Comparisons between Select Studio Microphone Techniques in Middle Tennessee State University's Studio A
Comparisons between Select Studio Microphone Techniques in Middle Tennessee State University's Studio A
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2015-12-02
Authors
Dresch, Zachary
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University Honors College, Middle Tennessee State University
Abstract
There are many different factors that affect recording music, including
the musician, the room, microphone selection, and microphone placement
(Owsinski, 2014, p. 77). To demonstrate how microphone placement can
change the tonal quality and apparent loudness of a sound source, I recorded
instruments with multiple microphones in different positions during the same
performance. I edited the recordings by unmuting one microphone at a time so
the listener would be able to hear clearly the difference in sound between
microphones. The end result of my project was a five-minute video that outlined
my procedures and presented my recordings along with a brief summary of my
findings. The video was designed to provide greater accessibility to this work,
especially to students, by making it available on websites such as YouTube. I
concluded that even small microphone position changes greatly affect recorded
sound, as well as made instrument-specific generalizations about positioning
relative to tonality.
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microphone techniques