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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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4ros

,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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6ons

#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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bleed

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



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




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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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6ons

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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http;


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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&

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