Task 1
Run-Through/Rehearsal: I did various run-throughs and rehearsals to make sure that the performer was ready to do a recording.
Level and sound checks/Gain: I made sure that when I was recording that nothing was clipping and it was audible and levelled correctly.
Performance: For each performance I had a run through and a rehearsal which let the performer practice and let me sort out the levels and the gain.
Stereo recording/Multitrack Recording: A stereo recording is a recording in which two microphones are placed on the left and right side of an instruments and then record simultaneously
Connections: I used XLR leads to connect the microphones into the wall box which connects to the mixing desk, I also used Jack leads to connect DI instruments to the mixing desk.
Proximity effect: The Proximity effect is the closer something is to a condenser microphone the more bass frequencies are picked up so if you want something to have less bass they stand further away from the microphone.
Live Recording: A live recording is a recording that is carried out on an physical instrument and not as a midi file, the recordings I used in my track where live and no digital input was used.
Screens/Guards/Pop shields: These where used to stop the background noise and allow the recording to me clear and to a professional quality.
Task 2
Electronic Instruments:
Run-Through/Rehearsal: I did various run-throughs and rehearsals to make sure that the performer was ready to do a recording.
Level and sound checks/Gain: I made sure that when I was recording that nothing was clipping and it was audible and levelled correctly.
Performance: For each performance I had a run through and a rehearsal which let the performer practice and let me sort out the levels and the gain.
Stereo recording/Multitrack Recording: A stereo recording is a recording in which two microphones are placed on the left and right side of an instruments and then record simultaneously
Connections: I used XLR leads to connect the microphones into the wall box which connects to the mixing desk, I also used Jack leads to connect DI instruments to the mixing desk.
Proximity effect: The Proximity effect is the closer something is to a condenser microphone the more bass frequencies are picked up so if you want something to have less bass they stand further away from the microphone.
Live Recording: A live recording is a recording that is carried out on an physical instrument and not as a midi file, the recordings I used in my track where live and no digital input was used.
Screens/Guards/Pop shields: These where used to stop the background noise and allow the recording to me clear and to a professional quality.
Task 2
Electronic Instruments:
Direct Injection: DI is when a instrument is recorded via a jack lead straight into the mixing desk rather than a microphone, I used this on the Guitar, bass and keyboard as I did not require natural reverb on these instruments and the effects would of sounded worse if it was not done via DI.
Synthesiser (keyboard): I used a synthesiser on the keyboard to mimic the sound of the strings at the beginning of the piece as this was more efficient than recording multiple string instruments and achieved the sound quality I needed.
Electric Guitar: I used an electric guitar in my piece via DI to allow the plugin guitar rig to be used effectively.
Bass: I used a bass via DI as this was the most efficient and most practical way of getting if recorded for my piece.
Electric Drum Kit: I chose and acoustic drum kit to create a more authentic and natural sounding kick drum and cymbal.
Recording:
Monitors/levels: I have tried to keep the overall stereo out level to 0 and balanced the tracks so nothing overpowers anything else.
Headphones/Fold Back systems: I used headphones to play back the original track to people in the studio so they could keep in time with everything else.
Talk Back: I used the talk back system in order to communicate with the people in the studio.
Track Sheets/ Identifying tracks: I did not need to use track sheets as cubase has a mixer that I used instead along with colouring and organising my tracks.
Overdubbing: I overdubbed my tracks when I had to re-record tracks multiple times to get it to sound correct.
Listening for distortion/Checking playback: I made sure that there is no feedback and that it was levelled and was not clipping.
