Out%20There%20Recordings

The section in which we recorded (the small Shul, also known as the overflow section) was perfect for recording a small choir. ...more

The MAINZ team had come specifically to record the Auckland Police Pipe Band led by Pipe Major Andrew Baker. ...more

Here is the long-awaited final in the series on piano miking. ...more

This issue takes a break from the series on piano miking so that I can report on a couple of amazing sessions MAINZ students had recording a violin concerto. ...more

Not all pop/rock musicians spend time behind the keyboard of a grand piano yet nearly all have heard, or played, the very best! ...more

There are significant differences when recording instruments from the pop idiom and genres from western art classical traditions. ...more

Of all the instruments regularly recorded the acoustic piano is possibly one of the most demanding to capture accurately. Grands and uprights exhibit characteristics that make them quite different in terms of recording, and of the two there is little doubt that the upright is the trickier. ...more

In the last issue I described the recording of a large choir in a large venue, with full symphony orchestra in accompaniment. In this issue I will report back on a MAINZ field trip for recording a smaller (30 voice) choir in a comparatively smaller venue: St Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Devonport. ...more

In the last issue I illustrated the recording of an orchestra. In this article I would like to discuss how to record a choir. The choir we chose for this recording was The North Shore 100 Voice Chorale conducted by Margot Lloyd. ...more

One of the more fun things for me, as an engineer, is to record orchestral performances. With this article I hope to give some insight into recording such an ensemble. ...more