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Sugababes producer Bob Bradley relies on sE mics and Reflexion Filter
to deliver great results, every time…
Bob Bradley has spent 20 years in the music business – not bad for a
man of 30! But touring the world and putting out his own albums have
taken a back seat while he produces some of the biggest names in the
pop world, namely Sugababes, Girls Aloud and Natalie Imbruglia.
And when he’s not riding the faders in his Leeds studio he’s busy
scoring music for the BBC and Discovery channels. But no matter what
the project, Bob insists on using sE products to get the best results
he can.
“I use sE’s Gemini II [dual-valve mic] for pretty much all my vocals
and voice recording now. In fact, I have it set up here full time,
just ready to roll. The combination of that and the Reflexion Filter
has made a lot of my other mics redundant. The Reflexion Filter is a
great idea that was well overdue – it's a fantastic tool, and even in
an expensive vocal booth it will still be a great benefit. I also
record a lot of brass, and after experimenting with the Gemini it's
now got the job full time!”
“Obviously the performance is the most important part of the
recording process, but you need to know that you have captured that
performance as accurately as possible. A good all-round mic is
essential and I am happy to say that the Gemini II is now my workhorse.”
“We have an upright Steinway at the studio, and for that I always
choose the sE3s because they’re just so warm. But that warmth also
makes them ideal for strings, acoustic guitars, mandolins… the list
goes on!”
But it’s not just in the studio that Bob relies on sE, favouring the
USB-powered USB2200a wherever his travels take him.
“I recently acquired a USB2200a mic that came with me and my laptop
on a writing and recording expedition to the Middle East. It was a
godsend! I could just plug it into my laptop for quick ideas and I
ended up recording half an albums worth of vocals with it.”
“The USB2200a is a very transparent microphone, which is exactly what
you need for field recording. Plus it comes with a very useful
headphone socket on the back with its own volume control, making it
great for zero-latency monitoring. Simple and effective. Oh, and it’s
well built too, which makes it handy for travelling with. It’s
another great idea that sE have taken to a professional level.”
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