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      A Practical Guide in the Decca Tradition

      Classical Recording

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      Classical Recording book

      A Practical Guide in the Decca Tradition
      ByCaroline Haigh, John Dunkerley, Mark Rogers
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2020
      eBook Published 27 October 2020
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint Focal Press
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429316852
      Pages 410
      eBook ISBN 9780429316852
      Subjects Arts
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      Haigh, C., Dunkerley, J., & Rogers, M. (2020). Classical Recording: A Practical Guide in the Decca Tradition (1st ed.). Focal Press. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429316852

      ABSTRACT

      Classical Recording: A Practical Guide in the Decca Tradition is the authoritative guide to all aspects of recording acoustic classical music. Offering detailed descriptions, diagrams, and photographs of fundamental recording techniques such as the Decca tree, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the essential skills involved in successfully producing a classical recording. Written by engineers with years of experience working for Decca and Abbey Road Studios and as freelancers, Classical Recording equips the student, the interested amateur, and the practising professional with the required knowledge and confidence to tackle everything from solo piano to opera.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      part Part I|33 pages

      Before recording

      chapter Chapter 1|10 pages

      Acoustics and the recording venue

      chapter Chapter 2|21 pages

      Studio techniques and working on location

      part Part II|263 pages

      Recording

      chapter Chapter 3|6 pages

      Basic two-microphone stereo techniques

      chapter Chapter 4|23 pages

      Solo instruments

      chapter Chapter 5|24 pages

      The piano

      chapter Chapter 6|19 pages

      Voice: solo and accompanied

      chapter Chapter 7|19 pages

      Solo instruments and piano

      chapter Chapter 8|22 pages

      The Decca Tree

      chapter Chapter 9|32 pages

      Ancillary microphones

      chapter Chapter 10|11 pages

      Surround sound techniques

      chapter Chapter 11|18 pages

      Solo instruments and orchestra

      chapter Chapter 12|19 pages

      Chamber ensembles

      chapter Chapter 13|11 pages

      Wind, brass, and percussion bands

      chapter Chapter 14|10 pages

      Organ

      chapter Chapter 15|22 pages

      Choirs

      chapter Chapter 16|24 pages

      Solo voice, orchestra, and choir

      part Part III|47 pages

      After the recording session

      chapter Chapter 17|12 pages

      Mixing

      chapter Chapter 18|22 pages

      Editing and post-production

      chapter Chapter 19|11 pages

      Mastering

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