Jeff Ellis: Engineering Frank Ocean
After 5 years working with enigmatic R&B trailblazer, Frank Ocean, engineer Jeff Ellis talks art, monitoring and a microphone technique called 'The Chicago Jingle' for getting the sound of a large ensemble from few players. Jeff speaks about his break in the L.A. music industry, his evolving approach to audio engineering, and how a typical session starts in the recording studio. Jeff explains his vocal mixing techniques for Frank Ocean, recorded using the Telefunken U47. He then details his favourite techniques, plugins, effects and audio hardware that he uses for music production. Thanks to Jeff Ellis. www.jeffellisworldwide.com www.twitch.tv/jeffellisworldwide 00:00 - Start 00:40 - Working With Frank Ocean 02:31 - Learning The Craft And How To Think Like An Artist 04:18 - Preparing For A Recording Session 06:30 - Recording Chain For Vocals 08:31 - What Effects Were Used? 12:03 - Jeff's Approach To Mixing 20:19 - String Sounds & 'The Chicago Jingle' 23:29 - Choosing Artists To Work With 25:20 - Twitch Streaming Show ______________________________________________________ Subscribe to Sound On Sound: https://sosm.ag/subscribe Visit our main website (over 17,770 articles!): https://www.soundonsound.com ______________________________________________________ Get 50% SAVING off a Sound On Sound Digital Subscription. Go to https://sosm.ag/digital and apply Promo Code: SOSYT50 RECORDING TECHNOLOGY 2nd Edition FREE 170-page eBook https://sosm.ag/recording-ebook LIMITED OFFER - Get 50% Off SOS For Artists The Complete End-To-End Music Production Suite CREATE / PRODUCE / DISTRIBUTE https://www.sosforartists.com Like FACEBOOK: / soundonsoundmag Follow X: / soundonsoundmag Follow INSTAGRAM: / soundonsoundmag
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