Most recording techniques are easy enough to put into practise when you're only faced with the task of working with one instrument or voice at a time, but life gets more complicated when you come to record a rock band playing 'live' in the studio. The main problem in this scenario is spill, specifically from the louder instruments to the mics used on quieter sound sources. In a typical guitar-based rock band, the most vulnerable mics are those used by vocalists and the drum overheads, but acoustic instruments such as acoustic guitars or hand percussion can also present challenges.
Spill can be reduced by the careful setting up of the microphones and sound sources, though in a small studio you'll never get rid of it entirely, not even if you put up acoustic screens. There may also be other problems, such as snare drums resonating and buzzing along with the bass guitar part where, even though you can gate the close snare-mic to get rid of it there, some buzzing may still be audible in the overhead mics. Fortunately, some drum-kit rattle and buzz currently seems acceptable as part of the natural sound of the kit, whereas, for example, in the '80s it was fashionable to try to keep the kit sounding as clean and sterile as possible.
So it is important where we put each musician and where we place the mics to help when it comes to mixing
The vocal booth is acoustically treated so it helps to keep noise spill down but in the main room there is no treatment so the noise can reflect off the walls and this is noisy and interferes with your recording
Main room
Things that can go wrong are
1 Noise spill when we have more than what we want on the recorded channel, what we can do to avoid it it to isolate each instrument as much as possible by putting them in a separate room or by using sound Shields to help keep the noise spill down also you have to be careful where you pace the mics and aim them carefully.
Well done for today Jaidon although you could have achieved a lot more if you stayed focused
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