{"id":81128,"date":"2022-03-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=81128"},"modified":"2022-03-17T09:39:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T14:39:57","slug":"making-music-with-nashville-sputnik-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/81128-making-music-with-nashville-sputnik-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Music with Nashville\u2019s Sputnik Sound"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_02.jpg\" alt=\"Vance Powell\" class=\"wp-image-81133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_02.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_02-213x120.jpg 213w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_02-284x160.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_02-190x107.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_02-750x421.jpg 750w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_02-548x308.jpg 548w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_02-364x204.jpg 364w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_02-230x129.jpg 230w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_02-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_02-213x120@2x.jpg 426w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_02-284x160@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_02-190x107@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><figcaption>Vance Powell, a 40-year veteran in the music industry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Six-time Grammy Award-winning record producer, engineer, and mixer, <a href=\"https:\/\/globalpositioningservices.net\/vance-powell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vance Powell<\/a>, thrives on being a part of making music every day. Vance is the co-owner of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sputniksound.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sputnik Sound<\/a>, a two-room private recording facility located in Berry Hill, TN\u2014just outside of Nashville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a 40-year veteran in the music industry, Vance said you have to fight to stay relevant in this business. \u201cI think I speak for all artists, mixers, and engineers when I say we all do it because we love it,\u201d said Vance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vance talked to us about his passion for mixing and how he uses OWC drives and products to boost productivity and manage data in recording sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='1170' height='659' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4CKJFHcfjSk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-passion-for-mixing\">A passion for mixing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>About 70% of the work Vance does in the studio is mixing. A self-proclaimed \u201canalog\u201d guy, he doesn\u2019t mix on the computer, but rather on a console. \u201cI love mixing because a lot of times records aren\u2019t always made exactly the way I would make them&#8221; said Powell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes Sputnik special for Vance, is that it\u2019s everything he wants it to be\u2014and everything was built specifically for him. In fact, he said of the six Grammys he\u2019s been awarded, the one that means the most to him was for \u201cBest Engineered Album.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI like being in the room when amazing things happen. I\u2019ve had a few sessions in my life that have been \u2018tingle inducing\u2019\u2014you know hair is standing up on your arm, and you\u2019re like wow, something amazing is happening right in front of me, and I\u2019m recording it. That\u2019s an awesome feeling,\u201d said Vance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_Sputnik-Sound_award.jpg\" alt=\"Award from National Academy of Arts and Sciences, Best Gospel Album Award, Engineer, 2017 for &quot;Let Them Fall in Love&quot; by Cece Winans\" class=\"wp-image-81134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_Sputnik-Sound_award.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_Sputnik-Sound_award-213x120.jpg 213w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_Sputnik-Sound_award-284x160.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_Sputnik-Sound_award-190x107.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_Sputnik-Sound_award-750x421.jpg 750w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_Sputnik-Sound_award-548x308.jpg 548w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_Sputnik-Sound_award-364x204.jpg 364w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_Sputnik-Sound_award-230x129.jpg 230w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_Sputnik-Sound_award-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_Sputnik-Sound_award-213x120@2x.jpg 426w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_Sputnik-Sound_award-284x160@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_Sputnik-Sound_award-190x107@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><figcaption>Award from National Academy of Arts and Sciences, <em>Best Gospel Album Award, Engineer, <\/em>2017 for &#8220;Let Them Fall in Love&#8221; by Cece Winans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I\u2019ve had a few sessions in my life that have been \u2018tingle inducing\u2019\u2014you know hair is standing up on your arm, and you\u2019re like wow, something amazing is happening right in front of me, and I\u2019m recording it.<\/p><cite>Vance Powell<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-reliability-is-everything\">Reliability is everything<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s modern recordings consist of a great deal of data. Vance discussed the importance of <em>how<\/em> you store, back up, archive, and keep data forever\u2014and he said that\u2019s precisely why he uses OWC products every day. \u201cI\u2019ve had a great experience with customer service. They are fast and easy to deal with,\u201d said Vance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following are the OWC products that Vance uses on a daily basis in the studio:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/envoy-pro-fx-hero-right-284x165.jpg\" alt=\"Envoy Pro FX\" class=\"wp-image-80475\" width=\"209\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/envoy-pro-fx-hero-right-284x165.