{"id":53318,"date":"2023-12-01T14:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T14:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/?p=53318"},"modified":"2024-04-26T12:46:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T11:46:52","slug":"paul-whalley-lauten-audio-la-320-microphone-sigala-alice-merton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/2023\/12\/01\/paul-whalley-lauten-audio-la-320-microphone-sigala-alice-merton\/","title":{"rendered":"Producer Paul Whalley (Alice Merton, Sigala, Lost Frequencies) on recording with the Lauten Audio LA-320"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"article-wrapper\">\n<h2>Producer, musician and engineer Paul Whalley on recording, songwriting and the Lauten Audio LA-320 microphone.<\/h2>\n<p>Tileyard London is the city\u2019s hottest creative hub. Boasting state-of-the-art recording studios, bars, cafes and a music venue (complete with a <a title=\"TesseracT at Tileyard London - Tileyard\" href=\"https:\/\/tileyard.co.uk\/stories\/tesseract-at-tileyard-london\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dynaudio Atmos system<\/a>), the home of artists like Sigala, Ella Eyre and The Prodigy is the ultimate destination for anyone deeply invested in the UK music scene.<\/p>\n<p>Among its residents is accomplished songwriter and producer Paul Whalley, who recently added the <a title=\"Lauten Audio LA-320 v2 Microphone | Synthax Audio UK\" href=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/lauten-audio\/lauten-series-black\/lauten-la-320-v2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lauten Audio LA-320 v2<\/a> valve microphone to his recording setup.<\/p>\n<p>Paul kindly invited us down to his studio for a chat about recording and production, and how the right microphone can help bring out the best in an artist.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center;\">\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Producer Paul Whalley (Tileyard London) on the Lauten Audio LA-320 Microphone<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paul Whalley on the Lauten Audio LA-320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jppn1_TKB4M\" width=\"1207\" height=\"679\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">See more videos at <a title=\"Subscribe to the SynthaxTV YouTube channel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=synthaxtv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Synthax TV<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The British Library Aesthetic<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a songwriter and producer here at Tileyard London,\u201d Paul says as we sit down in his studio. A room that\u2019s had several notable owners over the years &#8211; including once belonging to The Prodigy &#8211; Paul has been tweaking the space into its current guise, with its laidback and warm surroundings accentuated by wooden floors, red leather sofas, and an array of pot plants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy line was always I want it to be like the British Library &#8211; that was the aesthetic I was going for,\u201d laughs Paul. &#8220;I want anyone who comes in here to be able to feel comfortable and relaxed, like it\u2019s their studio as well. A lot of studios feel very expensive, but personally I\u2019ve always preferred a more homely or casual setup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then yeah, just having things on hand that people can access,\u201d he says reaching across to grab his latest addition, a cyan Danelectro baritone guitar. \u201cThe piano, guitars, synths, things that people can just pick up, touch, play and move around with, however they\u2019re comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"head-img alignright wp-image-53215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Mellotron.jpg\" alt=\"Closeup of three keyboards, including a Mellotron\" width=\"367\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Mellotron.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Mellotron-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A multi-instrumentalist, Paul\u2019s musical talents have seen him employed as a session musician, recording engineer, songwriter and producer for a number of independent and major label UK artists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve worked on various things over the years &#8211; a lot of production, songwriting, and mixing. People such as Alice Merton, Sigala, Lost Frequencies, The Wanted, Louis Tomlinson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeing the audience\u2019s reactions is always a really special thing. Actually seeing how the records translate live. I\u2019ve had the privilege a few times of seeing songs I\u2019ve written performed in arenas and big stages, including getting to perform a couple of my own at the Royal Albert Hall last year, which was a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Entering Paul\u2019s studio you&#8217;re immediately greeted by his upright piano. The space is adorned with instruments and hardware: analogue synths, an old Akai MPC 3000 &#8211; complete with a stack of floppy disks &#8211; and an enviable collection of guitars (\u201cFar too many, one of everything\u201d). And then there\u2019s his mellotron, which Paul says people just can\u2019t wait to play with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil I had this space I\u2019d never had the joy of having a real piano in a studio, and I\u2019ve been so surprised how that changes writing sessions,\u201d Paul enthuses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say to anyone, have some real instruments in your studio if you can, because having the piano in here just makes people get up and move around. It\u2019s not just everyone sat looking at lyrics on their phones all day, or staying within themselves. I also swear by my little Martin guitar for the same reason \u2013 between that and the piano, those are two of the most invaluable things to actual writing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe final piece of the puzzle is the Mellotron. Every song writer that comes in is either overjoyed to see it, or has never seen one and is just fascinated by it, and just loves the selection of sounds it can create. I can\u2019t tell you how many records have started with something someone\u2019s found or made on it, it\u2019s so intricate-sounding, while being so simple to experiment with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53213 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Studio-Piano.jpg\" alt=\"An upright piano with stereo microphones\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Studio-Piano.