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Recording equipment June 6, 2010

device ID device name device reference number of the contents of the importance of equipment


01 major equipment computer recording an 1-2 sets of computer configuration does not require high, now P4 series can be used, 256M memory, you can use (dual monitors recommended), but be sure to a CD burner. If you have to take MTV, then configuration must be high.

02 major equipment Mixer 1 mixer is a core component of the studio. Without it, you basically can not complete the recording task. Some systems that do not even Mixer, in fact, with the sound card which is also because the basic function of the mixer, which is a new name for the practice.

03 major professional sound equipment, a professional must be a sound card, sound card does not meet ordinary civilian needs of the sound recording studio. The best needs of more than 6 into 6 channel sound card does not need too many features, but be sure to drive stable, sound good!

04 monitor speakers 1-2 major equipment a professional monitor speakers different from ordinary people? iFi speaker, even if the price of your civil particularly not suitable for home theater sound in the studio with use, because it non-standard. If you want to monitor speakers on the money, that really do not yell anything.


05 condenser microphone a 1-2 major equipment used in a professional studio condenser microphone, this microphone is very sensitive and need to 48V power supply. Singer needs to maintain a certain distance from the microphone. In fact, a microphone recording could meet the needs of the general, if your bigger studio, and recorded choral and musical instruments have the opportunity, you should consider buying more than one microphone was.


06 microphone amplifier main equipment 2 1 microphone amplifiers actually sound recording studio has a lot. But a good amp cheap, many investors are prohibitive, and in fact if your funds allow, you'd better buy, although you can not buy a console table with a gain for signal amplification role, but there are no professional microphone amplifier, sound quality difference was just too far!

07 sound effects were the main equipment 2 1 sound effects, primarily to record the songs you add effects. Although the software where you can add effects, but the software figure out the hardware out of the sound quality is far from warm and broad sound.

08 headset headphone main equipment 2 includes a number of professional sound engineer with a headset and listen to the singer with the headset. You can buy a good sound engineer to mix with, buy a few common to the singer recording. Because the band or chorus, when recorded, each musician or singer needs to wear a pair of headphones, you want to buy a few Shanghao the ah.

09 major equipment a headphone splitter headphone splitter 1 in the studio recording the sound quality though will not have any effect, but it is indispensable. Because all recording artists must be headphones splitter on the headphones, or headset is no way to speak of. A headphone splitter you can connect a headset 4-12.

10 microphone BOP cover major BOP equipment 2 1 microphone cover is to prevent the singer's breath spray to a condenser microphone on and have a \

11 major equipment 2 microphone stand 1-2 this would not have said it.

12 Talkback mic main equipment 2 is placed in a control room intercom microphone recording engineer and singer for the exchange purposes.


13 VOD VOD auxiliaries a 1 This is entertainment studio things necessary for the singers point cut to use. Facilitate the singer on the recording studio monitors to see subtitles.

14 1 1 TV auxiliary equipment and is mainly used for VOD karaoke machines used to facilitate the singer read the subtitles.

15 VCD auxiliaries 1 1 Kara OK for VCD playback.

16 DVD auxiliaries 2 1 Kara OK for VCD playback.

17 deck accessories 2 1 ordinary tape recording.

18 CD auxiliaries 1 1 Play CD, which is indispensable ah. End plate engraved to the singer, they may ask you to use the CD-player look.

19 MD-assisted device 2 a number of plays MD (use less).

20 DV camcorder accessories 2 a shot for MTV, to the customer.

21 wire must have a number of professional audio line.


22 video 2 synchronizer main equipment 1 is mainly used for professional studio recording of the late film and television production. The recording studio is generally less than the.

