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Self Made Sisters
In the studio with Larkin Poe
Self Made Man is a great blend of modern production,
yet it maintains a cool vintage grittiness, its like
lo-fi with intent.
How did Larkin Poe evolve out of the Lovell Sisters?
Rebecca: We're actually the first generation of music makers
in our family. We started playing classical violin and piano as
little children. In our early teens we got involved in bluegrass
because we were born in east Tennessee, the land of Dolly
Parton, and raised in northern Georgia at the foothills of the
Appalachian mountains. So of course we were influenced
heavily by roots music from a very young age.
The path from bluegrass music to the wizened and ripened fruit
that is Larkin Poe came from a lot of experimentation and genre
hopping. We've always been extreme do-it-yourselfers, especially
with our last three albums: Peach, Venom and Faith, and now Self
Made Man, where we made the decision to start self-producing.
Contrary to popular belief, I think that to become an artist
takes a lot of time and searching to find the voice that's unique
unto yourself-to find the thing that is your thing.
What means 'self-produce' for Larkin Poe on Self
Made Man?
Megan: Being authentic was our biggest motto. On the production side this meant trying to be more reductionist in the
amount of layering and the amount of bells and whistles that
we allow into the studio-and trying to say no to more things.
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Megan: I love that description of the album, that it's lo-fi and
gritty, but with a focus. That's awesome. We wanted it to be
more stripped down, more real-feeling.
Everybody's a perfectionist in the studio. You can tweak and
twist until every note is perfect, but we wanted to try and shy
away from that, and keep the humanity in the recordings, and
that's definitely been a learning experience.
Rebecca: One thing that really shaped the last three records
was the decision to program all the drums instead of bringing
in a live musician. Using Logic and sound palettes that we recorded ourselves, or triggering samples from That Sound-the
way they curate libraries is really special. Using 808 drum
sounds and hip-hop high-hat patterns, and experimenting with
sounds that lie outside the norm in American roots music felt
fresh and exciting.
What do you start with-melodies, or beats?
Rebecca: The beauty of creativity is that it never strikes the
same way twice. On Self Made Man, there are songs that
sprang up from the seed of a lyric idea. Others were inspired
by drum grooves that I built up out of one shots in Logic at
my kitchen table. We treat guitars as art in our house-we
just have them hanging everywhere for when creative ideas
come out.
What's your home recording setup?
Rebecca: I have a very simple home rig for my own writing:
Logic, an Apollo Twin, and a Shure SM57.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Recording - July 2020
Fade In
Fast Forward
TWA Effects: SIDE STEP Universal Variable State LFO Pedal
That One Virtual Amp
Gauge Precision Instruments: ECM-80 Dynamic Vocal Microphone
Soyuz: The Launcher Inline Active Preamp
Plugin Outlet: IK Multimedia AmpliTube Brian May
Inside the Studio with Mark Hornsby: Recording Guitarist Carl Verheyen
TASCAM SERIES 8p Dyna 8 channel mic preamplifier with analog compressor
Self Made Sisters: In the studio with Larkin Poe
Eventide: Rose Pedal
Soundware Showcase: Toontrack EZbass Virtual Bass Guitar
Mackie Producer Bundle
Considering a Guitar-Based Studio
UK Sound: 1073
Inside the Box with Joe Albano: The DAW: Getting the Most Out of Your Virtual Amp
Bettermaker: Bus Compressor
Readers’ Tracks
DACS: HeadLine Guitar Switching System
Radial: HDI High Definition Studio Direct Box
Fade Out: Art vs. Science in Mixing—and Life?
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Recording - July 2020 - Gauge Precision Instruments: ECM-80 Dynamic Vocal Microphone
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Recording - July 2020 - Soyuz: The Launcher Inline Active Preamp
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Recording - July 2020 - Plugin Outlet: IK Multimedia AmpliTube Brian May
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Recording - July 2020 - Inside the Studio with Mark Hornsby: Recording Guitarist Carl Verheyen
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Recording - July 2020 - TASCAM SERIES 8p Dyna 8 channel mic preamplifier with analog compressor
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Recording - July 2020 - Soundware Showcase: Toontrack EZbass Virtual Bass Guitar
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Recording - July 2020 - Mackie Producer Bundle
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Recording - July 2020 - Considering a Guitar-Based Studio
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Recording - July 2020 - UK Sound: 1073
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Recording - July 2020 - Inside the Box with Joe Albano: The DAW: Getting the Most Out of Your Virtual Amp
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Recording - July 2020 - Fade Out: Art vs. Science in Mixing—and Life?
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