Waldy D. on SoundBetter

Three time Grammy and Latín Grammy Awards Winner, sound engineer, specialized in Atmos mix, mastering and FOH mid and big size shows

30 years experience doing shows mid and big size venues in Miami area and all over the world, both in the studio and on the show my passion is professional audio

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Interview with Waldy D.

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Willy Chirino The Beatles Tribute, it was an amazing oportunity to experiment and take the best of me ,many years ago
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Mixing Clara Kler is a Valencian indie electronic pop singer
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: No
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Hybrid , is about personal preference
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I will put soul in my jobs
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: very anti stress
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: They ask me about my genere, and rates
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: sometimes send the mix before is totally finished, thinking that the client is going to have vision
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What is the genere, style and vision of the songs
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: best recording quality and clean your sessions properly, so that I don't have to waste time on it
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: AKG 414, Neve 1073, Universal Audio 1176 Classic Limiter, Shadowhill stereo buss, Wave L2 hardware
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: 30 years involve in the latin jazz world and now world music and electronic
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: I would expressionist on any style
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Charlie Puth, amazing sound, amazing music production,
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: don't try to make your mixes sounds like others, spontaneous moments bring live to the music, there's no rules in the modern production
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Latin and urban music , but lately indie electronic and electronic pop
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Drums sound , cause I am a frustrated drummer , I am a very drum fan, I take time tweaking drums in the mix
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I would say that my sound is more in terms of sound expressionism.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I take time looking for natural sound to my tracks looking for real colors and dynamics before star mix, I ask to my clients about preference on mixes and mastering reference, I never think my mixes trying to copy others , I let myself flow during the teacher and the result is a spontaneous and vibrant mix.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Normally I have my Hybrid setup ready for mix , depend of the budget, 2 SSL UF8, Lynx Hilo, Apogee 800, Apollo X16 Mix on Logic Pro, wave plugins , etc Low budget ITBox IGS Passive stereo eq Shadow Hills Stereo Buss serie 500 API 2500+ IGS SSL clone Manley SPL AVALON buss comp
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Willy Chirino, Michael Jackson, James Brown, Led Zeppelin,
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Mix and mastering