MASTERING

The Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl has another hit on his hands — his Grammy acceptance speech is a Google chart-topper.

Coming up for one of the band’s five awards this year, Grohl took the chance to discuss the state of music mastering and recording:

“To me, this award means a lot, because it shows the human element of music is what’s important. Singing into a microphone and learning to play an instrument and learning to do your craft, that’s the most impotant thing for people to do …” he said.

Apparently, his words struck a chord with a lot of musicians and listeners — Watch his speech: Dave Ghrol Grammy Speech.

And the Foo Fighters, who recorded their celebrated “Wasting Light” on analog equipment in a garage, are now in the center of an impassioned debate about the line between technology and talent.

“To me,” Grohl tells Rolling Stone, “the biggest advantage of going analog is the restrictions that it implies, which gets you to perform in a way that you’re actually being a human being.

“We thought about heart and performance. And I would rather people not tune their vocals, I would rather people not grid their drums.”

It’s a more organic, come-as-you-are approach that’s helped define the Foo Fighters’ sound, and no doubt other bands are now more likely to drift in that direction.

We’re not sure every band can pull off the kind of magic the Foo Fighters can in a garage — different music calls for different technical treatments.

But we sure love the part about playing from the heart.

Contact us if you want some help with your sound … or if you can’t afford to have all that awesome gear in your garage.

If you want to see what all the fuss is about check out the speech that set it all off: Dave Grohl’s Speech