Thank you for all of your participation, interest, incredibly insightful questions and kind words about the various projects. I...

Thanks Eric I think we will try this one with an un-moderated post format, if it gets too gnarly, be warned, we may drop back...

Hi Eric, Big fan of your work. Thank you for putting in the time and effort to share your knowledge. In the recent Taking Back...

Does anyone know any details about the signal chain for Salazar's bass? He has the ultimate rock bass tone in my opinion. Any...

Dear Eric Valentine, Third Eye Blind's debut album was one of those albums that just had a SOUND throughout the album. There...

Hey Eric. love this record any production notes to share?.drums,vox,gtrs,verbs,mixing..etc love the splatty drum sound on...

I've kept up with your older thread about your technique for using underheads and other similar approaches. It's been really...

Hello fellow Slutz: When the Queens Of The Stoneage album "Songs for the Deaf" pops up, its production sound and...

Hi Eric, thanks for taking time to answer questions. Just a quick note I recorded at your studio back in 90' when you where in...

Hi Eric, I was just wondering if you have ever used a Thermionic Culture Vulture, and if so, what uses did you find for it? I...

Hey Eric, thanks for taking the time to do this. Your records always sound great and remain interesting after many listens. I'm...

Hi eric I´m doing a lot of accoustic folk stuff where the guitar is almost as important as the voice and I find it hard to get...

I do have a copy of the "Good For You" mix unmastered. The only problem is that the version I have is what was printed...

Hi Eric - I note you like using these for Toms - quite an esoteric choice! I have only ever seen/used one in my life on vocals,...

Hi Eric, First of all I really want to thank you for being here and your generosity! your notes and tips have been a great...

Taking Back Sundays new self titled album is now streaming on their facebook page. I personally believe this album sets a new...

Do you have any advice on minimal drum micing , for rock music ? Getting a great sound with only 4 channels ? Thanks ,

hey guys, I've lately been trying to perfect using 2 fig8 ribbons between the cymbals and the drums as my overhead image......

How is it to record the Dwarves? Is it a mess and does He Who Can Not Be Named run around naked among possibly other things in...

Hi Eric, Thanks so much for taking the time to answer all of these questions. I was wondering if you might be able to talk a...

Hey Eric, I`ve been looking at the videos on your site and that eq is amazing! I`m afraid the console will be out of my reach,...

Some SM7 love! How do you usualy set this mic? Bass roll off and mid boost? Use the stock foam or an external pop filter? Sm7a or...

Hi Eric The one thing that always immediately jumps out at me about your records is the midrange - it's always so thick,...

Heya Eric, thanks for taking the time to do this, I was wondering what sample rates you like to record at, and do you find one...

Hi Eric - I have a few Good Charlotte questions, and some of them relate to other topics as well, but I thought I'd ask them all...

Hi Eric, thanks for being here and cheers from the cold russia! I have a question about tracking (recording) and bouncing to...

Technique is of huge importance as we all know, but if you HAD to choose just 4 utility mics to work with for the remaining...

Hi Eric, Thanks for doing this Q&A - I asked Jules about 5 months ago if he could make this happen. So it looks like you...

God where to start? Everything on this record sounds fantastic! The guitars have a really cool thing going on where they sound...

Hey, thanks for a nice tour of your studio in the Pensado's Place and thanks for lot of detailed info here. I'm sure I have a lot...

Have always loved the drum sound on this song, anybody know anything about the production, drumkit, producer/mixer etc.. Sounds...

What kind of synths and samplers did you use on 3eb self titled, and Astro Lounge? And if you had the chance, how would you...

First of all, a big thank you. This is BY FAR, the best Q&A on GS ever, and I have read all of them. It shows how passionate...

I haven't seen anyone ask this particular question yet. What exactly was your approach to achieve the bass guitar grooves that...

I think this album is amazing on terms of tone, arrangement, and production -- I've always wondered, how did the songs change...

Firstly I'd like thank you for this awesome Q & A! Your responded have been so detailed and passionate! Very inspirational....

If you had no choice but to master with vst plugins only what vst plugins will you choose ?

Hi, Eric Since auto tune didn't exist yet (thank god) when 3EB's self titled record was made, how did you go about fixing...

Hi Eric, first, I would like to thank you for all the information you've been sharing on these boards and elsewhere! It's...

I am a big fan of The Wombats new album "This Modern Glitch" which you did most the work on if I'm correct I was just...

I love the collaboration on 'Stay Home' on the Shrek soundtrack from about 10 years ago, and I was curious if you still remember...

Hey All, I thought I'd mention that I will be on Pensado's Place tomorrow (Thursday August 11th from 12pm - 1pm PST. They...

Over the past year or so, I have been reading a lot of your posts on the approaches you take to micing drums and your compression...

Hey Eric, Do you have any information or pictures about the UTA Fairchild you've been mentioning and developing? Thanks...

Hey, So i was wondering if you could take the time to answer some questions about the recent Wombats album "The Wombats...

Eric its funny how you seem to do all of my favorite records from these artist and a few I never really liked until you worked...

Hi Eric Thanks for taking the time to answer our questions. Mine is a short one, and please forgive me if it's bleedingly...

Hi Eric! I was at one of your talks at last AES where you recommended several pieces of analog outboard gear that where not...

All I can say is thanks, Young and The Hopeless by Good Charlotte was one of my favorite albums as a kid and the new TBS is...

Hi Eric, Thanks for being so open with your answers on this forum, your work is an inspiration to many people. I wanted to ask...

Hey EV, First of all, thank you SO much for this opportunity to ask you a question. Third Eye Blind was my FAVORITE childhood...

Hey, I wanted to let you all know that I will be starting a mixing project on monday and will not have as much time available...