Recording Orchestra and Other Classical Music Ensembles

ISBN-13: 9781032349435 / Twarda / 2024 / 320 str.

USA) King Richard (Vanderbilt University

Opis

Recording Orchestra and Other Classical Music Ensembles explores techniques and methodologies specific to recording classical music. This book speaks to all levels of expertise and covers every aspect of recording symphonic and concerto repertoire, opera, chamber music, and solo piano.

Recenzje

“King’s Recording Orchestra is nothing short of indispensable for anyone interested in the art of ensemble recording (…) it’s probably the finest book on recording technique I’ve read in a decade.”

Mike Senior, ‘Sound On Sound Magazine on the 1st Edition’

Spis treści

Part 1: Getting Started  1. Introduction  2. How to Listen: Loudspeakers, Headphones, Listening Rooms  3. Understanding Microphones  Part 2: Recording Orchestra  4. The Orchestra and Its Various Iterations  5. The Hall, as a Recording Venue  6. The Main Microphones  7. Recording Strings  8. Recording Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion  9. Recording Harp, Piano, Celeste and Organ  Part 3: Variations on a Theme  10. Recording Chorus  11. Recording Concertos  12. Recording Solo Voice and Orchestra  Part 4: The Recording Session  13. The Role of the Producer in Classical Music Recording  14. How to Carry Out a Successful Recording Session  15. Live Concerts, Live Opera and Productions with Video  Part 5: Other Classical Music Ensembles  16. Recording Wind Symphony and Brass Band  17. Recording Chamber Orchestra  18. Recording String Quartet  19. Recording Woodwind and Brass Quintet  20. Recording Piano with Other Instruments  21. Recording Solo Piano  22. Recording Classical Crossover Projects  Part 6: Post Production  23. Editing  24. Mixing  25. Final Assembly and Mastering  Part 7: Multichannel Recording and Mixing  26. How to Listen in Surround Sound  27. Recording and Mixing for 5.1 Surround Sound  28. Recording and Mixing for Immersive/3D Content  29. Film Score Recording and Mixing  Part 8: Case Studies  30. Recording Orchestra - Case Studies  31. Recording Chamber Music - Case Studies

O autorze

Richard King is a multiple Grammy award winner, who specialises in recording classical, jazz, and film score music. He is Associate Professor at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University in Montréal, where he teaches in the Sound Recording area. A long-standing member of the Audio Engineering Society, Richard is a regular convention presenter and panelist, and he is frequently invited to speak at various university level recording programs around the world.