Show Notes
Before DAW's became popular and before the T-Pain effect, how did engineers tune vocals? Grammy Winning Mix Engineer, Ben Arrindell, tells us how he created that "Auto Tune" effect for the hit song "Crazy" by KC & JoJo without using software. Check out Part 1 of this two part episode! Ben is head of studio operations and chief engineer for Old Mill Road Recording. The studio is located in scenic Arlington, Vermont and had recently wont Best Studio Design at the NAMM TEC Awards in 2020. Ben Arrindell Biography:Ben Arrindell began his career in the late Eighties by working in the advertising industry for Look & Co, a top NY jingle house, after graduating from the Center for the Media Arts in New York City. Within 2 years, he rose from Intern to Production Assistant/Staff Engineer. There, his dedication and enthusiasm for mixing drew him to stay after hours many nights, working to hone his skill as a mix engineer. In 1991, his strong desire to work on album projects made him gravitate toward commercial recording studios. Leaving Look & Co, he went to work for Platinum Island and then Soundtrack NY, two major NYC studios, before starting his freelance career in 1997. Since then, Ben has gone on to work on albums which have sold millions of copies worldwide and received the most prestigious awards in the profession. Old Mill Road Recordinghttps://www.oldmillroadrecording.com/ Audioscapehttps://www.audio-scape.com/ 0:00 Introduction0:45 Old Mill Road Recording4:08 NAMM 20205:20 Recording Session Memories7:15 Auto Tune KC & JoJo11:52 J. Lo Using Auto Tune15:30 History of Old Mill Road20:18 Destination21:58 Green Mountain State22:40 Outro
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