Classical Recording - A Practical Guide in the Decca Tradition

Classical Recording: A Practical Guide in the Decca Tradition is the authoritative guide to all aspects of recording acoustic classical music, providing detailed descriptions, diagrams, and photographs of fundamental recording techniques such as the Decca tree, post-production workflow, and the practicalities of working on location.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Before Recording 1. Listening Skills 2. Acoustics And The Recording Venue 3. Studio Techniques And Working On Location Part 2: Recording 4. Basic Two-Microphone Stereo Techniques 5. Solo Instruments 6. The Piano 7. Voice - Solo and Accompanied 8. Solo Instruments With Piano 9. The Decca Tree 10. Ancillary Microphones 11. Surround Techniques 12. Solo Instruments and Orchestra 13. Chamber Ensembles 14. Wind, Brass And Percussion Bands 15. Organ 16. Choirs 17. Solo Voice, Choir and Orchestra 18. Overdubbing 19. Recording Sound and Picture Together Part 3: After the Recording Session 20. Mixing 21. Editing and Post-Production 22. Mastering for Classical Music

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Caroline Haigh spent 18 years working in post-production for Decca and Abbey Road Studios, and is currently an associate lecturer on the Tonmeister course at the University of Surrey, UK. She continues freelance work as a classical producer/editor including for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
John Dunkerley is one of the world's most highly respected classical recording engineers who learnt his craft with Kenneth Wilkinson at Decca. His 50-year career has included work with countless major artists, and his recordings have won over 15 Grammys. He continues to teach recording techniques.
Mark Rogers worked at Decca, Abbey Road Studios, and Warner Music before becoming a freelance producer/engineer for clients such as the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Awards for his recordings include a Grammy. He is a University of Surrey Tonmeister graduate, and now visiting lecturer.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: John Dunkerley, Caroline Haigh, Rogers Mark
• Verlag: Taylor and Francis
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheint: 23.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032857053
• ISBN: 978-1-032-85705-3
• Seiten: 470
• Gewicht: 453 g
• Illustration: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Serie: Audio Engineering Society Presents
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Musik > Allgemeines, Lexika; EDUCATION / General, SCIENCE / Acoustics & Sound, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Acoustics & Sound, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, MUSIC / Printed Music / Band & Orchestra, MUSIC / Recording & Reproduction, EDUCATION / Multicultural Education, EDUCATION / Statistics, Music recording & reproduction, Art music, orchestral and formal music, COMPUTERS / Design, Graphics & Media / Audio, Music recording and reproduction, Western "classical" music, Audio processing