Published On Feb 1, 2018
The follow-up to my 2012 recreation of “Pigs (Three Different Ones).” Thanks again to Stove Clock (Hammond organ, vocoder, synth). Running down the gear:
Rhodes keys: IK Multimedia SampleTank through Amplitube, partially phased with plug-in, with panning automation
Bass: Atlansia Stealth through original EHX Small Stone phaser pedal into Tech 21 SansAmp DI + Amplitube
Drums: Roland V-Drums with multiband limiter
Guitar: Ibanez Roadstar II through Tech 21 SansAmp DI + Amplitube + Line 6 POD (turned up in the outro), delay plug-in
Organ: Hammond A100 with Leslie 122 speaker, recorded by Jonathan Herrera at Airship Laboratories, Richmond, CA
Vocal: Shure SM58 mic inside an aluminum can. I was having trouble recreating Roger's resonance high in his vocal range, and having used a cardboard tube on “Pigs,” I tried aluminum. It sounded cool at the time, but it might not have been a great idea, as I had to EQ-out a lot of harsh overtones during mixing.
Synth that the vocal morphs into in the verses: Univox Maxikorg
Claptrap noise at 3:55: Airship Laboratories’ Leslie speaker idling, slowed down, amplified, and f’d up
Other synthesizers: IK Multimedia SampleTank, Korg Microkorg
Vocoder: Korg Microkorg
“Stone” echo around 4:15: In 1999 I recreated “Dogs” on a Tascam 38 analog 8-track (audio only). While recording this “Sheep” video, I restored the Tascam machine for the purpose of rescuing that sound and a few others. They will be featured when I re-do “Dogs,” to complete a recreation of the entire Animals album on YouTube — yes, that’s what I’m doing next!