Production Sons of Soul



dj ali shaheed muhammad (photographed in 2008) assisted in album s production.


unlike previous albums, group produced sons of soul entirely themselves. utilized both vintage , contemporary recording gear in album s production, including hammond b-3, clavinet, arp string ensemble, , korg , roland synthesizers. riley viewed hearing music played older instruments affected songwriting. vocals, raphael recorded neumann u 87 , akg c12a condensor microphones, vintage rca type 77-dx microphone. used custom five-string bass guitar , bass repair shop in san francisco, minimoog analog synthesizer other bass lines on album. d wayne used microtech gefell um70 lead vocals , akg 414 background vocals. played vintage gibson l6-s , fender coronado guitar, modified gibson burst bucker pickups. aside drumming, riley played both wurlitzer , fender rhodes electric pianos.


caribbean sound basin s main studio had both analog , digital equipment, 60 ft x 70 ft x 18 ft live room, , 3 isolation booths, vocals, piano, , drums. group recorded original tracks using studer 24- , 48-track recorders , transferred them sony digital recorder. songs, midi keyboards played live sequencer , left unquantized, while vintage keyboards recorded analog tape. riley said of process in interview keyboard magazine, though used sequencer stuff, d still cut song live start finish. see, last record done synclavier. time, tried keep live , raw.


record producer , dj ali shaheed muhammad, credited programming on album, assisted in production. cited group s fusion of hip hop production , live instrumentation sons of soul inspiration subsequent work member of tribe called quest , ummah. muhammad discussed experience recording sons of soul in 1998 interview, saying d hooked beat up, , [the group] picked instruments , started playing. raphael singing, , touched bass, blew me away. raphael wiggins explained how valued instrumentation when recording album, saying want have relate to; drummer live drums , on.


tony! toni! toné! tracked final mixes of songs @ caribbean sound basin. main studio used 64-channel ssl 4064 g mixing console, secondary studio used 48-track neve console flying faders, , third studio used amek bc2 console. group used older neve console. in tracking songs, started drum machine groove basic track , recorded it. parts recorded live instrumentation added mix. live drums , horn sections included attain sound of performing live. sons of soul subsequently mastered engineer herb powers @ new york city studio p.m. entertainment.








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