King's X - New Album Ready To Be Released This Autumn
Mix Online has reported that the mastering of the long-awaited new album from King's X has been completed and it is ready for a fall 2022 release. Produced by Michael Parnin and mastered by both Bernie Grundman and Pueblo Audio gear designer Scott Sedillo, the still-untitled record will be the band's first studio album since 2008's XV.
Michael Parnin on the album's mastering: "COVID-related delays were unavoidable, but it's great to be finished with this extensive analog project with fully-realized dynamics intact, not slammed and over-compressed. At Scott Sedillo's suggestion, we printed to 1/2" analog tape at 30 ips to keep the entire mix down in the analog domain, all the way to mastering."
Parnin further elaborated: "The approach for this record is old school with a retro-'70s sound captured by a pure analog signal chain. We did analog summing with the Pueblo Audio Sidewinder for the rhythm section and the main mix buss summing. For automation on the vocals and overdubs, we used the SSL Sigma."
Scott Sedillo added: "Early in the production phase, Michael had brought his mixes to me for a check in the mastering studio. His 'in-the-box' work sounded terrific. Nevertheless, he had an instinct that an analog approach would be even more fitting for the band's music. This started a journey to build up a hybrid studio with the multitrack being digital and the mixdown system entirely analog. This project was very interesting for me because as a mastering engineer at BGM, I usually only work at the very end of the production chain, but as president of Pueblo Audio, I was also able to contribute to the other production phases by supplying preamps, DIs and the final summing amp. It was intriguing to experience how Michael's new hybrid mixes succeeded in forming a stronger connection to the band and their music. We were also fortunate that the label supported our request to release the vinyl album on four sides at 45 rpm, thus removing any physical restrictions for optimizing the cut."
Michael Parnin on the album's mastering: "COVID-related delays were unavoidable, but it's great to be finished with this extensive analog project with fully-realized dynamics intact, not slammed and over-compressed. At Scott Sedillo's suggestion, we printed to 1/2" analog tape at 30 ips to keep the entire mix down in the analog domain, all the way to mastering."
Parnin further elaborated: "The approach for this record is old school with a retro-'70s sound captured by a pure analog signal chain. We did analog summing with the Pueblo Audio Sidewinder for the rhythm section and the main mix buss summing. For automation on the vocals and overdubs, we used the SSL Sigma."
Scott Sedillo added: "Early in the production phase, Michael had brought his mixes to me for a check in the mastering studio. His 'in-the-box' work sounded terrific. Nevertheless, he had an instinct that an analog approach would be even more fitting for the band's music. This started a journey to build up a hybrid studio with the multitrack being digital and the mixdown system entirely analog. This project was very interesting for me because as a mastering engineer at BGM, I usually only work at the very end of the production chain, but as president of Pueblo Audio, I was also able to contribute to the other production phases by supplying preamps, DIs and the final summing amp. It was intriguing to experience how Michael's new hybrid mixes succeeded in forming a stronger connection to the band and their music. We were also fortunate that the label supported our request to release the vinyl album on four sides at 45 rpm, thus removing any physical restrictions for optimizing the cut."
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