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401.4 Assessment 2 - Studio Production: by Jitea Gabriel Lecturer Dobrica Cristian SAE Institute 2017

This document summarizes a student's studio production assessment. It describes recording a cover song with a band. The band included vocals, drums, and guitar. Microphones were selected and placed to record each instrument. The recording session involved routing microphone signals to the mixing console and Pro Tools session. In the mixing session, the student trimmed audio, applied EQ, compression, reverb, and limiting to mix the vocals, guitar, and other instruments. Limiters and sidechain plugins were used to control dynamics. The final mix was limited to -0.20db on the master channel. References on microphone techniques and recording/mixing are listed.

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401.4 Assessment 2 - Studio Production: by Jitea Gabriel Lecturer Dobrica Cristian SAE Institute 2017

This document summarizes a student's studio production assessment. It describes recording a cover song with a band. The band included vocals, drums, and guitar. Microphones were selected and placed to record each instrument. The recording session involved routing microphone signals to the mixing console and Pro Tools session. In the mixing session, the student trimmed audio, applied EQ, compression, reverb, and limiting to mix the vocals, guitar, and other instruments. Limiters and sidechain plugins were used to control dynamics. The final mix was limited to -0.20db on the master channel. References on microphone techniques and recording/mixing are listed.

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401.

4 Assessment 2 - Studio Production

By Jitea Gabriel
Lecturer Dobrica Cristian
SAE Institute 2017
Abstract

● The BAND
● The RECORDING
● The MIXING
The BAND

● Gabriel Jitea, an aspiring and upcoming trance producer


● Playing a cover song accompanied by three musicians:
Andreea Gaica (Vocals), Victor Ionut Danis (Drums) and
Konstantinos Dikaros (Guitar)
The RECORDING SESSION
● Instruments (Guitar, Vocals and Drums)
● Microphone selection and placement
● Samples from Dave Parkinson Trance Essentials Pack
The RECORDING SESSION
The Drum Kit:

● Tama Imperial Star Custom Kit


● Remo Drumheadsgg
● 18’’x22 Bass Drum
● 5’’x14 Snare Drum
● 8’x10 Tom 1
● 14’’x16’’ Tom 2 (Floor Tom)
● Sabian SBR Crash 16’’
● Sabian SBR Ride 20’’
The RECORDING SESSION
Guitar:

● V7 Kiesel Vader Seven String Electric Guitar


The RECORDING SESSION
● To record the guitar I used the Shure SM57, placing it Off-Axis.
The RECORDING SESSION
● Vocals: Shure KSM 42
● I recorded the vocals before the instruments
Microphone Techniques
● For recording the drums I have chosen the stereo AB technique for the
overheads and for the rest I used the close miking placements.
● Microphones used: AKG D112 for the kickdrum, a matching pair of Oktava
012 for the overheads, 1x Shure SM57 for the Snare Top, AKG C214 for the
Ride, 2x Senheisser MD421 for the Floor and Rack Tom
● For the guitar I used the Shure SM57, Off-axis
● For the vocals I used the Shure KSM 42
● Phantom Power (48v) used on any condenser microphone
Microphone Techniques
The RECORDING SESSION
● Microphone signals routed to the console’s short faders
● Pro Tools returns routed to the long faders for sound monitoring
● The signal was also routed to the subgroups on the console going to the
musician’s headphones in the live room

Pro Tools Session:

● Pro Tools 10 used as a Tape Machine (24 bit depth, 44.1 Khz Buffer Size)
● Provided Clicktrack for Guitar and Drum recording
THE MIXING SESSION
● Mixed in Pro Tools
● Session structured with color coding
● Trims for Raw Mix
● EQ
● Compression for the Vocals, Guitar and Leads
● Reverbs and Delays
● Side Chain plugin for the Leads, Guitar, Bass and Pads
● ML4000 Limiter used on the Guitar channel
● Frequency and volume automation when necessary
THE MIXING SESSION
● For the guitar I used ML4000 limiter to reduce to tighten and reduce the
dynamics
● I used the LFO Tool as sidechain plugin for Guitar, Leads, Bass, Pads
● On the master channel I used Dyn3 Compressor before ML4000 Limiter and
then Master Meter. For the limiter I chose a ceiling of -0.20db.
Appendix

1. Dpamicrophones.com - Stereo miking techniques:


http://www.dpamicrophones.com/microhpones/ddicate

2.Sae Institute - Information about recording and mixing.


Bibliography
1. Dpamicrophones.com - What is close miking and why use it:
http://www.dpamicrophones.com/mic-university/10-points-on-close-miking-for-
live-performances
2. Dpamicrophones.com - How to mic a bass drum:
http://www.dpamicrophones.com/mic-university/how-to-mic-a-bass-drum

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