Ozzy Osbourne: Channel by Channel | Interviews & Articles

Greg Price

FOH Engineer

Ozzy Osbourne, Bon Jovi, ZZ Top

In this edition of Greg's List, I'll be sharing details of my setup for Ozzy Osbourne.
Here are a few things to know:

This is my list of mics; your list will work just as well with the plugins.
Experiment with my plugin choices; experiment with your own choices as well.

OK, enough of the intro stuff. Let's get right to the heart of my work: plugins. I like to use plugins instead of the console EQ and dynamics for all my sound. My reasoning here is that I can pick from all these great sounding tools instead of the same EQ, gate, comp, and multi-comp that are in channel after channel of the console. This method gives me excellent distinction and character from input to input that you simply don't get from the console. Download my presets and hear for yourself!

JBOX	INSTRUMENTS	DI/MIC
#1	KICK DRUM #1	SM91
#2	KICK DRUM #2	SM91
#3	SNARE DRUM TOP	SM57-90*
#4	SNARE DRUM BOTTOM	AT 4041
#5	HI-HAT	AT 4051
#6	13"RACK TOM	OPUS 88
#7	14"SIDE TOM	OPUS 88
#8	16"FLOOR TOM #1	SENN e904
#9	18"FLOOR TOM #2	SENN e904
#10	GONG DRUM	SENN e902
#11	BIG-GONG CYMBAL	AT 4033
#12	RIDE CYMBAL	AT 4051
#13	OVERHEAD STAGE RIGHT	AKG 414
#14	OVERHEAD STAGE LEFT	AKG 414
#15	BASS GUITAR DIRECT	RADIAL DI
#16	BASS GUITAR PALMER	PALMER
#17	BASS GUITAR MIC	EV/ND 38
#18	GUITAR MIC #1	SM57
#19	GUITAR MIC #2	SM57
#20	GUITAR MIC #3	ATM 25
#21	GUEST GTR	SM57
#22	ADAM GUITAR	PALMER
#23	ADAM ACOUSTIC GTR	Radial 8way DI
#24	KEYBOARDS LEFT	MACKIE 1202 LEFT
#25	KEYBOARDS RIGHT	MACKIE 1202 RIGHT
#26	ORGAN HIGH	Radial 8way DI
#27	ORGAN LOW	Radial 8way DI
#28	SOUND EFXS LEFT	Radial 8way DI
#29	SOUND EFXS RIGHT	Radial 8way DI
#30	ADAM VOCAL	BETA 58A
#31	GUS "G" VOCAL	BETA 58A
#32	OZZY VOCAL #1	WIRELESS
#33	OZZY VOCAL #2	WIRELESS
#34	STAGE LEFT AUD	SHOTGUN
#35	STAGE LEFT CENTER AUD	SHOTGUN
#36	STAGE RIGHT CENTER AUD	SHOTGUN
#37	STAGE RIGHT AUD	SHOTGUN
#38	VIDEO/INTRO PLAYBACK LEFT	DIRECT
#39	VIDEO/INTRO PLAYBACK RIGHT	DIRECT
#40	FOH MONO MIX	DIRECT