Final Recording - Planning

Planning for the final recording

Location of recording: Studio
Date of recording: 9th October 2015
Time of recording: 9:30-10:50
People working: Maisie Goodman, Georgia Tomson & David Cuff.

Roles of personnel in the group

I shall be setting up Cubase , sorting out the gain for the recordings so the music is loud enough and not too quiet and generally being in the control room for my recording due to my knowledge of how to use the software correctly.
Georgia will be playing piano for the recording due to the fact that as a person i think that for the recording piano would be the best to do as you can get a stereo recording also I think she's a really good player
David will be playing drums for my recording due to the fact that it will show my understanding in recording better due to the more complex recording of it. Also he will be setting up the microphones for the recordings of drum and piano because then he will be able to further his knowledge of microphone placement.

Group dynamics and Skills required for each role

We will all cooperate as a group to get the recording done efficiently and well. We will do this as a group using communication and listening skills. we will communicate in the studio using the talk back button fitted into the mixing desk in the studio. We will use the knowledge that each member of the team has of the software being used for the recording (Cubase 7).

What problems you may face and how you will overcome these

There a few things that could go wrong when doing our recordings. One thing that could go wrong is that Cubase could Crash and this could cause lose of recordings or set ups, if this was to happen we will have to restart the Mac and start a new Cubase file and if we have lost the recordings do them again or reset Cubase. Also something that could go wrong is that the microphone could malfunction, in this case we will troubleshoot the problem to see if it is XLR lead that doesn't work. if this is the case we will change the equipment that is broken and then make sure that it works by testing it again.

Considerations for your recording

Overhead microphones

Microphone - 2x AKG C1000S

Position/Distance - 1 m above the Cymbals, 1 to the left about the 16 inch crash cymbal, 1 to the right between the 18 inch crash and the ride cymbals

Type of Microphone - Dynamic

Polar Pattern - Cardioid

Frequency Response - 50 - 20,000Hz

These will be used for the overhead microphones because they will be able to pick up the full range of sound that comes from the cymbals.

Kick Drum

Microphone - AKG D112

Position/Distance - 10 cm away from the hole on the Kick Drum.

Type of Microphone - Dynamic

Polar pattern - Cardioid

Frequency Response - 20 - 17,000 Hz

I will use this microphone because the frequency response will pick up the lows that the Kick Drum will give out.

Toms/Snare

Microphone - 4x Samson DMC 100

Position/Distance - 5 cm above the 3 toms and the snare

Type of Microphone - Dynamic

Polar Pattern - Super Cardioid

Frequency Response - 50 - 16,000Hz

These Microphones are specifically made and used for these parts of the drum kit.

Hi Hat

Microphone - Samson C02

Position/Distance - 15 cm above the Hi Hat

Type of Microphone - Condenser

Polar Pattern - Super Cardioid

Frequency Response - 50 - 20,000Hz

This microphone is made specifically for using for Hi Hats because of the Type of Microphone and the Frequency Response of the microphone.

Guitar

Microphone - 2x AKG C1000S

Position/Distance - 1 microphone 20 cm away from the sound hole of the guitar, 1 microphone 20cm away from the neck of the guitar.

Type of Microphone - Dynamic

Polar Pattern - Cardioid

Frequency Response - 50 - 20,000Hz

We will use these microphones because they are good for recording acoustic because they are Dynamic Microphone and because of the frequency Response they will pick up the full range of sound of the guitar.

Vocals

Microphone - AKG C1000S

Position/Distance - We will have the microphone 10 cm away from the mouth of the singer.

Type of Microphone - Dynamic

Polar Pattern - Cardioid

Frequency Response - 50 - 20,000Hz

We will position the microphone 10 cm away from with a pop shield in front of the in between the microphone and the singer. This is to limit the amount of air that will get to make the microphone to make sure you don’t get wind noise in the microphone.

Evaluating our final recordings

final recording drums

• The drums were record in the studio, therefore there was no background noise. the microphones were all correctly positioned so they drummer had no chance of accidentally hitting one of them and ruining the recording, causing us to have to start the recording again. there were no slip ups in this recording bar from when we were setting the software up and it kept shutting itself down, therefore we just work it out and restarted the Mac.

Rather Be

• In this recording there was some background noise due to there being no soundproofing equipment in the small room that we recorded this in also it was due to the fact that there was no control room, so Georgia, David and I were all in the same room as the singer. The singing quality was good however the singer needs to control her voice better.

guitar recorded on mixing desk

• There was some background noise due to there being no soundproofing equipment in the small room that we recorded this in. The quality of playing by Dan was brilliant and we had barely any slip ups when recording.