Recording equipment
- l material selection
- l High sample rate
- l High audio quality
Recording Programme A.
Sound is a very important form of expression in a person’s life, and it can record a person’s growth from infancy to old age. It can be a valuable way of recording, as well as reminding people of past events and reflecting the preciousness and profundity of life.
- Infancy: the sound of a baby crying, lullabies in a cot, parents kissing, the sound of a warm family atmosphere.
- Adolescence: the sound of classes in school, the sound of activities on campus, the sound of students communicating, the sound of themselves at play, the sound of television or films.
- Middle age: ambient sounds at work, conversations in the home, children playing, sounds of family activities, the sound of music when you are relaxing and resting.
- Old age: sounds of family life, the company of family members, walking in the street, music while relaxing, sounds of natural landscapes.
Site reference.
Schools; meadows; sounds of people walking in the street
Recording Programme B:
Record the sounds of the natural environment at different times of the day or in different weather conditions, such as the sounds of nature, water currents, the sound of the wind on the beach, etc. These natural sounds can be recorded at different stages of life and in different situations, and can be poured into the max to create music that resonates with the audience.
Reflection
I bought a separate amplifier unit, soldered and assembled it, and ran a new test on Sunday as the previous test had not worked well.
The locations chosen for this recording were the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh and portobrllo beach, where the ambient sound was recorded. We capture the ambient sound as a basis for the music and edit it in max to create an ambient music. max is obviously the most important direction we should work on.
The microphone of choice is the Sennheiser – MKH60 – Shotgun – Hypercardioid, as hypercardioid microphones are often used when you need to pick up sound in noisy environments to accentuate your voice while reducing the effect of ambient noise on the recording. Ideal for recording ambient sound. Using a portable digital recorder, we chose a location close to a stream where there was not too much background noise. After continually adjusting the direction and height of the microphone, we found a location with better sound reception to better capture the sound of the water flow. The recording was edited and adjusted using protools.
