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Apollo Solo Manual Universal Audio History 264
Jim Scott
Jim Scott shared a Grammy for Best Engineered
Album for Tom Petty’s Wildflowers. He’s also known
for his work with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Natalie
Merchant and Wilco. “I use 1176s real conservatively
and they still do amazing things,” he comments.
“I’m always on the four to one button, and the Dr.
Pepper - you know, 10 o’clock, 2 o’clock, and it does
everything I need.
“I always use them on vocals. I use them on room
mics, on acoustic guitars- - sometimes in mixing I’ll
sneak a little on a snare drum or a separated channel
of a snare drum. I’m not one of those guys who leaves
it on everything, but I’d have to say I’ve used an1176
on everything at one time or another.
“They have an equalizer kind of effect, adding a
coloration that’s bright and clear. Not only do they
give you a little more impact from the compression,
they also sort of clear things up; maybe a little bottom end gets squeezed out or maybe
they are just sort of excitingly solid state or whatever they are. The big thing for me is the
clarity, and the improvement in the top end.
“The 1176 has that same kind of phenomenon, where, when you patch something
through a Neve equalizer and you don’t even engage the EQ, it sounds better. It’s just a
combination of the amps.
“I also use LA-2As all the time. I use them on bass, and it’s one of the compressors I
use for reverb. Often I’ll send a bunch of things to one LA2A and bring it back into the
console like a return - it’s great for drums, great for kick drum especially.
“LA-2As warm things up. They’re the opposite of the 1176--they EQ all the warmth and
low mids and bass. When you put bass and drums in them they get fatter and bigger.
And unless you hit them way hard and make the tubes sizzle they don’t really distort. Of
course, you can get them to sound like an AC30 if you want to, just turn them all the way
up. They are very loud, powerful amplifiers.
“I’ve also used both the 1176 and the LA-2A for stereo buss compressors - you just
have to be a little bit careful that your mixes don’t go one sided. Tom’s [Petty’s] records
have often been mixed through 1176s. I’ve also done that with LA-2As - they are of
course, more inconsistent piece to piece than the 1176s, because of the tubes and the
difference in fatigue of the tubes.
“My big mentors were Andy Johns and Lee DeCarlo and Ron Nevision because they were
all Record Plant guys. I learned how to make a rock and roll record from them. Although
over the years it’s become my own thing, my style still tends to be that Record Plant
style, U87s, 1176s, LA-2As, 47 F.E.T.s...it’s what I like.”
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