EQ Magazine - January 2008 - (Page 30)

“Anything I make, I run through my ASR, because that’s what I started off producing with. It gives me a certain type of old-school sound.” >>> Mathematics CONTINUED FROM PAGE 28 recorded with RCA 77 ribbon mics. Q-Tip arrived at the studio with an armful of LPs that were sampled into an MPC 3000 for the creation of “Kids With Words” (which may end up as a B-side), while RZA used the MPC 4000 for the slow rolling “Weak Spot. Though it didn’t ” make the album, the cinematic RZA/King Tech collaboration “Thug World” features System of a Down bassist Shjavo Odadjian, who is currently working with RZA on a side project that’s tentatively titled Achosen. Hip-hop legend Easy Mo Bee—an early studio mentor and producer of RZA’s first-ever single for Tommy Boy in 1991, “Ooh I Love You Rakeem”—came through with co-production on “Take It Back. ” Created using a combination of the E-mu SP1200 and Akai S900, “Take It Back” features Raekwon, Ghostface, Inspectah Deck, and a strong verse by U-God. Not wanting to skimp on strings, RZA enlisted the help of violinist Marco Vitali, who is featured on “Gun Will Go” and “Starter. Recorded with a single Neumann ” U67 and run through the 1081s, Vitali’s performances were processed through a high-pass filter, layered by Soper for a full-bodied sound, and then treated with healthy amount of reverb—usually from the Waves Renaissance Reverb plug-in or a Lexicon 480L. Mathematics, the group’s go-to graphic designer and touring DJ, contributes one of the album’s strongest tracks, “Stick Me For My Riches, which originally appeared as an instru” mental on one of his mix tapes. “I’ve always been a big fan of Gerald Alston, who sings with the Manhattans, says ” Mathematics. “I was sitting in my apartment in Queens after I completed the beat, and the track was giving me this certain vibe, so I just started writing some words to it. I got in touch with Gerald, and we came together to lay the vocals. I made it on my ASR-10, and I used some sounds from my Yamaha Motif Rack. Anything I make, I run through my ASR, because that’s what I started off producing with. It gives me a certain type of old-school sound. ” “Riches” was rearranged by RZA, graced with flows from Meth, Deck, RZA, and GZA, and touched up with a new bass line courtesy of Stone Mecca’s Trú James. The newest addition to the Wu-Tang family, Stone Mecca is serious studio infrastructure The Introducing Model 1608 Console. Now Accepting Orders 30 EQ JANUARY 2008 www.eqmag.com www.soniccircus.com/1608 1-888-SC4-GEAR http://www.soniccircus.com/1608 http://www.soniccircus.com/1608 http://www.eqmag.com

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EQ Magazine - January 2008 Contents Talk Box Sounding Board Robbers On High Street Rafter RTX Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Toolbox Rahim Dimmu Borgir Wu-Tang Clan Special Feature! Mastering for Musicians Guitar Trax Bass Management Key Issues Drumheads Vocal Cords Mix Bus Cheat Sheet Cakewalk Sonar 7 IK Multimedia Virtual Instruments Yamaha MSP7 Shure KSM137/SL K+H O 300 & O 800 Sonica Livetracker Apple Logic Studio Novation XioSynth 25, Audio-Technica ATH-M50, Samson G-Track

EQ Magazine - January 2008

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