Recording Music on Location: Capturing the Live Performance

Contents

• Part 1: Popular Music Recording
• 1. Gear for Live Recording
• 2. Recording Techniques from Simple to Complex
• 3. Before the Session: Planning
• 4. At the Session: Setup and Recording
• 5. After the Session: Mixing and Editing
• 6. A Real-World Example: Recording a Blues Band in a Club
• 7. Web Audio and Streaming
• Part 2: Classical Music Recording
• 8. Microphone Specifications
• 9. Overview of Stereo Microphone Techniques
• 10. Stereo Recording Procedures
• 11. Troubleshooting Stereo Sound
• 12. Stereo, Surround, and Binaural Microphones and Accessories
• A. Stereo Imaging Theory
• B. Specific Free-Field Stereo Microphone Techniques
• C. Stereo Boundary-Microphone Arrays
• D. Binaural Techniques
• E. Surround-Sound Microphone Techniques
• Glossary