Recording Technology Flashcards
What were music productions in 1950?
Direct to tape mono recordings.
How did artists record music? (1950)
Complete performances in one take.
How was production and mixing done in the 1950s? Why was it limited? /3
Very little post production, sub mixing done live. Anything edited had to be applied to the whole take.
What machines were used in the 1950s? What was their output? How was a band normally separated? /3
Stereo tape machines, that made mono productions. The vocal would be recorded on one track and the rest of the band on another.
What possible basic editing was available in the 1950s? /2
Splicing of Tape; physically cutting the tape if there was an appropriate gap or section.
Where were recordings captured in the 1950s? With what kind of gear? /3
Live rooms, with small amount of microphones connected to a small mixing desk.
How were large ensembles captured in the 1950s?
Ambiant sound
How were recordings from 1964?
Early multitrack recording (1964- 1969)
How many tracks were recorded in 1964?
4 tracks
What re-recording technique could be used to record a single section of a track?
Dropping in / Dropping out.
How were drums recorded in 1964?
Several microphones for one channel
What is reduction mixing?
Recording music onto several tracks, mix them and record them to an empty on another tape machine.
Give one advantage and two disadvantages of reduction mixing?
+ infinite amount of tracks
- noise increased at every bounce
Analogue tapes if not synchronised had different speeds therefore affected the pitch of recording.
How many tracks could be simultaneously recorded by the end of the 1960s?
8 track and 16 track.
What recording method was available by 1968?
Large scale analogue multitrack. (1968-1995)
