dbailey1 wrote:Peter_IK wrote:jem7sk wrote:Being new to mixing and recording do I want the Lurssen Mastering Console? I've not seen it recommended yet it seems perfect by the description.
I studied recording (in fact overlapping while Gavin Lurssen was also attending) at Berklee and still feel it is useful. However, if you get it you must promise me - preferably in writing - that you will not ignore the Push control as it is one of if not THE most important tools in Lurssen Mastering Console.
No way!!Peter, I also studied MP&E at Berklee (Dan Bailey '88-'91) and knew Gavin. I was in at least one or two classes with him, and I definitely remember us being in one of the Recording classes together that was taught in Studio A. Pretty sure that Bill Scheniman was our teacher, although it might have been Robin C-Y for that one. I remember Gavin being a super nice guy, super smart, and he had great ears, even back then, so it's been really cool to use his Mastering Console. And I totally agree- the Push knob is awesome.
Surely you and I crossed paths back then. What a small world.
I didn't have any classes with Gavin, he told me he was a film scoring major (a bit interesting that a hugely successful M.E. wasn't in the MP&E program that we were in, eh?) but I wouldn't be surprised if you and I crossed paths. I graduated high school in 1989 so I was a year behind you I suppose, but I'm sure we rubbed elbows in some way. I was a dual major (MP&E and Commercial Arranging). Since I was friends with a few drummers, I also loved rubbing elbows with Abe Laboriel, Junior once in a while and had to try not to act like a superfan around him because even at that time he was already legendary. Not because of his dad, of course, though his dad was too... He had to be the best drummer there at the time, and such a nice guy. Deserves all the great gigs he's had, including the time (story relayed from another drummer friend so I'm paraphrasing) one day he apparently received two consecutive calls with the second one being a call where he had to tell Sting he couldn't tour with him because he just got off the phone call where he confirmed the McCartney gig.