23 recording software, effects plug-ins must have a number of professional multi-track recording software Saplitude, Nuendo, Wave, TC, etc..


recording hardware peripheral configuration


computer configuration


because I am going to be described are a professional recording hardware, in order to ensure this type of equipment can fully play its function, so slightly for the computer configuration requirements: The most important point should be one board and cpu, and try to select the Inter series, because most professional audio interface for only first-tier motherboard and cpu, the other brands may appear incompatibility. Should be at least 256M memory or more, if you run the track more, it should be appropriately increased memory size, as commonly used in the processing and recording software computing resources when the occupation too, if your host operating speed is too slow, half are reaction, but to, you speak out when you have feelings make it? Maybe even hit the hearts of all machine. By the way, remember that your motherboard has at least one free PCI slot and can use normal Oh, otherwise, you may it expensive audio interface useless. In addition, the capacity of the hard disk should be large, easy to store your files and install a large number of related audio production software and plug-ins.


multi-track recording and multitrack mixdown


1, multi-track recordings of various instruments and vocals sound recording and stacking process, each recording has its own \

2, multitrack mixdown synchronize the contents of these multi-track recording of a stereo track on the (\re-production.


multi-track recording multiple instruments or voices that mutual \Some recording equipment recorded with different instruments in each \Like the 16 multi-track recording tape cassette recorder alongside. 16 tracks on a tape (actually 32 tracks, as is the stereo cassette tape, there are two tracks), which has the track record of each different instrument's potential.


other words, if you are a drummer, a bass and a guitarist playing a song accompaniment recording with a multi-track recorder to record each instrument in each track. As the song played together, notes to each other in harmony, playing, the sound seems to be still playing with several musicians general. If you want to add a lead guitar song, since each instrument is recorded in audio on their own, we must first play the first three tracks, to guitar tracks on the record in the fourth when the lead guitar, other instruments can be \. \This process is called superposition.


the traditional way, recording first recording \Next, recording started stacking, adding other rhythms, the main voices, background vocals, all other instruments, the last human voice recording vocalist. The modern record is often a way to make a track, by order of the instruments, drum circle, or the human voice to start recording.


key point is the end of your instrument must be recorded with the same time. Once completed, the mixing process can begin.


mixdown purpose is to reduce your recorded tracks to two tracks (stereo) or a track (mono) on. This allows the traditional broadcast systems such as cassette or CD players past and present played.


by traditional methods, multi-track recorder with multi-channel mixing console, so that every track in the mixer panel can be separately handled. In other words, multi-track recorders are connected to each output of each mixer input channel, and from there to merge into a single stereo output. The stereo output can be connected to the master tapes to record stereo signal processor.


the combined number of channels to two channels, the mixer also deal with other important work, such as:


- adjust the frequency content of the instrument, commonly known as EQ.


- to increase the effect of musical instruments, such as reverb, echo, or chorus.


- adjust the volume of each track to ensure that there will be no separate instruments volume too big or small.


Today, multi-track recorders, multi-channel mixer adjustment, balance and effects can all function in one device. But also with CD burners, digital tape recorders or hard disk as the master processor. Of course important that you tune all the instruments were recording, processing, and mixdown finally become a mass media have been heard.


input and output


input terminals


start recording, you need to instrument or microphone connected to a recorder or mixer's input section. Maybe you will notice a number of different connection types, such as: RCA type (in home stereo equipment can also be found), XLR (normally used for microphone) and 1/4inch (generally used for musical instruments).


main output


these inputs usually connected to the recording studio listening on (or is their power amplifier, if the listener without amplification system), or a cassette or DAT machine receiving the input.


monitor output


monitor output and general functions of the main output is similar, but sometimes sending as a different mix from the mixer output role. Usually, the main output to connect to a cassette deck or digital recorder for recording mixing; monitor speakers amp or directly to the audio monitor speakers connected.


digital output


digital outputs are dedicated to the signal to another digital device. Generally used for your master mix signal into digital form to another digital device.


auxiliary send


auxiliary sends are generally used for sending data from the mixer, effect processor to be processed through. You can also use the auxiliary mixing signal sent to send to other devices, with the use of the main output or monitor speakers output, or as their own tracks tracks the output content to other recorders.


assisted return


effects processor can be assisted to return back to send the signal back. But also can be used only to output stereo sources such as CD players, the signal into your mixer.


