Andrew Scheps has just moved from the US to the UK, so we caught up with the legendary mixer to see how life was on the other side of the pond, as well as diving into his signature mix techniques. We spent the day at a Sigur Ros show learning how the band translate their songs as a three-piece without losing any power — reverb on reverb on reverb helps. Our View from the Bench tech tutorial series continues with a look at how mic preamps quietly make big gains. We also review Aston’s new Starlight pencil condensers; Chameleon Labs’ first new Neve clones since Event Opal designer, Marcelo Vercelli, took over; Rode’s latest and best iteration of its VideoMic, the Pro+, and loads more.
