Anodyne
Sunday, September 16, 2012
 
MICHAEL LEONHART ANSWERS FAN QUESTIONS ABOUT UPCOMING DONALD FAGEN RELEASE SUNKEN CONDOS

"The idea with Donald is always to make everything sound as hyper-real and natural as possible. On a few rare occasions, we used a synth setting on the PROPHET-5, JUNO-6 or MINIMOOG that was unapologetically synth-y, but only because it blended so well with the other natural instruments and helped to create a richer timbre. With respect to the drums on this album, we took a unique approach to recording. The drums were all played live by yours truly (credited to 'EARL COOKE, JR.') taking great care and time to select just the right vintage snare, kick, hat, etc.. for each song. Donald and I then sat and put together the ultimate hyper-real drum track using all available modern techniques. The goal was always 'hyperreal' and never synthetic, programmed or sequenced."
- posted by cjb @ 1:55 PM


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