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Studio-Piano-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Studio-Piano-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Studio-Piano-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>From Wigan to London<\/h2>\n<p>Having started out playing the tuba in his hometown of Wigan, Paul moved to London for university before going on to work in various studio roles. In contrast to his classical background, it was actually his discovery of hip hop production that led him down the path of becoming a producer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrowing up I had none of that in my house \u2013 my parents listened to very little music \u2013 and I was playing in brass bands in Wigan, a proper mining town brass band haha. So discovering A Tribe Called Quest and J Dilla, artists like that, and what a drum machine was, had a huge influence on my taste in music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter university I sort of found my way into session musician work, and along the way discovered production and songwriting. It was very much about 10 years ago that I had a lightning bolt moment of \u2018ah, that\u2019s the job I want to do\u2019. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI worked a few times out of Eastcote studios, and different producers would come through, which led me to the realisation that \u2018oh wow, people are sat on laptops making this stuff, I can start making this stuff at home\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-53241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Akai-MPC-3000.jpg\" alt=\"An Akai MPC 3000 sampler\" width=\"425\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Akai-MPC-3000.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Akai-MPC-3000-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Akai-MPC-3000-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Akai-MPC-3000-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo that, combined with my love of the more traditional record-making process and my dreams of one day having my own studio, has led me to this point, with a hybrid workflow where you can do both.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As we continue chatting about the recording process, we wonder if there\u2019s anything Paul thinks is missing in modern music?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething that I love in music, and which is coming back in a big way, is the human element,\u201d he remarks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always been a huge fan of imperfections in records &#8211; like little sounds and squeaks &#8211; or just the nature of things not being perfectly in tune, or exactly in time. I think so many great records from back in the day have little imperfections or mistakes, very human grooves and feels to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s something I always try to find a way in for, whether it\u2019s having some of the drum programming slightly off the grid, or played in by hand on the MPC. Or maybe I\u2019ll have one of the writers play in a part, who might not actually be the best keyboard, piano or guitar player. Even just to find little bits I can sample or loop. I always try to find a space for something like that, because I often find they end up being the most integral parts of a song.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if it\u2019s a dance record, where everything is very square, I\u2019ll still try to find a space where something can feel organic, maybe even a slight imperfection to it. Trying to convey a bit of realness, humanness, that\u2019s a big thing for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Studio-Moog.jpg\" alt=\"Korg MS-20 and Moog Subsequent 37 CV synthesizers\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Studio-Moog.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Studio-Moog-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Studio-Moog-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Studio-Moog-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Hardware vs Software<\/h2>\n<p>Along with the many instruments at his disposal, Paul also has a selection of high-quality outboard \u2013 including an original 1178, a couple of spring reverbs and an old tape echo, which he says he\u2019s particularly fond of.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst he agrees that both hardware and software have their place in the modern studio \u2013 with Paul noting the speed that software provides as particularly powerful \u2013 he\u2019s equally enthusiatic about the hands-on experience that comes from hardware.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"head-img alignright wp-image-53225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Studio-guitars.jpg\" alt=\"Guitars and a keyboard on a wooden floor\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Studio-guitars.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Studio-guitars-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\u201cI\u2019m just a big fan of having physical things in the studio,\u201d he affirms. \u201cI\u2019ve also found that songwriters and artists love it, because they can see a light flash, they can move a dial, they can feel it out themselves. I always try to get people to be as hands on as possible in the creative process, and hardware is great for that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople can sometimes be a bit scared of it initially, but getting artists to actually play with a piece of gear, touch it and see how that makes the meters move, it\u2019s often the most exciting thing for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alongside serving as a potential source of inspiration, Paul is quite open about another benefit he&#8217;s found with hardware &#8211; one that came as a surprise even to him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think outboard has just made me use my ears more,\u201d he contemplates. \u201cMy neighbour here who is a very esteemed producer &#8211; he\u2019s worked on The Beatles, and Kate Bush records &#8211; and the best thing he ever told me was to stop using an EQ with a visualiser on it. And I spent basically 6 months just using a Pultec and an SSL plugin, just to train my ears, and learn what it means to work using solely your ears. And it\u2019s amazing how sometimes you\u2019ll do things that look really aggressive, but it sounds great!