How To…Record Everything!

Let’s explore the art of recording, from pristine, carefully prepared studio sessions, all the way through to more deliberately lo-fi recordings

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When something moves and causes the air around it to vibrate, magic can happen. You know this from before you are born; the vibrations you hear all around you, from your mother’s beating heart to the sounds which reach you from outside that become familiar and trusted. When you’re out in the big wide world, those sounds become more detailed and magical. What it means to ‘record sound’ is to find a way to capture that vibrating air by using finely-calibrated equipment to register, amplify and convert those vibrations into something which can be heard over and over again, or manipulated, treated, or re-recorded, into countless iterations of that original source. To put a microphone in front of a musical instrument, whether it’s a drum kit, or a violin, or the human voice, is to prepare for the sonic cataloguing of a unique moment in time, where a new set of acoustic vibrations will take place, affording you the unique honour of being there to make them part of your productions. A responsibility not to be taken lightly, we’re sure you’d agree.

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