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Recording Secrets For The Small Studio
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Click the links to access the resource page for each chapter:
Introduction -- Library Of Mic Positions -- Backing Stems For Overdubbing Practice -- 1: Recording A Machine -- 2: The Human Element -- 3: Instruments With Pickups -- 4: Basic Vocal Recording -- 5: Beyond Vanilla Vocals -- 6: Single‑mic Instrument Recording -- 7: Multimiking In Mono -- 8: Multimiking In Stereo -- 9: Dominant‑array Ensemble Recording -- 10: Peer‑array Ensemble Recording -- 11: Going Freestyle -- Appendix 1: Overview Of Music Studios & The Recording Process

Chapter 11: Going Freestyle

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Correction: In Figure 11.2 on page 371, the drummer in the diagram should of course be shown with headphones on in order to be hearing the foldback mix. Or maybe he's just using in-ear monitors...

Sound On Sound Magazine Articles: The magazine's regular 'Session Notes' column provides lots of practical insights into real-world project-studio recording methods (with accompanying audio files), and frequently demonstrates handy monitoring and isolation workarounds which you can use when working with multi-room setups. In addition, here are a few other one-off articles which also shed useful light on this kind of recording from a small-studio perspective: 'Guerilla Recording: How To Record Bands Outside The Studio'; 'Recording A Jazz Band On Location'; 'Recording Bands On Location'; and 'Andrija Tokic: Recording Alabama Shakes'.
Recording Live Concerts: If you're interested in recording live concerts, you'll need a whole extra set of skills in addition to what's covered in 'Recording Secrets'. To dip a toe in the water, check out these two articles: Recording A Live Show and 7 Tips For A Successful Live Concert Recording. For more in-depth coverage, Bartlett & Bartlett's Recording Music On Location: Capturing The Live Performance is a good place to start.

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Chapter 11: Going Freestyle

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Recording Secrets For The Small Studio
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