Audio Engineering – Recording Lesson 1 Music Production

Audio Engineering  Recording  Mixing  Mastering

Lesson Schedule  Week 14 th -17 th Mon- Recording Lesson 1 Tue- Recording Lesson 1 Wed- Recording Lesson 2 Thu- Recording Lesson 2  Week 21 st -24 th Mon- Mixing Lesson 1 Tue- Mixing Lesson 1 Wed- Mixing Lesson 2 Thu- Mixing Lesson 2

Recording

Rhythm Instrument Bass Chord Instrument Melody/Lead Vocals

Drums Bass Side Guitar Keyboard, Lead Guitar Vocals

Piano Acoustic guitar Acoustic lead guitar Acoustic melody instruments

Audio Interface Instruments/Mic Audio Interface Computer Audio SignalsDigital Info

 Using Microphones  Line Recording  Programming (MIDI)

Using Microphones Instrument/vocals Microphone Audio Interface Computer

Line Recording Instrument/Vocals Cable Audio Interface Computer

Programing (MIDI) Computer

Which is the best method?

Microphone Recording  Merits:  Clear sound  Demonstrates “Live” sound  Demerits  Captures a lot of noise  Mistakes are obvious  Difficult to approach your ideal sound  Fragile

Line Recording  Merits:  No noise  Easy  Demerits:  Dull and artificial sounds

Programming (MIDI)  Merits  No preparation of any equipment  Professional Sounds  Fast  Able to fix  Demerits 

Suitable Recording Method(s) for Each Instrument  Drums – Microphone Rec, Programming  Bass – Line Rec, Programming  Acoustic guitar – Microphone Rec, (Line Rec)  Electric guitar – Microphone Rec, Line Rec

 Piano and other acoustic instruments – Microphone Rec, Programming  Keyboard – Line Rec, Programming  Vocals – Microphone Rec