ANAHEIM, California – Matt Sorum is one
of rock’s best-known drummers and for good reason. Inducted into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame this year with Guns N’ Roses, Sorum was the percussive
powerhouse for many of the band’s hardest-hitting songs. Sorum isn’t just a
one-dimensional head-pounder, he also owns Drac Studios in Los Angeles which is
equipped with an inviting blend of retro and cutting-edge instruments and gear,
including HARMAN’s Lexicon PCM Native Reverb Plug-In Bundle and PCM 96 Stereo Reverb/Effects
Processor.
“Lexicon has always maintained the best
quality of effects and has been a standard in the recording studio since I can
remember,” said Sorum. “I’ve always loved the reverbs and effects that Lexicon
can deliver, since I first started hearing Lexicon products in the late 1970s.”
Sorum made the move to plug-ins a few
years ago, but still finds himself drawn to outboard gear. “I love the PCM
Native Reverb Bundle for its easy interface with computer recording software,
its ability to save favorite settings and come back to them instantly and for
its variety of exceptional reverb sounds and types. However, I’m still a huge
fan of outboard effects and EQ.” Sorum uses the PCM Native Reverb Bundle and
the PCM 96 in a Pro Tools-based recording environment.
“I still use an
analog Trident mixing console and a lot of outboard gear, including the PCM 96.
I like a ‘hands-on’ feel, whether I’m using an outboard piece of gear with
knobs – or a plug-in. Sometimes I like using a plug-in and sometimes the PCM 96
is what I reach for, but it’s all good, and there’s really nothing like those
classic, lush Lexicon reverbs for adding richness and depth to vocals, drums
and other instruments.”
Sorum is
currently using the PCM 96 on a new recording project with his band Diamond
Baby (Sorum plays under the alias Baron Von Storm). He’s also just finished
recording an album from all-star band Kings of Chaos, featuring Sorum, Glenn
Hughes (Deep Purple) Duff McKagan and Gilby Clarke (Guns N’ Roses), Joe Elliott
(Def Leppard) Steve Stevens (Billy Idol) and others. “The Lexicon Native Reverb
Plug-In Bundle and PCM 96 have been indispensible for both of those projects,”
Sorum noted.
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