headphone output


to a headset connected to the mixer.
balanced and unbalanced interfaces




related to previously discussed a variety of interface, there are two issues to consider: impedance and balance. Understanding of how these concepts play equipment on the utility, have a very important role.


impedance


resistance, also known as resistance, the electronic device itself, the AC resistance. In other words, all the electronic circuits on the power of nature has an inherent resistance to flow, just like running the same time feel the wind resistance. Low-impedance audio signal is high impedance signal with strong resistance because of its subject.


in the practical application of the impedance of various devices should be consistent. If the connection is an output when the input from the high-impedance to low impedance input, there may be problems. Because the transmission of current is too large. For example, a low-impedance microphone should be input to low impedance mixer input jack. If you need to connect two different impedance devices should use the matching transformer, which changes the impedance of a device, so that the two match.


impedance type


high impedance: 1,000 ohms impedance than the circuit was


low impedance: 600 ohms impedance was below the circuit


balance and imbalance


general, said audio input and output, or balance, or imbalance. Auxiliary line for a balanced shielded cable to prevent long lines caused by the resistance because of the noise. Core cable and sophomore general lotus-type cable is unbalanced; XLR or stereo TRS cable is balanced (there are three connection legs, not two).


each device has a balanced or unbalanced input and output port. If you connect a balanced output to balanced input, balanced cables should be used.


- unbalanced input and output connected to the unbalanced input and output, you can use unbalanced cable; If you use a balanced cable will not cause any damage, but can not use it add lines, will not have any earnings.


- unbalanced input / output connected to the balanced input and output, ibid


- balanced input / output connected to the balanced input and output, you should use a balanced cable, if you use unbalanced cable, then connect easily lead to noise, especially the length of 3-5 meters or more length of cable prone to noise.


to note that the plug is not completely balanced and unbalanced and impedance. XLR cables are almost as low impedance, but 1/4inch cables can be a balance can also be unbalanced, low impedance can also be a high impedance.


Also, if you use a very long cable (3-5 meters) to balance the output connected to the unbalanced input. Then the entire cable to use balanced cables and unbalanced input connections using junction box or a match before the transformer, is a good way. This use of balanced cable features a strong anti-noise.


balanced line


audio line in three lines: high, low, and a grounding shield. High-frequency circuits and low voltage lines received the same ground. This design helps to prevent the noise of a longer cable.


unbalanced line


audio line in two lines: high and low. Contained high-frequency signal transmission line, low-frequency line to ground. Play ground conductor shielding effect of other conductors. As the high-frequency circuits and low voltage lines to the ground is different so called imbalance.


recording notes


1, the necessary preparations


song prepared: you need to prepare the budget based on economic conditions to meet your wishes (of course, original songs, published collection, participate in the competition, recording demo Rights on the exception), and then think what a good song to be recorded. We recommend that you need to listen to recordings produced their own CD or give as gifts, should be your favorite, the best performance of your vocals to those familiar with the songs. At the same time, reciting the lyrics as much as possible, so as to more energy to perform on the songs to record a good book.


psychological preparation: into the recording studio and singing in the KTV is different. And live performances on stage are also different. Singing in the KTV room, you hear a voice through the audio decorated, here to join the greater degree of reverb effect, with people mixing sound to make up for deficiencies in individual concerts and defects. In the studio, recording all used professional recording equipment, and of its non-reducing ratio, in order to ensure the sound engineer and in accordance with each individual listener to mix the different shrinkage in the recording are generally without any modification to soundtrack original music recorded at the same time, the system back to the singer's voice is also kept intact. At this time, the feeling of singers will not meet, or singing their own songs to show less confidence. So to try to overcome this feeling.


are familiar: before recording must be familiar with the environment in the shed, to the control room, recording studio a short visit, singers and the environment to increase intimacy, reduce the cowardly sense. Process in a familiar environment, staff will brief you on equipment condition and past experience to improve the singer's self-confidence, lead to enthusiastic singers performing songs. Of course, some singers often recorded songs into the studio, you can reduce the time in the shed as quickly as possible into the actual level of recorded songs.


second recording process


1, sound recording, please make an appointment in advance to avoid time conflicts. Concert will be required to arrive before the scheduled appointment to arrange recording time receptionist, if more than the time yet to come, reception staff have the right arrangement, a singer first recorded.