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/envoy-pro-fx-hero-right-207x120.jpg 207w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/envoy-pro-fx-hero-right-190x110.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/envoy-pro-fx-hero-right.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/envoy-pro-fx-hero-right-284x165@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/envoy-pro-fx-hero-right-207x120@2x.jpg 414w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/envoy-pro-fx-hero-right-190x110@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-envoy-pro-fx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/owc-envoy-pro-fx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Envoy Pro FX<\/a> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Vance uses the Envoy Pro FX when he travels to take files to a session outside of the building, or when he\u2019s bringing files back to his studio from a session. He said that he likes that the drive is small, waterproof, and drop-proof.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/accelsior-4M2-284x188.png\" alt=\"Accelsior 4M2\" class=\"wp-image-81353\" width=\"210\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/accelsior-4M2-284x188.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/accelsior-4M2-181x120.png 181w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/accelsior-4M2-190x126.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/accelsior-4M2.png 622w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/accelsior-4M2-284x188@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/accelsior-4M2-181x120@2x.png 362w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/accelsior-4M2-190x126@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-accelsior-4m2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/ssd\/owc-accelsior-4m2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accelsior 4M2<\/a>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Accelsior 4M2 is used as Vance\u2019s base drive for recording and playback of all of his Pro Tools sessions. He likes that it is both fast (over 6000 MBs) and very secure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ThunderBay-4-open640-284x224.jpg\" alt=\"Thunderbay 4\" class=\"wp-image-44226\" width=\"206\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ThunderBay-4-open640-284x224.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ThunderBay-4-open640-152x120.jpg 152w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ThunderBay-4-open640-190x150.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ThunderBay-4-open640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ThunderBay-4-open640-284x224@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ThunderBay-4-open640-152x120@2x.jpg 304w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ThunderBay-4-open640-190x150@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-thunderbay-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/Thunderbolt\/External-Drive\/OWC\/ThunderBay-4-RAID5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thunderbay 4<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Vance uses the Thunderbay 4 as a drive holder for OWC SSDs, and they capture exact copies of his Mac Pro drives in the Accelsior every night.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thunderbolt-3-correct-284x181.png\" alt=\"Thunderbolt Dock 3\" class=\"wp-image-81350\" width=\"203\" height=\"127\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-thunderbolt-3-dock\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/docks\/owc-thunderbolt-3-dock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thunderbolt 3 Dock<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Thunderbolt 3 Dock is used as a cable port in Vance\u2019s studio, and it allows him to ingest SD cards. He has it connected to a Universal Audio Apollo Interface behind his console. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_08.jpg\" alt=\"Vance Powell at his workstation.\" class=\"wp-image-81135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_08.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_08-213x120.jpg 213w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_08-284x160.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_08-190x107.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_08-750x421.jpg 750w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_08-548x308.jpg 548w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_08-364x204.jpg 364w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_08-230x129.jpg 230w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_08-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_08-213x120@2x.jpg 426w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_08-284x160@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Vance-Powell_08-190x107@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><figcaption>Vance Powell in the studio, his workstation powered by OWC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>Reliability is the most important thing in this business. We absolutely and positively have to have great data storage and great data transfer. If I have drives that are failing right and left, I\u2019m not going to use them<\/em>.<\/p><cite>Vance Powell<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-connect-with-vance-powell\">Connect with Vance Powell:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vancalot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vancalot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=436513659842252\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-connect-with-sputnik-sound\">Connect with Sputnik Sound:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sputniksound\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sputniksoundinc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SputnikSoundInc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-related-posts\">Related posts: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-related-links\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/78361-owc-and-blackbird-studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OWC Helps Legendary Blackbird Studio Bridge the Gap Between Old and New<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/80029-the-rocket-yard-profile-mastering-and-audio-engineer-zach-kornhauser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Rocket Yard Profile: Mastering &amp; Audio Engineer Zach Kornhauser<\/a><\/li><li><a 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