Chris Shaw

Producer Mixer Engineer

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Adam Katz  | Next Wave Mngmt.
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Me, Yoko, The Flaming Lips, and Dave Fridmann…

Ahh, it's that time of year again…

I've always been a fan of The Flaming Lips. I've met Yoko once or twice, and I did a AES panel with Dave Fridmann a few years ago. We all finally collaborated (via file sharing) on this cover for Amazon's Xmas compilation "All is Bright" - a streaming playlist for Amazon Prime members.
I recorded Yoko's vocals for this last month in NY.

Enjoy
 

Cableguys Volume Shaper 4

I'm a big fan of this plug in. They've updated it to V4 and it now has multiband capability. It works really well as a MIDI gate which is how I use it most of the time.

Check it out…

Shape the levels of any audio signal in pinpoint detail. MORE INFO AND FREE TRIAL: http://www.cableguys.de/volume-shaper.html From multiband sidechain compression effects to extreme gating, from tempo-synced stutter to precise sample-shaping - VolumeShaper provides a wealth of creative musical effects with a visual approach to volume.

File Under "Why wasn't this done sooner?"

Somebody figured out how to turn an inexpensive Behringer BCR 200 into a killer realtime step sequencer… (via createdigitalmusic.com)

This is a short introductory video for the Zaquencer Firmware. This turns the Behringer BCR2000 into a standalone hardware MIDI step sequencer (independent of PC) with 32 steps, 4 Tracks, flash storage for 192 patterns and many more features. The firmware is OUT NOW as a digital download for 69 Euro.



Wurli

This bad boy's about to get some upgrade love via some parts ordered from Vintage Vibe.

A shield for the reed bar (goodbye hum!) and a variable rate/depth tremolo mod. Can't wait 

PSA: Shellshock OSX Security update:

Apple released a security update for the new Shellshock vulnerability. This is a small but very important update. With shellshock a hacker can run programs in the Linux shell of OSX without you even knowing it. Widely considered to be one of the more heinous security problems for Mac security to come around in a while. Here's the link for the update. It only takes a few seconds to install. No reboot required.

http://osxdaily.com/2014/09/29/os-x-bash-update-1-0-shellshock-patch/

Sweet EQ…

This sounds as good as it looks. Been using almost nothing but this on my last couple of mixes and it sounds great. The adjustable slope on the bell curves is something I've never seen before and is unbelievably useful, especially on guitars. Kudos to the guys over at FabFilter.

Check out the demo video here…

FabFilter Pro Q2

The Weeks "Buttons" video (w/ an appearance by yours truly)

I went down to Nashville last year to record a single for The Weeks. There were cameras rolling and somehow this guy that looks remarkably like myself shows up in the resulting video. You can hear him talking at the top and he appears in the video most prominently around the 2:37 mark.

A great song by a bunch of great guys. Check it out:
 

 Music video by The Weeks performing Buttons. (C) 2014 Serpents & Snakes Records

Blast From the Past…