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Harvey Captures Mouse with Halo

Hopewell Junction, NY (September 29, 2010)--Philip Harvey, production manager and FOH engineer for Modest Mouse, uses Metric Halo products when on the road.

Hopewell Junction, NY (September 29, 2010)–Philip Harvey, production manager and FOH engineer for Modest Mouse, uses Metric Halo products when on the road.

Harvey travels with an Earthworks TC30K omni-directional measurement-grade microphone and SpectraFoo audio analysis software. Despite its multitude of measurement functions, he uses SpectraFoo primarily for its “bread-and-butter” real-time frequency analyzer. “I switched to SpectraFoo from another popular analysis software when I had the opportunity to try them head to head,” Harvey explained. “SpectraFoo regularly revealed peaks that the other one missed. After setting up and tuning the system, I keep SpectraFoo up during the show to quickly identify any frequency aberrations.”

Harvey mixes Modest Mouse on a Soundcraft Vi6 large-frame digital console. The Vi6 provides digital aux sends and insert points with AES/EBU connections, which Harvey uses to patch in a Metric Halo ULN-8 FireWire interface. With Modest Mouse, Harvey uses Metric Halo’s TransientControl, dynamics processor for drums and a distortion macro for select moments on Isaac Brock’s lead vocals.

Part of the package Harvey offers to his high-profile clients is complete show archives. “I figure, they’ll never play this show again,” he says. “Why not take up a few hundred megabytes and archive it? With the ULN-8, I can reliably offer that service without distracting me from my other important tasks.”

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