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cyour ears are the things that make the record\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI found the same thing with outboard compression \u2013 working with a hardware compressor taught me so much more than an in-the-box one. I\u2019ve learnt new tricks just from tweaking the dials and playing around, and I put that down to the tactile nature of outboard. I don\u2019t think I would\u2019ve got that from a plugin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Racks of gear aside, Paul still advises other producers not to get too bogged down in the technical side \u2013 at the end of the day, it\u2019s your ears that count.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah that being said, it\u2019s important not to get so caught-up in gear and plugin land, or feeling like you have to understand everything to a really technical level. Ultimately, your ears are the things that make the record.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can do that with one EQ and one Compressor, and one Microphone, and if you know what sounds good, you can make a great record. Just trust your ears, go with that process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-53219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Lauten-Audio-LA-320-Microphone.jpg\" alt=\"A Lauten Audio LA-320 v2 Microphone recording a piano\" width=\"430\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Lauten-Audio-LA-320-Microphone.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-Whalley-Lauten-Audio-LA-320-Microphone-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>On finding the right microphone<\/h2>\n<p>Whether it&#8217;s a conscious decision on Paul&#8217;s part, or simply just the way he naturally approaches a recording session, it&#8217;s clear that his studio is designed to inspire and encourage creativity in others.<\/p>\n<p>This approach also extends to his choice of microphones: Paul is adamant that the right microphone can really help bring out the best performance from an artist, something he feels he&#8217;s found in <a title=\"Lauten Audio LA-320 v2 Microphone | Synthax Audio UK\" href=\"https:\/\/www.synthax.co.uk\/lauten-audio\/lauten-series-black\/lauten-la-320-v2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lauten Audio\u2019s LA-320 v2 microphone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was blown away by it,\u201d Paul says on his first impressions of the LA-320 v2. \u201cIt\u2019s just a really good all-round mic! I needed something versatile that could be moved around quickly, but was also premium as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve ended up using it on everything. A lot of vocals, acoustic guitars &#8211; it\u2019s got a really nice clarity to it on an acoustic guitar.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I also use it on my piano, both as a mono mic and as part of a combination, as well as some brass stuff recently \u2013 it is very, very good on a trombone. Also as a room mic in a number of different setups. So yeah, a lot of different things.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cthat sweet spot that I like between sounding vintage and modern\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh and also guitar amps \u2013 it is excellent as a guitar amp mic. There\u2019s a miking technique, a really nerdy one that involves putting the mic behind the amp. It\u2019s an Eric Valentine technique, the Queen\u2019s of the Stone Age guy, who loves putting one mic in front, maybe about a metre away, and then another right in the back next to the speaker cone. It just gives you this huge mid-range, and the Lauten is the best thing I\u2019ve found for that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just has that sweet spot that I like between sounding vintage and modern. It has the sort of roundness of a valve mic, but still all the crisp high-end so that it can sit on a dance track, or on something that needs to have that really modern polish to it. The sound itself is quite sculptable, you can roll off the top a bit very organically and you don\u2019t lose any quality. It\u2019s a real \u2018do-all\u2019 workhorse, in the best sort of way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;The hallmark of good gear&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>As a final thought, we discuss how with good equipment, you often just get a good sound straight away.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That is the hallmark of good gear,&#8221; nods Paul. &#8220;There\u2019s less stuff you have to do, less sculpting. With an acoustic guitar for example &#8211; that guitar just sounds great straight away, you don\u2019t have to do anything to it. I can have someone in here and they can have cans on, and if it sounds really good already, the player is more engaged as well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cshe said to me \u2018oh have you got autotune on that?\u2019 <br>And I said \u2018Nope! That\u2019s dry&#8230;\u2019\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had that with vocalists many a time, where once you find the right mic for them &#8211; I actually had one recently, with the Lauten actually! &#8211; where I recorded an artist, and the first thing she said to me when we were listening back was \u2018oh, have you got autotune on that?\u2019 And I said \u2018Nope! That\u2019s dry\u2026\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the artist is liking what they\u2019re hearing, there\u2019s a nice feedback loop that happens, and they\u2019ll just sing a million times better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Massive thanks to Paul Whalley for inviting us down to his studio! 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