ABSTRACT
Live stereo recording, live-mix-to-2-track recording, multitrack recorder and mixer, digital multitracker, computer digital audio workstation (DAW) and musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) sequencing are six main ways to record music. Live stereo recording method uses a stereomic technique to record with a stereo microphone or two microphones into a recorder. Live-mix-to-2-track recording method is used mainly for live broadcasts or recordings of PA mixes and some orchestral recordings. Digital multitracker is a multitrack recorder and a mixer combined in one portable chassis. The recording medium is a hard drive or a flash memory card. With MIDI sequencing recording method, a musician performs on a MIDI controller, such as a piano-style keyboard or drum pads. The controller puts out a MIDI signal, a series of numbers that indicates which keys were pressed and when they were pressed. The MIDI signal is recorded and stored by a standalone sequencer or sequencer program in a computer.
