5 Producers
Midi Mafia
Ravenite Studio
Los Angeles, CA
DJ Dirty Swift
and Bruce Waynne
Brooklyn-born Bruce Waynne and Canadian
DJ Dirty Swift met while cutting tracks for
rapper Bad Seed. They spent two years
working for Sony Studios and became Midi
Mafia in 2003.
What are some key pieces of gear you use
for recording guitars?
Websites:
themidimafia.com
myspace.com/midimafia
Swift: It depends. We use a few different
preamps. The API 512c’s are really good
because they’re fast, to capture transience
well. They’re clean in and give more natural
amping. I prefer a clean signal. Our guitarists use different things. For example, one
of them uses the Line 6 Pod for amp simulation. We also use the Avalon M5 preamp. For
mics, we use the Neumann U47 or AKG C414
[condensers], which have a warmer sound. I
like a nice preamp and then go to Pro Tools
