Al Schmitt on Vocal and Instrumental Recording Techniques

Al Schmitt (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

118 Seiten

2018
Hal Leonard Corporation (Verlag)
9781495094514 (ISBN)

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In Al Schmitt on Vocal and Instrumental Recording Techniques, legendary producer and engineer Al Schmitt takes us into the studio and shares his process of selecting a microphone and shows us how to get the best sounds. Considerations such as song style, instrumentation, and the recording space itself are taken into account when making mic choices and determining the best placement for each. Schmitt demonstrates how to achieve the best sounds for a number of instruments – including drums, bass, piano, guitars (both acoustic and electric), organs, and horns – across many genres of music.

Drawing on decades of experience in the studio, Schmitt brings a unique and invaluable perspective to not only making mic choices and their placement, but also the importance of interacting with musicians – taking their vision and preferences into account to create the most comfortable and effective recording experience for all involved.

Also featured in Vocal and Instrumental Recording Techniques is an interview of Schmitt conducted by fellow METAlliance producer and engineer Ed Cherney.

Al Schmitt has worked with the best and the brightest in the recording industry, including Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Usher, and Dr. Dre, to name a few. He has recorded and mixed over 150 gold and platinum records and has gone on to receive 23 Grammys for engineering albums by such artists as Steely Dan, Toto, Natalie Cole, Quincy Jones, Diana Krall, Luis Miguel, Ray Charles, Chick Corea, DeeDee Bridgewater, and Paul McCartney. Schmitt was inducted into the TEC Awards Hall of Fame in 1997, and he was awarded the NARAS Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2006. In 2015, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the Capitol Records building—the first engineer to be so honored.

1. VOCAL MIC CHOICE

First Playback with Musicians in the Control Room
Choosing the Vocal Mic

2. VOCALIST, STYLE, AND LEAKAGE

Microphone Technique
Getting to Know the Artist

3. THE RECORDING SPACE

Sight Lines
Setting the Mics to Omni

4. SETTING UP THE BAND

Unfamiliar Instruments
Making Them Happy
Miking a Male Vocalist
Miking a Female Vocalist
Miking Background Vocalists
Miking a Choir
Duets
Choosing a Preamp for Vocals

5. RECORDING THE RHYTHM SECTION

Recording Drums
Acoustic Bass
Electric Bass
Piano
Upright Piano
Harpsichord
Acoustic Guitar
Electric Guitar

6. RECORDING WOODWINDS, BRASS, AND STRINGS

Saxophone
Brass
Strings

7. AL’S TOOL CHEST

Microphones
Preamps and EQs
Compressors

Erscheinungsdatum	15.09.2018
Reihe/Serie	METAlliance Academy
Sprache	englisch
Maße	191 x 235 mm
Gewicht	340 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-13	9781495094514 / 9781495094514
Zustand	Neuware