#ChuckAinlay


 

"Van Morrison, he’s like one take, that’s all he’s gonna give you"

In this conversation, Chuck reflects on a session with Mark Knopfler and the legendary Van Morrison and the moment the tapes stopped rolling and they missed Van’s magical first take of the day.
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“I was the celebrity in that hot tub’ – Chuck Ainlay | #TilYouMakeIt

In this conversation, Chuck reflects on how he approached re-mixing the famous Dire Straits record' Brother in Arms' to 5.1 and the moment he learned of it’s Grammy-winning success.
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“I thought it was a friend playing a prank on me”

In this conversation, Chuck reveals how a personal recommendation from Nashville steel player Paul Franklin helped him land the dream gig of working with Dire Straits.

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“It’s what I grew up on, so I feel really comfortable with them.”

Chuck Ainlay discusses the iconic sound of the Solid State Logic Console, the desk that became famous by mix engineers for its distinctive analogue sound.

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