AES San Francisco 2012
Project Studio Expo Session PSE8
Sunday, October 28, 12:00 pm — 1:00 pm (Proj St EX)
PSE8 - Total Tracking: Get It Right At Source
Choosing & Recording Your Sound Source
Presenters:Bill Gibson, Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group - Seattle, WA, USA; The Art Institute of Seattle
Hugh Robjohns, Technical Editor, Sound on Sound - Crowle, UK
Abstract:
Total Tracking: Get It Right At Source: Choosing & Recording Your Sound Source
The astonishing and ever-improving power and versatility of digital signal processing plug-ins for computer audio workstations has encouraged the widespread belief that everything can be "fixed in the mix"—and in many cases, of course, it can. However, this approach is always extremely time-consuming and the results aren’t always perfect. It is often much faster, and with far more satisfying results, to get the right sound from the outset by careful selection of the source and appropriate microphone selection and positioning. This workshop will explore a wide variety of examples, analysing the requirements and discussing practical techniques of optimising source recordings.
