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The Business of
RecordingWeek 7 - the process of tracking
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Agenda
attendance
research paper due next week mid-term test - 2 weeks! lie off the floor s track " track
recording
# want to sound like $$$$$$$$$$$$
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What is tracking%
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Trackingis essentiall" the process of recording
songs& The name comes from the fact that eachinstrument is recorded indiiduall" and gien it's
own (track) in the mix* so that the alance and
sound of each can e controlled later&
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first things first - +ow
are we going torecord%
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,ie off the floor s&
Track " Trackrecording
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What does ,ie offthe loor mean%
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,ie off the floor is a process of
recording where the entire and .ormost of the entire and/ is recorded at
the same time&
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What might some enefits of
recording lie off the floor e% 0roup
off into groups of 1 students each andlist pros and cons& Take 3 minutes
then we will return to the class
discussion&
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What did we come upwith%
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,ie off the floor is a great wa" to capture "our and's raw* lie soundand energ"&
5ou can pla" off one another and the recording can actuall" capturethat interaction&
4resumal"* "ou can make "our recording in less time* saing mone"&
#t can take some of the decision making awa" from deciding whichtake of an instrument is est - "ou onl" hae a few options* so the
decision making process can e less tedious&
isual cues%
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#f "our and is not tight and well rehearsed* "ou ma" neer get a goodtake of eer"od" pla"ing at once&
Track separation - there ma" e some leed of other instruments intoa particular instrument mic&
#f there is leed* changing the sound of the track will affect the tone ofthe sound leeding into the mic&
5ou ma" start recording in this wa" onl" to realie that the and is nottight enough after "ou egin* wasting time and mone"& .hopefull" not if
"ou hae done proper pre-production/
not concentrating on one instrument and instead on the entire andcan cause "ou to miss mistakes&
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8ound transfer* usuall" undesirale and often hard to control* as in
sound from one instrument eing picked up " a microphone
dedicated to another instrument* or signals from one tape track
appearing on ad9acent tracks* or sound escaping from a supposedl"
soundproofed enironment&
8ound transfer* usuall" undesirale and often hard to control* as insound from one instrument eing picked up " a microphone
dedicated to another instrument* or signals from one tape track
appearing on ad9acent tracks* or sound escaping from a supposedl"
soundproofed enironment&
8ound transfer* usuall" undesirale and often hard to control* as in
sound from one instrument eing picked up " a microphonededicated to another instrument* or signals from one tape track
appearing on ad9acent tracks* or sound escaping from a supposedl"
soundproofed enironment&
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What are some challenges and
considerations we need to look at
when recording lie off the floor%
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setting up with minimal leed .what aresome wa"s to do this%/
getting comfortale with "our mix
are "ou going to pla" to a click track%
0etting great tones for eer" instrument- this can e time consuming!
+ow long did it take to get set up%:oes the and hae an"thing left in the
tank to start tracking%
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What do we mean
when we speak oftrack " track
recording%
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,et's take ten minutes and discuss in
our groups the pros and cons of
recording track " track&
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let's see what "oucame up with&&&
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each track is completel" separated with no leed - this means we
hae full control oer the sound of that instrument
"ou onl" need to get one musician to pla" his part perfectl" - een ifhe
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Regardless of which wa" "ou choose
to record* or if "ou choose to do a
comination of oth methods* some
principles will remain the same for the
tracking process&
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can sound (too perfect)%
can lose the feel of a and pla"ing together - and pla"ing off oneanother&
can take a lot more time* and suseCuentl" DEF5&
can e difficult to decide what is good an"more* and ma" lead to tooman" tracks to sift through and decide on& What do # mean " this%
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8etting up "ourrecording session
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The t"pes of microphones used andtheir placement on the instruments
hae an enormous impact on the
sound of "our recording&
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Diking is an art!
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We could spend the rest of this courselearning aout mic techniCues - ut
that is not what this class is aout&
That eing said* there are a fewprinciples that "ou should e ale to
understand and discern when
deciding how "ou want "our and tosound&
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What would the difference etween
placing the microphone close or far
awa" from the source e%
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,ets hae a listen to
a close mic'd drum kits a room" sounding
kit&
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8o we are all set to go - right%
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not Cuite&&&
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+ow do "ou want this
record to soundan"wa"%
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6lass exercise - #n "our groups* pickan east coast artist* and listen to a
track from their most recent alum&
Then find 2 or H artists that "ou think
the" wanted to model their sound
after& :escrie what do "ou think the"
were looking for in their sound for the
alum& Take 23 minutes on this
exercise* and hand in "our findings on
a sheet of paper* .include "our group
memer names on the sheet
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#t is important to gie "our engineer a
frame of reference efore "ou egin*
so that he < she knows what "ou are
looking for! Recording is a IFR5
su9ectie process - without this frame
of reference it can e the lind leading
the lind&