Lynda.com – Sylvia Massy: Unconventional Recording (TUTORIAL)

By | November 24, 2025

 

Release Year: 2016
Producer: Lynda.com
Producer’s Website: www.lynda.com/Audio-Engineering-tutorials/Sylvia-Massy-Unconventional-Recording/455751-2.html
Author: Sylvia Massy
Duration: 00:42:33
Type of Material: Video Lesson
Language: English

  • 805.7 MB

Description: Unconventional music requires unconventional recording techniques. Sylvia Massy helped artists like Tool and Prince realize their unique sound and vision using the engineer’s mainstay—the recording studio and mixing console—along with some outlandish equipment. In this short documentary, Sylvia shares some of her most infamous experiments…Unconventional music requires unconventional recording techniques. Sylvia Massy has helped artists such as Tool and Prince realize their own unique sound and vision, using an engineer’s mainstays—a recording studio and mixing board—along with some extraordinary gear. In this short documentary, Sylvia shares some of her most infamous recording experiments, from piano demolition to potato filters, and her new favorite tools, including the custom plugins she’s developing for Waves.

Contents :
Documentary preview 36 seconds
Documentary film 15 minutes 1 second
Bonus Movies 26 minutes 56 seconds
Exploring Sylvia’s unique collection of sound toys 9 minutes 52 seconds
Finding inspiration for new sounds 3 minutes 13 seconds
Memorable recording sessions 1 minutes 53 seconds
Recording in unusual spaces 3 minutes 14 seconds
Sylvia’s book “Recording Unhinged” 2 minutes 22 seconds
Three types of producers 3 minutes 16 seconds
“Bullet in the Ear” music video 3 minutes 6 seconds

Sample files: none
Video format: MP4
Video: AVC, 1280×720, 16:9, 23.976 fps, 2300 kbps
Audio: AAC, 48.0 kHz, 320 kbps, 2 channels


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