2, into the studio after the recording engineer will be with you the necessary communication equipment and to use your guidance. Singer into the studio in front, to save time, should be familiar with and pre-rehearsal accompanist for direct recording.


3, prepared accompaniment, print the lyrics, the accompaniment into recording software; sound engineer work, the independent members shall not enter the control room, so as not to affect the quality of work. Recording process, ask your friends and family waiting in the control room to avoid unnecessary interference in the recording process.


4, into the studio, please wear shoe covers and turn off all cell phones and communication equipment, so as to avoid audio interference. To you have a good recording environment, recording indoor smoking, no littering. Into the pickup chamber recording, this time the staff will help you adjust the height of you and the microphone. Please note that the mouth is about the distance from the wheat of two fists.


5, please take good care of recording equipment, gently. To the beginning of recorded, which is the first recording the first pass, the main role is to: ① feel recording environment, through the headphones sound and feel of your size is comfortable sound accompaniment, and then with the sound engineer instructions, recording will be adjusted in time, until you feel comfortable to sing; ② sound engineer to adjust sound level, in order to avoid the phenomena of sonic boom; ③ singers accompanied themselves familiar with the songs;


6, the main record, under normal circumstances, this is more important recording artist, singer of the song this time already had preliminary familiar voice also at the more excited (perhaps a misnomer Rights) states, to this subject after the recording was. After recording the main record, recording time of 3 minutes will be used to approximate results come out, and then listen together from scratch, where the words do not sing praises sing praises took no part (which may be one or a few words) modified to The model has been changed to open the train to the last, and then listen to them again until no error;


7, makeup on. What do you think did not sing for a good place makeup on.


8, after recording will save your dry sound, then record the next song, all recorded for each song will be finished late effects and post-processing. Mixdown is completed, staff will give you open,home karaoke machine, according to documents obtained by the sound engineer told your song time.


first into the studio notes


1, prepared in advance by the recorded songs and accompaniment tracks.


2, before recording brief notes, songs, sing.


3, the recording, recording will guide you to sing.


4, recording the end, producers for post-production and sound mixing.


5, each song recording is completed, less than part of the clause up to sing. Into the recording studio to sing karaoke as we can, like so Xiaojiu OK because OK is a free karaoke entertainment, and recording that is a deliberate work. Some singers like to sing very well at home, entered the studio recording the effect is not as good as past, this is why?


conclusion on the causes may include the following:


1, singer too nervous.


2, after the singer wearing headphones feel suited, heard a familiar voice.


3, the singer's voice is not the state, there may be some fatigue.


so there must be shed into the record a satisfactory voice is important to note the following:


1, choose a real professional recording studio, including equipment, space, sound engineer.


2, to choose their own time to feel good recording (for example: the afternoon or evening.)


3, into the shed to avoid pre-drinking, smoking.


4, into the studio before a \

5, the most important point is often shed into the familiar environment where the recording. Indeed, into the recording studio fee is charged,kids karaoke, if fee is paid not own a satisfactory work record, would not disappointing, so recording the most critical to choose a real professional studio equipment, a better recording environment, professional recording technology, the attitude of being teachers, who dreams of professional recording studio would not let you disappointed!


movie recording


in the production of sound films in all stages of the screen to match the sounds with the record process. Production stage in which both the sound recording, made copies of the final use of the vocal cords, they need to synchronize with the screen, and pay attention to the whole film's continuity and integrity. Sound film appeared in the late 20s of the 20th century, in the development process, which have been used in machinery recordings (recordings), optical recording (photographic record) and the magnetic recording several ways.


