Will Kennedy

IDL’s carbon fiber microphone array supports a 7.0.4 Dolby Atmos configuration and is seen here from the listener’s perspective, with Willy Porter at the center-channel mic. PHOTO: Adrian Weidmann/Nader Dall.

Tracking With Immersive Music in Mind, Part 2

By Steve Harvey ⋅ Published: 04/15/2025

Unlike stereo recording, there are no ‘standard techniques’ for mic placement when capturing immersive music at its source— in the studio. So…let the innovations...

During setup, the musicians were positioned around the immersive microphone array to achieve the optimum balance and separation for recording engineers Matt Wallace and Will Kennedy. From left: Mai Bloomfield, Matt Wallace (standing), Willy Porter, Carmen Nickerson and Ryan Pearl. PHOTO: Adrian Weidmann/Nader Dalloul.

Music Production

Tracking With Immersive Music in Mind, Part 1

By Steve Harvey ⋅ Published: 04/14/2025 ⋅ Updated: 04/15/2025

Unlike stereo recording, there are no ‘standard techniques’ for mic placement when capturing immersive music at its source— in the studio. So…let the innovations...

Facilities

Matt Wallace Takes Studio Delux Atmos

By Steve Harvey ⋅ Published: 06/15/2022

Producer/engineer Matt Wallace (Faith No More, The Replacements, Maroon 5) recently gave his Los Angeles-based Studio Delux an immersive audio upgrade.

DJ and former Happy Mondays guitarist Kav Sandhu

Profiles

Happy Mondays Guitarist Works Remotely with Titan

By Mix Staff ⋅ Published: 08/19/2021

Former Happy Mondays guitarist Kav Sandhu and bassist Andy Rourke, formerly with The Smiths, collaborated throughout the pandemic with the aid of a Prism...