{"id":52631,"date":"2023-10-13T18:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T17:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/?p=52631"},"modified":"2023-10-16T12:57:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T11:57:19","slug":"romesh-dodangoda-interview-tierra-audio-flavours-preamps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/2023\/10\/13\/romesh-dodangoda-interview-tierra-audio-flavours-preamps\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI can\u2019t believe what a difference it\u2019s made\u201d | Romesh Dodangoda Interview | Tierra Audio Flavours Preamps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/p>\n\n\n

\"Producer\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Producer and Mix Engineer Romesh Dodangoda on the Tierra Audio Flavours preamps<\/h2>\n

Romesh Dodangoda is a producer and mix engineer who\u2019s best known for his work with legendary UK rock and metal bands like M\u00f6torhead, Funeral For A Friend, Bring me the Horizon, Nova Twins and Twin Atlantic.<\/p>\n

Although he\u2019s well-versed in recording and mixing in some of the world\u2019s most iconic studios, Romesh says it\u2019s in his own Long Wave Studio<\/a> in Cardiff, Wales, where he spends most of his time these days, a space that\u2019s he\u2019s finessed into something of a rock n roll playground.<\/p>\n

We caught up with Romesh for a chat about his current setup, his tips on getting started as a studio engineer, and why he\u2019s a big fan of Tierra Audio\u2019s Flavours Preamps<\/a> for breathing new life into the Shure SM7B.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t really want to be in a band\u201d<\/h2>\n

Like many studio engineers, Romesh started out playing in bands. Unlike with a lot of rock musicians however – where recording is often an afterthought that one of your bandmates gets lumped with (bass players we\u2019re looking at you) – Romesh decided early on he wanted to continue down the path of the audio engineer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got into all of this from being a guitarist in a band growing up,\u201d Romesh reminisces. \u201cBut I soon realised I didn\u2019t really want to be in a band after all haha! But I loved the process of recording, and hearing songs come together.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got the recording bug pretty quickly. And also, as a guitarist, I found I really enjoyed just recording myself and experimenting, and going down the \u2018guitar sound-hole\u2019 of finding tones. So it was quite a natural move from there for me, getting into the studio world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Romesh\u2019s studio is based around an Audient console, with an enviable selection of instruments and outboard at every turn, and a large live room to capture it all.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy studio is based around a lot of analogue equipment, including an Audient 8024 Heritage Edition console, and a bunch of outboard that I love using!\u201d says Romesh.<\/p>\n

\u201cI record everything to Steinberg Nuendo which I\u2019ve been using for many years now. It\u2019s an incredible DAW, and I just know it so well that I can forget about it and focus on recording and mixing.<\/p>\n

\u201cMonitoring-wise, I use Yamaha NS10Ms with a sub as my main day-to-day setup. This combination is absolutely fantastic – you get the fast timing revealing sound of the NS10, but the sub makes the whole thing sound really full, and fun to mix on!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n
\n

Bring Me The Horizon – MANTRA (Official Video)<\/h4>\n