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What do you do after recording a slew of hard rock albums that sold in excess of 50 million copies? You build yourself a really nice studio, of course. Here's Michael at WireWorld, next to his shiny new Euphonix MC Media Application Controller.
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"“It really speeds up the editing process," says Michael about the Euphonix MC. When you record as much as Michael Wagener does, speed along with quality is a key combination.
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Michael Wagener was all of 13 years old when he made his first foray into the world of music by trying his rudimentary power chords along with another German kid named Udo Dirkshneider. Their teenage band soon turned into a heavy metal sucess story called Accept, but by then Michael had already moved on to the other side of the glass. By 1980, Michael accepted Don Dokken's invitation to move to the USA, where he became acquainted with other luminaries of the Eighties hard rock world, including associates of Guns 'n' Roses, Ratt, and others. After a time studying under the mentorship of such luminaries as Roy Thomas Baker, Wagener established his own production company (Double Trouble) and quickly became known as one of the top-level engineers in the field of rock.
Wagener's discography as an engineer and producer reads like a "Best Of" hard rock albums, and includes a selection of multiplatinum records like Mötley Crüe's Too Fast for Love, Dokken's Breaking the Chains and Tooth 'n Nail, Poison's Look What the Cat Dragged In, Metallica's Master of Puppets, Megadeth's So Far, So Good, So What?, Skid Row's self-titled debut, Extreme's Pornograffitti, Janet Jackson's Black Cat, and Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tears.
In 1996, Michael worked in Nashville and fell in love with Music City, USA. Relocating there from Los Angeles, Michael also saw the realization of his dream with the construction of WireWorld, Michael's world-class studio.
WireWorld Studio's New Addition: the Euphonix MC
With the recent relocation of WireWorld to a beautiful new facility on ten acres of lush, scenic country property just outside of Nashville, Wagener needed a control surface that would be compatible with multiple DAW applications while speeding up the workflow at his WireWorld studio. After consulting with GC Pro Account Manager Pepper Denny, Wagener chose the Euphonix MC Media Application Controller. “I’m really pleased with the overall design of the unit,” stated Wagener. “It really speeds up the editing process, which was also one of the bigger selling points, as it fits well into my workflow here in the studio. To top it off, it’s a really standout, nice looking controller. And with the support of my GC Pro team, it can’t be beat,” Wagener concludes.
WireWorld is a high-end facility equipped for tracking and mixing in a variety of formats, including 5.1 multichannel surround, which is supported by the MC. Additionally, the studio is packed with world-class gear from a variety of manufacturers including Empirical Labs, Manley, ADAM, Groove Tubes, Little Labs, TC Electronic, and more (see below for a comprehensive gear list). WireWorld also employs a slew of Macintosh and Windows-based PCs for audio, MIDI and video editing, making the choice of the flexible Euphonix MC all the more appropriate. The MC is a workstation control surface specially designed to increase workflow with any application with innovative application monitoring and instant recall.
More About the Euphonix MC
The Euphonix MC Media Application Controller is a workstation control surface specially designed for the professional who demands precise and fast audio control. The MC is designed to increase workflow with any application with innovative application monitoring and instant recall. The MC has a full sized keyboard with trackball and jog wheel for standard operations, and 56 LCD SmartSwitches, 4 faders, and 9 rotary controls, plus a monitoring section for the ultimate in extended control. See our GC Pro Spotlight on the MC by clicking here.
WireWorld Gear List
CONSOLES:
(2) Sony DMX R-100
Euphonix MC
RECORDERS/PLAYERS:
Euphonix R-1
Euphonix Transfer Station
Akai DD-1000
Alesis ML-9600 Masterlink
Denon CD player
Panasonic SV-3700
Tascam MX2424
Tascam DA98HR
Tascam DA78HR
Tascam 302
Technics DVD A-10
SONY SACD/DVD player
Toshiba DVD-A player
Apple iPod photo
REVERB/EFFECTS:
(2) TC M 6000
TC M 2000
TC Fireworx
(2) TC D-two
Lexicon PCM-90
Lexicon PCM-80
Lexicon PCM-70
Eventide DSP-4000
Kurzweil KSP-8/RSP-8
Lexicon PrimeTime II/95
(2) Lexicon PrimeTime/93
DeltaLab Effectron II
Quantec QRS
Roland DEP 5
Roland SDE 2000
Yamaha REV 500
Yamaha SPX 900
Yamaha D-1500
Marshall 5402
COMPRESSORS:
CraneSong STC-8
(2) GrooveTubes Glory Comp
(2) dBx 160VU
Empirical Labs EL7 Fatso
(2) Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor
Chandler Limited Tg12413 (TG1)
Chandler Limited LTD-1
Innovonics 201
Quad Eight QE
Rane DC-24
RidgeFarm Boiler
(2) Summit TLA-100
(2) Symetrix 501
TC Triple-C
Urei 1176 LN
Valley People Dynamite
FMR audio RNC 1773
Barth Dynaset
(2) dBx 263X
EQUALIZER:
Great River EQ-2NV
Chandler Limited TG channel
Manley Massive Passive
(2) BSS DPR-901
(2) Orban 622-B
(2) Summit EQF-100
Summit EQP-200
(2) Urei 530
DIGITAL INTERFACES:
(3) Benchmark DAC-1
Apogee AD-8000
Apogee Mini-Me
Euphonix 703
Euphonix 713
Euphonix FC 727
MOTU 308
(2) MOTU 2408 MkII
(2) MOTU DTP
(2) MOTU MTP-AV
MOTU 896
Sony PCM 701 ES
Crane Song HEDD 192
(2) RME HDSP MADI
RME HDSP 9652
Digidesign M-Box
MIC PRES:
Chandler Limited EMI TG12428 (TG2)
Chandler Limited LTD-2
Chandler Limited TG channel
Chandler Limited Germanium pre
(2) Groove Tubes VIPRE
(2) John Hardy M-1
Neve Portico 5012
SeventhCircleAudio SCA
Summit DPA 200 B
(4) VacRac TMP-1
(4) API 2520
Crane Song Spider
Great River MP-2NV
Summit 2BA-221
PERIPHERALS:
Apogee BigBen
(2) Aardvark Sync DA
(2) Akai Mo drive
Ashly CFT 1800
Bedini stereo power amp
(2) Euphonix AD 801
Euphonix DX 202
Euphonix PC 252
Euphonix PC 252 XL
Euphonix SH 606
LittleLabs PCP
(3) LittleLabs IBP-1
(2) LittleLabs Red Eye
M&K LFE-4
OZ-audio HM-6
(2) Rane SM-26
TAB-Funkenwerk VT-71
Zsys z-3src
Zsys z-64
BSS DI
Neve Portico 5042
OTHER OUTBOARD:
dBx 120
BBE 802
(2) BBE 862
Behringer UltraFX II
(2) Drawmer DS 201
SPL De-Esser
SPL Transient Designer
Electrix MO-FX
Electrix Warpfactory
Electrix Filter Queen
TC Intonator
Peavey Kosmos
SPEAKERS:
(5) ADAM S3A
M&K 5410
(2) Tannoy Classic 3000
(2) Tannoy
(2) Infinity 2001
(2) NHT Pro M00
Visit the WireWorld gear list online for complete and up to date listings.
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