attenuating the volume on stage so that I can keep the amps right behind me without killing the front of house mix .
I also have my trusty favorite that I ’ ll swap out with once in a while depending on my mood . That is the Divided By 13 JRT 9 / 15 . Those are the main go-to amps currently . I haven ’ t gotten into the whole Kemper and Helix IR modeling thing yet . I do use some of the Universal Audio amp simulators like the Friedman Buxom Betty and the Marshall Plexi in the studio quite often , those are both really great sounding ! I have a lot of friends telling me I need to do some model packs for Kemper ’ s and Helix ’ s so who knows , maybe I ’ ll go down that road here soon as well .
[ WM ] Since we mentioned Rich Renken , you also worked with him some on a KRK studio monitors project . KRK is a very respected brand too , how were you able to contribute to that ?
[ Dwayne ] Rich developed the latest V series of speakers for them and I was on his Beta team as I had been before at Line 6 on several products . Those are the main speakers and headphones I use in the studio . I spend most of my time on the V4 ’ s and occasionally switch over to the bigger V8 ’ s when I want to crank things up for tracking or checking out a loud mix . I use the KNS-8400 headphones regularly as well . I have still been producing and mixing while on tour the last couple years and have a fully mobile rig that I use all the time , so having a trusted and familiar listening source has been invaluable . For instance , last year on tour in Auckland , New Zealand I pulled out my portable rig in the restaurant at the hotel and mixed a single while eating lunch that ended going on an album that debuted at # 3 on the pop charts in the U . K .
[ WM ] A very popular topic with our community of worship guitarists is their pedal board . What sits on yours lately that you are excited about using ? that much in quite a few years . I still have my beta version Line 6 M9 from back in the day . It actually died a couple years ago in tour rehearsals and Jack at JHV3 did what even Line 6 couldn ’ t do , he brought it back from the dead and did his mods to it as well … and it sounds absolutely amazing ! Thank you Jack !
Other than that I have an Xotic SP compressor , Zvex Super Duper , Prescription Electronics Overdriver from the 90 ’ s , a JHS Double Barrel and a boost called the Creme Brûlée by Tone Bakery . It ’ s a Klon kind of vibe and I always have it on . They are really affordable and sound amazing . Everyone should go get one . You ’ ll thank me ! I ’ m not super up on all the new stuff but I would love to check out some of the newer builders that have come along lately . If anybody wants to send over some things I ’ d be super stoked to try them out ! moment . What are you using mic and pre-amp wise in the studio to record a good acoustic sound with ?
[ Dwayne ] Because of being on the move and wanting to be able to work in different spaces I lean heavily on the UA Apollo ’ s , I have two of them as well as a satellite for extra processing . I love the new Neve preamp they came out with . That with a touch of compression from an LA2 or Neve 33609 is usually what I go to . As far as mics my favorite one for acoustic at the minute is probably the Telefunken AR-51 . My good friend Paul Mabury has one and I love the sound we get with that . I also have a Sennheiser 214 that I throw in the bag and travel with that is inexpensive but sounds really great ! The key is honestly mic position and how you play . Move the mic until it sounds good and watch your natural dynamics , that ’ s half of it right there .
[ Dwayne ] You know I really haven ’ t changed [ WM ] Let ’ s talk acoustic guitar recording for a
[ WM ] Back to the touring artist side of things .