Monday, September 12, 2011

EOC WK 9: Executive Decisions


This image depicts me in a studio situation mixing on a SSL console in Studio A. The band was a local Hip Hop act that performed with an actual 5-piece band. After the sound check was successful, we went ahead and recorded a rough cut of a track that was later to be mixed. The recording went well, so I made sure that each track had the sufficient levels for the mixing process. I properly set all the microphones phases in the correct order so that each track had the potential to be heard with the utmost quality. The vocalist needed to hear what was recorded during the playback process; this was the last process in the recording procedure. So a basic mix was prepared for the vocalist, this is to insure that the vocalist can hear the notes and sing in key. I believe that the proper steps were in made for this session, the vocalist performed beautifully, which is a confidence builder when working in a professional studio environment.