Date: 21 October 2009 (Wednesday)
Time: 8.30am – 12.45pm (Recording); 1.30pm – 5.30pm (Structure & Editing)
Venue: TRCC Music studio 1 & 2
1. Objective of session:
- Trial recording
2. Accomplishments:
Instrument recorded: Bonang (Barung) - 2 Octaves
Dynamics: Soft and Medium
3. Difficulties faced:
a. Judging of the dynamics while recording
Solution:
- To get the talent to play the loudest tone first
- set the appropriate gain to the ‘yellow’ region of the signal levels
- Once the loud tones are recorded, move on to get the gain settings for the medium tones
- Once the medium tones are recorded, move on to get the gain settings for the soft tones
b. Unsure of Microphone techniques/placement
Solution:
- To come up with a plan about where to position the mics for each instrument.
4. Reflections/Comments:
We realized that the setting up took a little more time than what we expected.
Thus we need to have more planning of dividing the tasks more efficiently to work faster.
We had decided to use AKG and SM 57 for the recording of bonang after multiple critical listening to the playbacks of the recorded sounds.
5. The meeting ahead: 22 Oct (Thurs)
- G302 FYP Briefing @ LT-W2
