Mat Mitchell: On stage and in the Studio with GiO
Posted on: February 23, 2010
Posted in: Duet, Featured, GiO, Logic Pro, Logic Studio, MainStage, Products, Rosetta Series, Symphony, Video
From programmer and live tech for Nine Inch Nails to producer, mixer and guitarist in Maynard Keenan’s Puscifer, Mat Mitchell knows how to work both sides of the show. A Logic man in the studio and a MainStage enthusiast in front of a crowd, Mat swears by his Symphony Mobile System with Rosetta 800 for both his own and outside projects. Newly converted to the ease-of-use and adaptability of Apogee’s GiO, Mat shares how he uses it, what it does, and why he thinks it’s the perfect addition for any recording musician.
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Video Transcript
Hi I’m Mat Mitchell, currently performing and producing the project Puscifer. In the past I’ve worked with The Perfect Circle, teching for Billy Howerdel. That’s where I met Maynard Keenan. [I've] since worked with Tool, and most recently with Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails. Working a bit in the studio and extensively live doing programming and live tech work.
On tour and in the studio, I’ve been using Apogee products for quite some time. On the Nine Inch Nails tour, we used Symphony Mobile and Rosetta for all the guitar and keyboard sounds through MainStage. For the latest Puscifer recordings, we’ve been using Duet quite a bit. We use Soundelux U95 plugged straight into a Duet, and then using the dynamics in Logic.
Recently I was introduced to a new Apogee product, GiO. It allows me to scroll through my amps; it allows me to control stomp box effects; it allows me to control my transport functions hands free. Another thing we discovered is that you can assign buttons to create a new track and arm that track. Since we are already using MainStage Live, the GiO is a great addition. It allows me to switch through my amps and all my pedals through MainStage. Both live and in the studio, the GiO is really a good addition.
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December 17th, 2010 at 12:26 am
Thanks for the reminder of other uses for the multi-purpose Next-Prev buttons. Any noteworthy changes in the latest version of MainStage?
An is that a Serge Modular in the background? I built mine (7 panels) in 1980, still trying to get Reaktor to come close!