Paul Fig: Rock ‘n Roll, Sound City, and How to Record Huge Guitars

This week’s guest is Los Angeles based producer, engineer, and mixer Paul Fig. Paul is known for being a go to tracking engineer, especially in world of hard rock with credits including AFI, Jerry Cantrell, Slipknot, Rush, Alice in Chains, Bush, and Deftones. He also currently owns and operates the studio Dave’s Room in North Hollywood. We go deep on recording techniques for guitars and vocals, as well as chat about his journey from Sound City to freelancing and the importance of staying two steps ahead of everybody.In this episode we'll dig in on...Engineering records that you are producingMaintaining phase coherence in multi mic guitar recordingsStarting as a runner at Sound City at 32Working with Jerry Cantrell and Alice in ChainsSongwriting demos in the rock worldTransitioning from being in a band to working in a recording studio"Riff Mining"Taking over Dave's Room studioSM57 secretsRecording vocals with two mics at onceHaving music in Sonic HighwaysDesert island guitarsBeing part of a studio familyMaking records and making library musicIntonation and guitar doublingTravis' Intro: Planning TomorrowLearn More About Paul Fig and Dave's Room...Website: https://paulfigmusic.com/Dave's Room: http://www.davesroom.net/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulfigmusic/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaulFigMusic/📢 Our Sponsors 📢Listen to Secret Sonics!Sign Up for Complete Producer Network!⬇️ FREE 2025 PLANNING WORKSHOP ⬇️https://www.travisference.com/2025plan📺 WATCH THE SHOW ON YOUTUBE 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@progressionspodConnect with Me:📬 Newsletter: https://www.travisference.com/subscribe📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/progressionspod🎵TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@progressionspod🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/progressionspod🌐 Website: https://www.travisference.com/🙏 Leave a Review or Rating 🙏Apple: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/appleSpotify: https://www.progressionspodcast.com/spotifyCredits:Guest: Paul FigHost: Travis FerenceEditor: Travis FerenceTheme Music: inter.ference