Music and Media Production 3056

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Acoustic Recording of Don't Call Us Sweethearts

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dsilb37/Rocking%20Horse.mp3

I.

Ensemble and/or Artist Information:

A. Ammar Malik and Lindsay Stoval
B. Fairfax Virginia
C. Folk/Pop/Indie
D. Vocals – Ammar and Lindsay, Guitar, Cajon, Tamborine - Ammar
E. See Attched
F. They both have recording experience, Ammar has recorded in the Virginia Tech Facility many times

II. Project Information and Expectations:

A. 2 Songs
B. Studio
C. style, instrumentation, and length for each work to be recorded:
First song is called "I is" this is an amazing and simple song that we are thinking about just having piano and vocals on OR guitar and vocals on

The Second song is called Dinosaur. This song is an upbeat song, the verse is in 7/8 and the chorus is in 4/4, this will have guitar, cajon, male and femal vocals, tambourine, and possibly acoustic bass
D. ensemble/artists preferred style of recording for each work to be recorded: We will be doing it in section, each part recorded separately at different times
E. your expectations for the actual recording (determined by you after D.)
F. outcome-expectations of the ensemble and/or artist (what they will walk away with): They would like a good quality recording to use for promotional purposes on their myspace page
G. your outcome-expectations of the project: A recording that captures the vibe of the band. I would like to get an honest sound that is more retro and NOT overproduced

In with recording with David Silberstein at the Virginia Tech Recording Studio you understand and agree to the following items:

Because this recording is being done free-of-charge and Virginia Tech owns all of the equipment being used in this recording you understand that the works can not be sold for profit. I (David Silberstein) am authorized to use these recordings for acedemic purposes as well as for my resume in personal promotion.

David Silberstein (Engineer) ________________
Ammar Malik (Artist) _______________
Lindsay Stoval (Artist) ________________

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Field Recording of Don't Call Us Sweethearts @ Gillies

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dsilb37/Rocking%20Horse.mp3

I.

Ensemble and/or Artist Information:

A. Ammar Malik and Lindsay Stoval
B. Fairfax Virginia
C. Folk/Pop/Indie
D. Vocals – Ammar and Lindsay, Guitar, Cajon, Tamborine - Ammar
E. See Attched
F. They both have recording experience, Ammar has recorded in the Virginia Tech Facility many times

II. Project Information and Expectations:

A. However long their live set ends up being… in this case about 90 min
B. Gillies
C. style, instrumentation, and length for each work to be recorded: Live set so it is hard to classify each song
D. ensemble/artists preferred style of recording for each work to be recorded (live-to stereo, studio multi-track all at once, in parts/sections etc.)
E. your expectations for the actual recording (determined by you after D.)
F. outcome-expectations of the ensemble and/or artist (what they will walk away with): They would like a good quality live recording to use for promotional purposes on their myspace page
G. your outcome-expectations of the project: A great live recording that has the live feel, but a studio sound quality

In with recording with David Silberstein on November 7th, 2009 at Gillies Restaurant you understand and agree to the following items:

Because this recording is being done free-of-charge and Virginia Tech owns all of the equipment being used in this recording you understand that the works can not be sold for profit. I (David Silberstein) am authorized to use these recordings for acedemic purposes as well as for my resume in personal promotion.

David Silberstein (Engineer) ________________
Ammar Malik (Artist) _______________
Lindsay Stoval (Artist) ________________

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Acoustic Guitar

For this recording I decided to use room "C" because i wanted a smaller space to try and avoid too much room and hone in on the sound of the acoustic guitar. I decided to put up two pieces of foam on the walls behind me and in front of me to absorb the noise coming out of the instrument. I was trying to avoid having two many reflections that would be picked up by the microphones giving more of a "roomy" sound to the recording. I wanted to capture the instrument as accurately as i could and found that the recording using the spaced pair of the Paluso CEMC-6's captured the best recording. The Jecklin disc with the QTC1's also gave a nice recording, but it was little more "fat" and "muffled". I really preffered the definition i got from the CEMC-6's.

Coincident Pair of AKG 414's
No attenuation with a Cardioid Pattern
Serial numbers:45555 and 45654
Approximately 2.5 Feet from instrument

Royer SF -12 Ribbon Microphone
Serial number 1956
Approximately 3 feet from the instrument at a 45 degree angle

Jecklin Disc w/ Earthworks QTC 1
Serial #'s: 1324 and 1327

Paluso CEMC-6
Spaced pair of cardioid condenser microphones
1 foot away from instrument 3 feet apart
Serial #'s 100 and 101

Monday, May 4, 2009

Piano

I decided to record the beautiful piano that we have in the studio. I used little dampening for this recording. I left the piano cover to the side and left the room set up as is for this recording. I wanted to achieve a nice full and open sound from the piano.

I wanted to show you all the recording I did with the Royer because it was not as good as i had hoped. I think it may have been due to the fact that it was 5.5 feet away. If I was to do this recording again with the Royer I would put up more absorbing material around the piano and have the royer about 3 feet from the piano (still at a 45 degree angle)

I will also play the recording from the Earthworks QTC 1 in a Spaced pair 8 inches from the piano and 24 inches apart. This micing technique gave an amazing sound that I felt really did justice to the piano. The panning of this stereo technique really got me excited because you can really hear the difference between the left and right hand coming out of the speakers. This micing technique also gave an honest sound of the instrument

Royer SF -12 about 5 feet from the piano @ 45 degrees
Serial number 1956

AND

Coincident Pair of AKG 414's
No attenuation with a Cardioid Pattern
Approximately 4 feet from the piano
Serial numbers:45555 and 45654

Earthworks QTC 1 in a Spaced pair 8 inches from the piano and 24 inches apart
Serial Numbers: 1324 and 1327

Earthworks SR-30 in a Coincident pair
Approximately 5.5 feet from the piano
Serial Numbers: 0673 and 0671

Glockenspiel

I wanted to try something a little different from what most people would record when choosing to record the glockenspiel. I decided to use the main room as I wanted to get a orchestral sound and felt that this room would most closely resemble a room in which a full ensemble would be playing in. I also wanted to find the mic that would give the brightest sound to this instrument and after trying all four different techniques i found that Paluso CEMC-6 matched pair of cardioid condenser microphones 6 inches away from instrument 18 inches apart gave the best representation.