For the final two tracks in my portfolio I decided that I would be beneficial to show variation in my recording techniques and approaches by recording and producing live/on location recordings.
To begin with, I met with Hull College performance students who had agreed to let me record two of their songs whilst rehearsing. It was decided that I would record their renditions of Proud Mary and Piece of my Heart.
Following the initial meeting I began to research the basic principles of live recording. The first source I came across was an article by White (2000) featured on Sound on Sound which detailed many of the important points to consider when approaching a live recording as opposed to a multi tracking.
The article firstly focuses on the application of multi-track recorders in live recording, however I will not need to utilise a multi track recorder for this purpose as the practice room in the college links up to a mixing desk and workstation in an adjacent post production room and is linked via a multi-core. This set up is ideal as it allows complete separation from the sound sources and allows for isolated monitoring acting as a control room and essentially doubling as an extra studio with a large enough space to accommodate for live recordings.
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