OneMic Series - San Geronimo & Friends - Masters of War

OneMic (the minimalist recording series) presents San Geronimo with special guests Megan Slankard, James DePrato, and Irena Eide (Rainy Eyes).
The group performs the Bob Dylan "Masters of War" at 25th Street Recording in Oakland, CA.

About the series: John Cuniberti’s OneMic series showcases recording artists performing two songs each around one AEA R88 stereo ribbon microphone. What makes this series so different from other live performance videos is that the artist is in complete control of his/her presentation. This means that the sound, balance, dynamics and stereo image is decided upon at the moment of creation, not in post-production. The artist (band) is responsible for the final product. Also, a high-resolution 4k video is shot with one stabilized handheld camera that hovers around the performers during their live performance. There is no editing of the audio or video except for any minor technical issue. It’s as honest as it can be including imperfections. This organic presentation isn’t limited to “acoustic” music as seen with live classical and folk music. In this series, I will attempt to record bands with electric guitars and drums that would typically require a multi-mic, multi-track approach. This single microphone technique was quickly forsaken soon after the multi-track tape recorder was invented and with it a level of musical intimacy. The OneMic series will demonstrate the positive aspects of the minimalistic recording process of the 1930s but will be captured on modern recording equipment. The signal path for "Masters of War": AEA R88A microphone – AEA TRP2 preamp – Pro Tools HDX. Sony A7S camera with a 35mm lens.

[freejulianassange]

#FreePress #FreeJulianAssange Jail the war-mongers. A fantastic performance of a song we should think deeply about right now.

[davewestner]

I thought I'd heard every tune on this channel, but somehow I missed this one and I'm glad to have something new to listen to.
Man, everyone involved in this did such an excellent musicians delivered, the audio is spot on and the lighting and video looks excellent. Great song choice too. Kudos everyone.

[chrislink]

I've watched almost all of your videos. I think this is my favorite. Maybe it'll change next week. Excellent work, John. Hope to see more of these videos in the future at some point, you're certainly onto something here with the R88. Cheers.

[studdensrecord]

Je suis un grand fan de John Cuniberti. Bravo au groupe.

[nicolefollin]

Since this morning, I can't stop watching this over and over. Sound is deep_ individually and as one! Thank you! ... and thanks again Bob!

[v.oeynhausen]

Goosebumpingly fantastic, wow! Thank you all for all the work and passion you obviously put in this. 🙏🙏🙏

[kkphon]

I love the songs and video. Do you sell the lossless audio track download for the whole series?

[sglaze]

Great job as always John! Beautiful low end

[carterchiasson]

John, I’m loving all of these tracks! I was hoping you could possibly say a few words about how the r88 and r88a differ from one another in your experience.

[Snaps]

Powerful song, great interpretation, and wonderful sound engineering. Why anyone uses multi-mics and a 48 channel mixing board is beyond me ;-)
If I could ask one question though, it would be "blumlein or M/S? and how do you chose between the two?"
Thanks for the inspiring video!!!

[theblowupdollsmusic]

So this is the Active version of the R88. How do you like it compared to the Mk2 version?

[kristiantheodore]

Can we get these available on AppleMusic please…?

[tolgaayrim]

I don't believe this is recorded with just one mic.

[jttansin]

its actually 2 mics, a stereo mic is 2 mics in one box