Recording music/studios (found.dig.med)

Question 1

Home project studios

Answer 1

Home project studios are somewhere between a big recording studio and just a laptop. These studios usually have:
Audio interface
Speakers
Headphones
Computer
Microphone
DAW
Mic stand
Mic preamp
Mixing console
MIDI instrument

Question 2

Monitoring and overdubbing

Answer 2

Monitoring and overdubbing=
Give someone a reference point for rhythm and pitch (eg. Backing track, metronome, temp track) that they can hear through headphones.
This prevents issues with samples/overdubbing etc.

Question 3

Recording voice and instrument

Answer 3

Rec with 2 mics at the same time can give a more natural performance.
An advantage of rec both voice and instrument at once is that they will be in sync.
A disadvantage is that it will need more takes.

Rec them separately means more flexibility.
Rec both at once also makes editing harder.

Question 4

Miking in mono vs. stereo

Answer 4

Mono = pick up with one sound
Stereo = pick up with two. (Stereo mics should be placed in a polar pattern – enabling them to position every element of the sound in a stereo image).

Question 5

Big project studios/professional

Answer 5

May have lots of wires and space
The operation of a studio like this: lots of microphones can capture multiple channels as instruments are played.
This is sent through to a control room which is to the side, and ideally there’d be some form of monitoring so people can hear.