| The Magic of On-Location Recording |
| Chris Brown's On Location Recording Rig |
| 01_Composing 02_Arranging 03_Conducting 04_Performing 05_Producing The Role of The Producer The Eclectic Advantage Circular Thinking Designing Sexy Signal Flow 06_Tracking 07_Producing 08_Editing 09_Producing 10_Mixing 11_Mastering |
Have you ever been in the woods just after 6 plus inches of snow fell? There is an eerie silence
created by the snow acting as a sound insulator. There can be no wind, so the proper circumstances
for outdoor recording may only happen a few times a year if you live in (or can get to) a cold climate.
You find a clearing surrounded by snow covered trees, and now you can distance mic further from
your instruments than you could in any studio.
We are all dominant right-brained musicians, so it should not be hard to come up with other creative
ways to use on location recording equipment. The secret lies in microphones, room-tone and being
portable. You can tailor the room and equipment to the specific instrumentation and playing style
of the performers. It is a capability that recording facilities simply do not have. They cannot have
this ability, because tracking rooms are not portable.
My favorite recording engineer, Chris Brown, is an expert in this arena. I accompanied him on a
recording session in Youngstown, Ohio. Check it out...
created by the snow acting as a sound insulator. There can be no wind, so the proper circumstances
for outdoor recording may only happen a few times a year if you live in (or can get to) a cold climate.
You find a clearing surrounded by snow covered trees, and now you can distance mic further from
your instruments than you could in any studio.
We are all dominant right-brained musicians, so it should not be hard to come up with other creative
ways to use on location recording equipment. The secret lies in microphones, room-tone and being
portable. You can tailor the room and equipment to the specific instrumentation and playing style
of the performers. It is a capability that recording facilities simply do not have. They cannot have
this ability, because tracking rooms are not portable.
My favorite recording engineer, Chris Brown, is an expert in this arena. I accompanied him on a
recording session in Youngstown, Ohio. Check it out...
