Gods, No Masters, their first album since 2016’s Strange Little Birds. Twenty-five years on, Vig remains both drummer and producer Garbage would go on to sell more than 17 million albums. Also featuring guitarists Duke Erikson and Steve Marker, With Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, and Sonic Youth helped define the new sound of But the band was theīrainchild of one of rock’s most acclaimed producers, Butch Vig, whose work Rains,” it was Scottish singer Shirley Manson, with her diabolic blend ofĭefiance and allure, that captured the public’s attention. With edgy, ultra-modern singles like “Stupid Girl” and “I’m Only Happy When It When the band Garbage first shot out of the cans in 1995,
The only question now is… should I buy a second one? It did so well on individual instruments that I’d love to hear a piano with a pair of 507s… or a stereo pair for room mics on drums.Garbage In, Garbage Out: Super Producer Butch Vig Digs Through Helix for Trash & Treasure David Bock has made an incredible sounding microphone. But the Bock has given me another option for a go-to vocal mic. “Of course, you choose a mic to create a certain vibe within the larger context of a recording, and the ELAM and Brauner are certainly going to remain on the front line. “The Bock 507 easily rivals the ELAM and Brauner,” concluded Vig. That, combined with the overall honesty of capturing the performance, led to a vocal track that sat happily in the mix with very little need to ride the virtual faders or add any EQ. Whenever Gabel or Manson really leaned into the mic, its “sweet tube saturation,” in Vig’s words, kicked in. Of course, no one but the producer and engineer listens to raw tracks the mix is what matters. I’ve found that I really like mics that work well with vocalists singing in a high register or a low register, or whether they’re singing softly or loudly. I can hear all of the breathiness in her voice. “Although Shirley’s vocal range and style is completely different from Tom’s, the Bock 507 does a wonderful job with her as well,” said Vig. Since Vig and Shirley Manson are both recent transplants to Los Angeles, they’ve been working on new songs for a possible future Garbage release.
It has a lush bottom and nice definition on top.” Many of the acoustic & electric guitar and drum room sounds on White Crosses were also recorded with the Bock 507. “The Bock 507 captured his performance with a transparency that made me feel like I was still standing in the room with him. “Gabel is tremendously dynamic,” said Vig. Vig used the Bock 507, which employs a patent-pending elliptical capsule to mitigate mechanical resonances, on Against Me! lead singer Tom Gabel, together with a Chandler LTD-1 preamp and a Summit LTA-100A compressor.
I was looking for something equally amazing, but different, and I knew David Bock had a reputation for building sweet sounding mics.” At that time, Vig was beginning work with Against Me! for their April 2010 release White Crosses. Both of those mics are absolutely amazing on vocals. “I have a vintage ELAM 250 and my engineer, Billy Bush, has a Brauner VM1 Klaus Heyne Edition. Since Garbage’s hiatus, Vig has gone on to produce albums for Jimmy Eat World, The Subways, and Green Day, with Green Day’s 21st Century Breakdown earning a Grammy for “Best Rock Album.” He recently worked with Against Me! and Garbage vocalist Shirley Manson, using a newly-acquired Bock 507 large, elliptical capsule microphone to record stunning vocals, as well as perfectly-balanced electric & acoustic guitars and punchy drum kits. But instead of resting, Vig helped propel his band Garbage to sales of over fourteen million albums from behind the drum kit, a career change that underscores the native Wisconsinite’s genuine love for making music. Those two accomplishments are epic enough that no one would have faulted him for proudly resting on his laurels. As producer, he is responsible for both Nirvana’s Nevermind, which become one of the greatest rock albums of all time, and Smashing Pumpkins’ Siamese Dream, which helped defined the sound of the 1990s. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 2010: Few contemporary musical minds can claim credit for having helped craft as many ground-breaking works as can the mind of Butch Vig. Contemporary And Legendary Producer Butch Vig Turns To The Bock 507 Mic