios, how do so many people afford them? Been a fan for a while and finally subscribed!
Appreciate that man. Well a tour is a snapshot of a moment in time and most studios have decades of work building up to where they are. Generally speaking this is their business, it's not a side hobby or for fun it's operational 5-7 days a week. Literally the moment I left this shoot, clients were arriving haha.
RCA BK-5B yesssss, love that thing. I need that mic mount (mod?) though, I have an aluminum yoke thing but curious if he has a hookup for something stronger/better, gonna reach out. Thanks!
I’m feeling rather vindicated lately, more than a few of these folks have echoed what I’ve said, “have it all connected, normalized and as easy to use as a plugin”. When the idea hits, he’s right, I have about 30 seconds to get it down somewhere or, *poof*, gone. The other one is inspiration, I love physical instruments, that’s what I learned on in the 70’s and 80’s. Both analog and digital have a place and time, limiting yourself is just, well, limiting.
Hey Andrew! Awesome video! Your content has inspired so much I’ve decided to try and make content of my own in the studio/mixing niche. I know your insanely busy making these awesome videos, but if possible at all, could you give me some of your time for a DM conversation or possibly even a phone call? I’m looking to ask some questions.
I've worked at Good Dannys multiple times and it's the best spot in town. Shout out to Max the engineer, a consummate pro and pleasure to work with. Check them out if you're in Texas!
The black 441 is actually a 541. I was told it was intended as the instrument/studio oriented variant of the mic. That's why the three position filter was left off. I thought the switch on the mic was a single frequency bass roll off but maybe it is a presence boost. I've never switched mine away from off.
looked up that brutalism architecture, weird stuff, not sure why I've never heard of the term, I read the entire excerpt of architecture in the encyclopedia a long time ago and don't recall the term. Some of the buildings as examples on Wikipedia look familiar remind me of cities or places I've seen and others are quite alien, a few are super neat looking that seem nostalgic of the space race and hipster future style of the past.
Hey! I love your videos but How come you never tour any hiphop/ rap studios with urban engineers?? I don't think u have one video with a hiphop/ black rapper musician studio??
Good question, I’ve never been invited to any. I generally just get invited to studios or referred to studios from people I know. There’s a lot of studios in the world left to explore, stay tuned! I have a buddy in Atlanta who’s a very successful hip hop/ r&b mixer/ producer but I haven’t made a trip to Atlanta yet. These trips take a ton of planning, work and cost a lot of money but good things are coming!
Danny's right about headphones, keep it simple, a great mix out of the box, will work for everyone. Sometimes when you have too many options, it hinders creativity and complicates the recording process. In fact, having less equipment and a minimum of options will make musicians, engineers, and producer become more creative by the challenge of not having the latest toy. Great studio set up, a floor of a house, nice! Danny, I am impressed with not only your collection of vintage equipment but your creative force.
Thanks for this tour, fascinating. I’d love to see how people are mic’ing their grands. I have a Steinway A and am looking at the various options now. So many!
This is such a sick studio! The whole series is amazing as well! I do have one thing tho - No one talks about how they keep their space clean and dust free without having to remove everything from the space. I'm from India, does the US just not have dust? 😂
The US most definitely has dust! Actually Andrew has gone over this very thing before, someone on his tour actually had the same set up as he did and he pointed it out. I believe a little handheld vacuum with a thin brisel attachment on it to get into all the little spaces on the desk!
The patch points of the gear are connected to pro tools inputs and outputs by “normalling” (so it doesn’t need to physically be patched in). So you can take a track on your session and insert a piece of gear onto your audio tracks inside protools like it’s a plug in.
