Music Production

Introduction Why record? 1 - The Recording Environment Traditional recording studios Residential studios Home studios 2 -The Recording Team / Roles and Responsibilities Musicians Programmers Tape Op / Pro Tools Operator / Assistant engineer Main Engineer Producer A&R and Other Record Company Representatives Investors 3 -Preparing to record (Pre-Production) Before Getting into the Studio Referencing 'Demo fever' The 'reccie' Instrumentation / Types of audio signals Other signals e.g. MIDI The gear list / the sound-check chart 4 -The Tools Microphones Direct injection boxes Cables / Connectors Microphone preamplifiers EQ Dynamic processors Consoles Patchbays Effects Multi-Track Recorders Two-Track Recorders The monitoring system - Amps, speakers, headphones 5 -The Live Room (In The Studio) Problematic environments Power and distribution 6 -The Session Music theory primer - Engineering requirements (transcription examples) Musicians and equipment (instruments / microphone stands / placement) 6 -The Session Music theory primer - Engineering requirements (transcription examples) Musicians and equipment (instruments / microphone stands / placement) Interplay and interaction The sound-check Gain structure Polarity Click-tracks The 'Cue Mix' (including effects) Studio psychology Simultaneous tracking Stereo Microphone Techniques Overdubs The auditioning process The Monitor Mix Recording direct to 'two-track' Session notes / Track sheets Recall sheets The production progress chart Meeting the deadline 7 -Sound Examples 8 -Appendices 9 -Outro