Road To Vinyl

The final installment of Universal Audio's Road To Vinyl finds us heading to The Bakery in Los Angeles, California. The famed mastering facility, which is located at Sony Picture Studios, is owned and operated by renowned engineer Eric Boulanger who has worked with Green Day, Colbie Caillat, Hozier and many more. While we were at The Bakery, Boulanger mastered the track, "Hold Your Hand To The Fire" by The War on Peace, exclusively using plug-ins from Universal Audio. Afterward, he takes the final track and heads to The Bakery's in-house lathe to cut straight to vinyl. Continue reading →

If you're just joining us, the Road To Vinyl is a three-part series in partnership with Universal Audio where we are following the recording, mixing and mastering process of the War on Peace's "Hold Your Hand To The Fire." In the first installment, world-class producer and engineer Marc Daniel Nelson (Jason Mraz/Colbie Caillat) tracked the band exclusively using Universal Audio hardware and plug-ins. The second video in the Road To Vinyl series is now live and finds Mark working on the mix in the hallowed halls of the Chicago Recording Company. Throughout the mixing session, Mark will once again only be using Universal Audio plug-ins. Follow along to see the mixing process in action and see what plug-ins Mark uses on synths, drums, guitars and vocals.  Continue reading →

In our new three-part series, Road To Vinyl, Vintage King and Universal Audio are teaming up for a unique look at the process of making a record. You'll watch as the best engineers and producers in the game work exclusively with Universal Audio Apollo interfaces and UAD-2 plug-ins to record, mix and master The War on Peace's "Hold Your Hand To The Fire." Part One on the Road To Vinyl finds us at the Chicago Recording Company, home to sessions for albums by Chance The Rapper, Lady Gaga, Smashing Pumpkins and many more. World-class engineer Marc Daniel Nelson (Jason Mraz/Colbie Caillat) walks you through his entire recording process, including the UAD-2 plug-ins that he uses on each instrument.  Continue reading →