Recording Techniques – Assessment 2
Assessment 2 – Stereo Recording / Sound design
Use AB, XY, NOS and MS to discover the best techniques for instrumental and ensemble recording
1. Make 4 short recordings, using the above stereo techniques (with a voice over ʻidentifierʼ) of 15 – 30 seconds of the same instrument or ensemble to demonstrate the result of varying microphone techniques.
Support your recordings with diagrams / photographs of the set up specifying the techniques employed, the microphone angles (to one another) and both their distance apart and from the source. In the case of MS, provide a screenshot of the setup in the ʻMixʼ window.
This information can be in a table or bullet point format
2. Using any of the above techniques, record a variety of sounds produced by musical and/or non-musical sources. Manipulate these recordings using production techniques from assessment 1 to produce a piece of 2 – 3 minutes. The musical genre is entirely your choice.
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