STUDIO PREPARATION

The first days of production are commonly very exciting, as hopefully a team will have worked hard during the weeks preceding their entrance into the recording environment. It is important to approach the set-up stage efficiently, but without the fear of changes in the plan. The quality of the technical team’s work during tracking will potentially have the greatest impact over that of the final product, so standards should be set as high as possible. With this in mind, recordists should evaluate all the elements that may influence the result of sessions and attempt to optimise them.

ACOUSTICS

It is not uncommon for less experienced recordists to be only partially aware of the influence of acoustics over the quality of their ...

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