RECORDING TECHNIQUES WITH JAMES RUSSELL
Wall-of-sound production seems pretty straightforward from the outside, but it’s one of those things that’s easy to do, but difficult to do well. An amateur will just throw a bunch of loud sounds at the wall, but professionals like James Russell from Heliport Studios spend day after day filling the frequencies with endless EQing, balancing reverb and placing harmonics in the perfect position.
The right mics, mixing board, amps and software are essential – along with an in-depth understanding of how to hide instruments in
