Preface

Listen to Peter Frampton’s “Do You Feel Like We Do” and you’ll know why live, on-location recordings can be so thrilling.

Perhaps the most exciting type of recording is done with the musicians playing “live” in a club or concert hall. Many bands want to be recorded in concert because they feel that’s when they play best. They take chances and surprise the audience. Your job is to capture that performance and bring it back alive.

Without a doubt, remote recording is exhilarating. The musicians, responding to the audience’s energy, often put on a stellar performance. You have only one chance to get it recorded and it must be done right. You’re working on the edge. But by the end of the night, when everything has gone as planned, it’s ...

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