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4 Assessment 2 - Studio Production

By Jitea Gabriel
Lecturer Dobrica Cristian
SAE Institute 2017
 Abstract

● The BAND
● The RECORDING
● The MIXING
The BAND

● Gabriel Jitea, an aspiring and upcoming trance producer

● Playing a cover song accompanied by three musicians:
Andreea Gaica (Vocals), Victor Ionut Danis (Drums) and
Konstantinos Dikaros (Guitar)
The RECORDING SESSION
● Instruments (Guitar, Vocals and Drums)
● Microphone selection and placement
● Samples from Dave Parkinson Trance Essentials Pack
The RECORDING SESSION
The Drum Kit:

● Tama Imperial Star Custom Kit

● Remo Drumheadsgg
● 18’’x22 Bass Drum
● 5’’x14 Snare Drum
● 8’x10 Tom 1
● 14’’x16’’ Tom 2 (Floor Tom)
● Sabian SBR Crash 16’’
● Sabian SBR Ride 20’’
The RECORDING SESSION
Guitar:

● V7 Kiesel Vader Seven String Electric Guitar

The RECORDING SESSION
● To record the guitar I used the Shure SM57, placing it Off-Axis.
The RECORDING SESSION
● Vocals: Shure KSM 42
● I recorded the vocals before the instruments
Microphone Techniques
● For recording the drums I have chosen the stereo AB technique for the
overheads and for the rest I used the close miking placements.
● Microphones used: AKG D112 for the kickdrum, a matching pair of Oktava
012 for the overheads, 1x Shure SM57 for the Snare Top, AKG C214 for the
Ride, 2x Senheisser MD421 for the Floor and Rack Tom
● For the guitar I used the Shure SM57, Off-axis
● For the vocals I used the Shure KSM 42
● Phantom Power (48v) used on any condenser microphone
Microphone Techniques
The RECORDING SESSION
● Microphone signals routed to the console’s short faders
● Pro Tools returns routed to the long faders for sound monitoring
● The signal was also routed to the subgroups on the console going to the
musician’s headphones in the live room

Pro Tools Session:

● Pro Tools 10 used as a Tape Machine (24 bit depth, 44.1 Khz Buffer Size)
● Provided Clicktrack for Guitar and Drum recording
THE MIXING SESSION
● Mixed in Pro Tools
● Session structured with color coding
● Trims for Raw Mix
● EQ
● Compression for the Vocals, Guitar and Leads
● Reverbs and Delays
● Side Chain plugin for the Leads, Guitar, Bass and Pads
● ML4000 Limiter used on the Guitar channel
● Frequency and volume automation when necessary
THE MIXING SESSION
● For the guitar I used ML4000 limiter to reduce to tighten and reduce the
dynamics
● I used the LFO Tool as sidechain plugin for Guitar, Leads, Bass, Pads
● On the master channel I used Dyn3 Compressor before ML4000 Limiter and
then Master Meter. For the limiter I chose a ceiling of -0.20db.
 Appendix

1. Dpamicrophones.com - Stereo miking techniques:

http://www.dpamicrophones.com/microhpones/ddicate

2.Sae Institute - Information about recording and mixing.

 Bibliography
1. Dpamicrophones.com - What is close miking and why use it:
http://www.dpamicrophones.com/mic-university/10-points-on-close-miking-for-
live-performances
2. Dpamicrophones.com - How to mic a bass drum:
http://www.dpamicrophones.com/mic-university/how-to-mic-a-bass-drum