René Pütz | 2011 | Old Love by Eric Clapton

The ONE MAN PRODUCTION:

Instruments/Equipment that I used and Making of:

This is my first Video-Clip.

A friend lent me that panasonic hd camcorder. (Thank you Dennis!!)

So every time I pressed the protools record button, I pressed the record button on the video camera, too.

Every recorded track was played straight through, without any later overdubbing or "repairing".

In my studio, I`m using a Digidesign 002 Interface with protools Version 8 on a Power Mac G5 and Mackie Studio Monitors HR 824. For pre-amping and pre-equing the instruments and microphones I use a crest XR 20 Mixer, two Avalons 737SP and a SPL Goldmike.

I started this recording session with playing the drums without earphones, as you can see. That ment, without any Playback, without a Click, only the "Idea" of the arrangement and the right tempo in my head. My drums (Pearl Kick and Toms, Paiste 2000/Line Cymbals, don`t know which Snare) are recorded on 8 Mono-Tracks and is miced with "Live-Mic-Setup": 1x Shure Beta52 for the Kick, 4x Shure SM57 for Toms and Snare (top an bottom), 1x Sennheiser e 614 for Hi-Hat, 2x Audio Technica AT 3528 Overheads.

Next recorded Track was the A-Git (late 80s Takamine) to have the first basic chords. Mono miced with an Audio Technica AT 4050/CM5 Vocal Mic with the drumtracks as guide on the earphones.

Third Track: Bass, Ken Smith BT 6 String played through a Warwick Wamp 400 Amp into Ampeg 2x 10" an 1x15" Boxes. Recorded Mono through D.I. build in Amp. No need for earphones because Drums and A-Git, I played before, I could hear on my studio monitors.

Next recorded Track: Stereo Piano, using my Roland RD 700GX. I simply used Pianosound Nr.1 + a little Reverb. Ready!

Enough playback for recording the Vocal Track. Using an Audio Technica AT 4050/CM5 Microphone through an Avalon 737SP preamp. I recorded the vocals "this early" because I needed to know where to play the later Blues Licks on Guitar and Organ between the vocal lines.

Next Track: Hammond XK-33c Organ, recorded stereo from D.I., using the internal Leslie.

Then Rhythm Guitar, playing my late 80s Washburn HB 335 through a boss RE 20 Space Echo and a Rocktron Cyber Reverb, into a clean Engl Souvereign 100 Watt Combo Amp with a 12" Speaker. I crunched that Rhythmsound with a little bit of gain from a T-Rex Dr. Swamp overdrive.

Last Track: Solo Guitar, using my favorite Fender Jeff Back Custom Shop Strat through T-Rex Dr. Swamp for overdrive into the Engl Souvereign and a little Delay. The Git Amp was miced with a Sennheiser e609.

The mixdown was not a big thing. Nearly no using of EQs or other plug-ins. Just a little bit compression on Vocals, Kick and Snare. I used only one Reverb plug in for drums or vocals. The rest was only Volume mixing.

To get a nice, warm and strong stereo signal I let the Stereo-Mastertrack run through a SPL Dynamaxx Stereo Compressor and a SPL Vitalizer MK2.
Recording: 18|03|11

Video: Dennis Vander & René Pütz

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[raynlu]

WOW!! This is absolutely incredible!!

Mr. Clapton should deff have a look at this stunning tribute...

Kudos to you, Rene, you are a true master! Keep the ear candy coming :-)

Greetings & Congrats on a job well done!

[Pettenderk]

Amazing! Much respect!

[frankmaiello]

Really cool...nice groove...rock on :) xx

[jakob61]

respect Rene  !

[BobWizard]

echt spitze mann!, danke für die inspiration und das gefühl dass da rüber kam!!!!

[jtmusic2012]

im totally inlove with your snare sound! Please tell me how you get that sound! I have the exact same mics as you on snare and toms and use pro tools 9 but cant be able to find that sound that im looking for! and you have it :)

[kangaba]

Hallo Rene´, wow, der Rü hat mir gerade von deiner Arbeit erzählt. 5 Sterne +, lieben Gruß und alles Gute für 2012 mit Gruß aus Köln Christian

[trimmpapst]

RENÉ, du bist ein ganz, ganz Großer! Die Silent Night gestern war schon Gänsehaut pur! Dein E-Gitarrenpart bei "Still Got the Blues" hat mich komplett überrascht, da ich nicht wusste, dass auch du so gut Gitarre spielen kannst. Jetzt schaue ich mir dieses Video an und bin fassungslos. Dein Feeling, dein Timing, deine Virtuosität .... beim Gesang und an allen Instrumenten .... unglaublich! Und der Sound .... perfekt. Weiter so ...

Ein großer Fan von dir und Booster

[creeker90]

Great, great Timing! Playing the drums solo without click or backing track really proves you're a great musician!

[EverythingMinecraful]

Fantastic René! Respect man....... I am a fan!

[rasmuslkbo]

BEAUTYFUL !! nice sound !!