Release year: 2012
Duration: 5:17
Handout type: Video tutorial
English language
Description: lynda.com/Audio-tutorials/Audio-Recording-Techniques/95612-2/files
Bobby Owsinski will share some of his recording secrets.
(English transcription available)
Level: Beginner
Released Oct 24, 2012
Discover the industry secrets to recording crisp, rich instrument tracks and vocals in any type of recording environment. Join renowned audio engineer Bobby Owsinski as he walks through the process of miking and tracking a complete song by Underground Sun recording artist Iyeoka and A-list session musicians in a top-of-the-line studio—in a way that is applicable to any recording space and musical genre. Learn how to select the correct microphone and polar pattern for each instrument, with hundreds of revealing listening examples for drums, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, keyboards, and more. These professional techniques offer critical insights for those just getting started in the recording process, and a trustworthy reference guide for more seasoned engineers. Bobby also demonstrates how to monitor and sculpt EQ settings, why and when to process your input signal, and how to choose the right outboard gear for the track. This course employs 360-degree, 3D visualizations that provide an unprecedented perspective of the equipment, players, and microphone placements discussed. Plus, with the raw audio files provided, you can critically listen to every recorded example at home with your DAW of choice at full 24-bit resolution.
Topics include:
• Optimizing your listening environment
• Listening to how different microphone types affect recording
• Choosing the right microphone for the right recording application
• Positioning microphones for a wide variety of recording scenarios
• Utilizing proper gain staging, preamps, and direct boxes
• Avoiding phase cancellation
• Using a compressor, equalizer, and high-pass filter during recording
• Setting up a headphone mix
• Adding the right amount of compression or equalization
• Capturing great sounds from drums, guitars, basses, keyboards, pianos, strings, and vocals
• Creating a great drum set sound
• Getting the best out of any singer
• Dealing with microphone leakage
• Utilizing a variety of stereo miking techniques
• Setting up and producing a recording session
• Creating a rough mix in any digital audio workstation (DAW)
Content :
Introduction5m 28s
Welcome 2m 11s
What should you know before watching this course 1m 22s
Using the exercise files 1m 29s
Listening to this course 26s
1.Monitoring6m 39s
Setting up your monitors 4m 17s
Using a basic listening technique 2m 22s
2. Microphone Basics25m 29s
Exploring different microphone types 5m 16s
Microphone directional response basics 2m 43s
Hearing different directional patterns 4m 58s
Exploring how the proximity effect works 3m 55s
Explaining microphone controls 1m 49s
Reviewing microphone accessories 3m 3s
Exploring direct boxes 1m 9s
Exploring amplifier emulators 2m 36s
3.Recording Basics24m 32s
Explaining the microphone preamplifier 3m 59s
Choosing a preamp 1m 35s
Setting up the mic preamp 1m 39s
Setting the record level 2m 29s
Using proper gain staging 1m 46s
Knowing what to do if distortion occurs 2m 0s
Using the compressor during recording 2m 58s
Using the equalizer (EQ) during recording 2m 24s
Using the high-pass filter during recording 1m 4s
Exploring the principles of EQ 47s
Avoiding latency 3m 51s
4. Microphone Placement Basics15m 40s
Finding the best place in the room to record 2m 44s
Choosing the right mic 2m 24s
The secret to mic placement 2m 12s
Understanding phase cancellation, the sound destroyer 2m 29s
Checking polarity 3m 9s
Checking the phase by listening 2m 42s
5. Recording the Drums54m 29s
05a Finding the right placement in the room for the drums 1m 48s
05b keys to a great drum sound 2m 2s
05c Tuning the drums 2m 19s
05d Tuning tips and tricks 2m 26s
05e Miking the bass drum without a front head 2m 15s
05f Miking the bass drum with front head port 1m 5s
05g Miking the bass drum with a front head 1m 12s
05h Using a subkick microphone 1m 31s
05i Miking the snare drum: Technique one 3m 2s
05j Miking the snare drum: Technique two 57s
05k Adding a bottom snare mic 1m 45s
05l Miking the hi-hat 2m 14s
05m Miking the toms 2m 24s
05n Miking the cymbals 3m 14s
