{"id":37,"date":"2017-07-28T22:09:04","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T22:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mogamicable.com\/blog\/?p=37"},"modified":"2017-07-28T22:09:04","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T22:09:04","slug":"billboards-1-hit-despacito-recorded-with-all-mogami-cable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mogamicable.com\/blog\/artists-spotlight\/billboards-1-hit-despacito-recorded-with-all-mogami-cable\/","title":{"rendered":"Billboard\u2019s #1 Hit \u201cDespacito\u201d Recorded with All Mogami Cable"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Latin-rhythmed lust-ballad tearing up the charts with an infectious reggaet\u00f3n sound was recorded entirely with Mogami<\/a> Gold cables. We caught up with rising star and studio engineer Luis “Salda” Saldarriaga to talk about his experience using Mogami in the studio.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Salda
Luis “Salda” Saldarriaga [center] with \u201cDespacito\u201d co-producer Andres Torres [left] and singer Luis Fonsi [right]. [Co-producer Mauricio Rengifo not pictured.]<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Salda:<\/strong> “My studio setup at the time [for recording Despacito] was pretty much industry standard. I had an HDX system running Lynx Aurora Converters with Chandler TG2 Preamps plugged into a variety of different mics. For instruments, I used an old Neumann KM84 going into a Chandler TG2 Preamp, and for Luis Fonsi\u2019s voice, a Manley Reference Cardioid mic going into either a Neve 1073 or Chandler TG2 Preamp, and then through a Tube Tech CL1B \u2014 all using Mogami Gold Cables<\/a> throughout.<\/span><\/p>\n

“During the recording, we didn\u2019t really face a lot of challenges and it was a pretty normal session, but as soon as I heard it played back I remember thinking, \u2018Wow, this is going to be big.\u2019 I never thought it was going to be as big as it is now, but I knew there was something special about it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For Salda, ever since his first introduction to Mogami cables, the difference in quality was apparent.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Electric
An example of Salda\u2019s typical guitar rig, with Mogami Gold<\/a> instrument cables and pedal cables<\/a>.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“The very first Mogami Cable I bought was for my guitar when I was 12 years old. I remember the seller saying, \u2018This is the best you can get for your money and it will never break, otherwise you can bring it back and we\u2019ll swap it for a new one<\/a>.\u2019 At first, I was just excited to be getting new cables, because my experience with cables at the time hadn\u2019t been very good \u2014 I\u2019d had a lot of cheaper cables die on me. But to this day, I still have that first Mogami cable I bought and it still works perfectly.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It didn\u2019t take me long to realize Mogami was the best and I\u2019d never settle for anything less again. Every cable that I use today from TT patch cables<\/a> to instrument cables<\/a>, and for both my studio and while touring, is Mogami. I know it\u2019s the best and I don\u2019t want to compromise my sound.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Salda, using Mogami cables gives him the confidence he needs in the studio to know his sound is always at its best, thus freeing him to focus on other aspects of recording.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think my experience with Mogami has not changed the way I produce and record music, it has just been enhanced. I can have peace-of-mind knowing that I have cabling that will never die on me and will sound the best. In an environment like the studio, where you constantly have to troubleshoot problems, having one less thing to worry about is amazing! In all of my studios, I always make sure I have Mogami cabling for everything.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Salda,
Salda<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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instagram.com\/saldaofficial<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

twitter.com\/saldaofficial<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Read more about\u00a0world-renowned artists using Mogami<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Latin-rhythmed lust-ballad tearing up the charts with an infectious reggaet\u00f3n sound was recorded entirely with Mogami Gold cables. We caught up with rising star and studio engineer Luis “Salda” Saldarriaga to talk about his experience using Mogami in the studio. [Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[19,20,22,23,25],"class_list":["post-37","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists-spotlight","tag-mogami","tag-mogami-gold","tag-mogami-users","tag-recorded-with-mogami","tag-testimonials"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mogamicable.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mogamicable.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mogamicable.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mogamicable.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mogamicable.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mogamicable.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mogamicable.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mogamicable.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mogamicable.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mogamicable.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}