05o Miking the overall kit 1m 25s
05p Using room mics 2m 2s
05q Getting the drum sound 2m 47s
05r Getting the correct drum mix balance 2m 50s
05s Checking the drum phase 2m 18s
05t Panning the drums 2m 25s
05u Tweaking the drum sound with EQ 3m 10s
05v Using the one-mic drum recording technique 2m 37s
05w Using the two-mic drum recording technique 1m 5s
05x Using the three-mic drum recording technique 1m 45s
05y Using the four-mic drum recording technique 1m 26s
05z Tips for drummers to use before recording 1m 15s
05za Tracking a solo drum part 1m 10s
6. Record ding the Guitar 27m 31s
06a Finding the right placement in the room for the guitar 1m 24s
06b Miking the amplifier: Technique one 1m 58s
06c Miking the amplifier: Technique two 1m 30s
06d Miking the amplifier: Technique three 1m 54s
06e Using the Marshall cabinet miking trick 1m 30s
06f Recording the electric guitar direct 6m 51s
06g Prepping for recording acoustic guitar 58s
06h Recording the acoustic guitar with one mic 2m 46s
06i Recording the acoustic guitar with two mics 1m 46s
06j Recording the acoustic guitar with three mics 1m 19s
06k Exploring stereo acoustic guitar miking techniques 1m 31s
06l Recording the acoustic guitar direct 1m 14s
06m Using a limiter when recording acoustic guitar 1m 39s
06n Tracking the guitar part 1m 11s
7. Recording the Bass14m 0s
07a Finding the right placement in the room for the bass 57s
07b Recording the bass using a direct box 1m 44s
07c Miking the bass amplifier 2m 13s
07d Using a limiter when recording the bass guitar 3m 8s
07e Miking an acoustic bass: Technique one 3m 4s
07f Miking an acoustic bass: Technique two 1m 43s
07g Tracking the bass part 1m 11s
8. Recording Vocals 20m 47s
08a Finding the right placement in the room for vocals 53s
08b Recording a scratch vocal 1m 24s
08c Exploring vocal mic placement 3m 2s
08d Using a limiter on vocals 2m 7s
08e Recording in the control room 1m 35s
08f Setting up the vocal headphone mix 2m 26s
08g Doubling the vocal 2m 52s
08h Getting the best from a singer 1m 16s
08i Exploring background vocal mic placement 2m 53s
08j Layering background vocals 1m 5s
08k Recording the lead vocal part 1m 14s
9. Recording the Acoustic Piano10m 49s
09a Recording a solo grand piano with one mic 2m 14s
09b Recording a solo grand piano in stereo 1m 8s
09c Close miking a grand piano with one mic 3m 10s
09d Close miking a grand piano with two mics: Method one 1m 39s
09e Close miking a grand piano with two mics: Method two 1m 25s
09f Recording the piano part 1m 13s
10. Recording Horns13m57s
10a Finding the right placement in the room for horns 1m 18s
10b Recording a solo sax: Technique one 2m 40s
10c Recording a solo sax: Technique two 2m 30s
10d Recording a solo brass instrument 3m 20s
10e Recording a horn section: Technique one 2m 27s
10f Recording a horn section: Technique two 30s
10g Recording the horn section part 1m 12s
11. Recording Acoustic String Instruments7m 30s
11a The key to miking any acoustic instrument 1m 3s
11b Recording an acoustic string instrument 2m 25s
11c Recording a dobro 1m 36s
11d Recording the dobro part 1m 13s
11e Recording the string section 1m 13s
12. Recording Percussion2m 36s
Recording drum percussion 1m 19s
Recording hand percussion 1m 17s
13. Recording Electric Instruments5m 23s
Recording electric keyboards 1m 58s
Recording acoustic instruments with a pickup 2m 11s
Recording the synth part 1m 14s
14. Recording in Stereo12m 4s
14a Understanding the idea behind stereo recording 1m 14s
14b Using the X/Y configuration 3m 21s
14c Using the ORTF configuration 2m 27s
14d Using the spaced pair configuration 3m 16s
14e Using a stereo mic 1m 46s
15. The Recording Session20m 26s
15a Setting up for a tracking session 4m 17s
15b Setting up a talkback mic 1m 27s
15c Using sound leakage to your advantage 1m 36s
15d Setting up the headphone mix 2m 31s
15e Setting up a click track 2m 11s
15f Setting up for overdubs 2m 17s
15g Recording the rhythm section in the studio 6m 7s
16. Setting Up a Rough Mix48m 47s
16a The keys to a great rough mix 4m 55s
16b Setting up the effects 3m 47s
16c The rough mix of Simply Falling 35m 35s
16d The final mix of Simply Falling 4m 30s
Conclusion1m 2s
Goodbye 1m 2s
Sample files: present
Video Format: MP4
Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 960×540 23.976fps 1887kbps
Audio: AAC 48000Hz stereo 159kbps