mechanical recording


20 20 mid-century, has made use of mechanical recording method records, to the sound film recording and restore the sound. Such as the U.S. produced an audio feature film \China's first sound feature film \Although mechanical recording the early development of sound film played a role, but recording and film are separate, in the theatrical release, there are often sound and picture are not synchronized phenomenon. Sometimes the screen already had finished, record the voice continued.


optical recording


back in the early stages of film development, there are many people to make use of film sound recording and also the idea, until the early 30s, the optical recording method was successfully applied to the movies. Trial Production of optical recording the first feature film with the United States, \China's first optical recording method produced an audio feature with \To 80 years, regular film prints on the vocal cord is still used by optical recording. Copy the movie, you can see the screen side of the traces of recorded sound, called optical sound track or the vocal cords.


optical recording process, is to pick up the voice microphone is converted to the corresponding analog signal, through the audio amplifier to enlarge it enough to light - the role of power and amplitude modulation degree, to form to record analog optical signal. Light - electricity and amplitude modulation is a key component of the optical recording, which simulate the sound of analog voice signals into optical signals, and the use of film exposure produce different characteristics in different photoreceptor density, the sound recorded. After recording on film for developing and fixing, washing, after processing, will show different or light-sensitive photoreceptor density of the width of different optical vocal cords. And mechanical sound compared to the advantages of optical recording is the recording of the range it has a larger scope; its film and photographic media are used in photographic materials, can be printed on the copy on the screen together, this approach not only reduces the production cost to ensure sound quality, but also to show when the sound and picture synchronization.


improved optical sound recording film. Early sound films almost all optical recording. Before the mid-50s, China's film production are basically using this method. However, the optical recording also has shortcomings: ① recording photosensitive film to be carried out after the rinse, the film can be vocal, making the process more complicated. ② copy of the vocal cords have the same needs as the screen printed film from the recording can also speak with a positive tone, it also sounds optical recording can not be immediately and can not check the effect of recording time. ③ Photographic film dirty point where the vocal cords or mechanical scratch, it will generate noise and affect sound quality. ④ sensitive film to be operating in the dark, work is not convenient. As the first article ② ⑤ shortcomings and the need for editing, the film with a lot of increased production costs.


magnetic recording

40 to 50 years late and early Americans before World War II, Germans, Danes and Swedes developed the introduction of tape recording film recording technology, so that Over the past that simply relying on the optical recording film recording technology has changed greatly, from the original vocal material to a mixed record, have gradually turned into a magnetic recording and optical recording only used to make copies of optical vocal cords. The key component is a magnetic recording head, which the analog voice signal is converted to analog magnetic signals recorded on magnetic media. Magnetic recording media for the film There are two types: one disk, it and the movie film of the same size, but also with the film hole transport film, except that the light-sensitive coating to be coated magnetic magnetosphere, common disk width 35 mm, 17.5 mm and 16 mm and so are several. Second, the tape, it does not chip holes, is transmitted by friction, the most commonly used is 6.25 mm wide tape. In recent years, music recordings are 25.4 mm and 51.8 mm with a width of the tape; outdoor environmental sound recordings and sometimes wide with 3.81 mm cassette tape.


magnetic recording much more convenient than the optical recording, you can now also sound, check the results, if not satisfied, you can re-record, which eliminates the need for a series of photographic washing process which would greatly save time and materials. Disk or tape without processing, the processing does not appear possible sound distortion, and magnetic recording noise, frequency bandwidth, dynamic range, high quality.


film production using magnetic recording, magnetic tapes the last to be converted to optical films vocal cords to produce a large number of release prints. It has been envisaged to last an optical recording also used instead of magnetic recording, or copy the sound track in the film painted a narrow position on the magnetic stripe, the voice recorded on it. However, this copy of the film production will be more trouble, both the film emulsion to be coated, but also coated magnetic layer, and each copy must be recorded separately, were examined, all the projectors are to be converted, so except 70 mm stereo video and a few special-purpose use of coated magnetic sound track movie, other movies are not copy this approach.


video recording process


a film shoot some pictures at the same time to record the sound field, said the same recording; some not suitable for live recording, such as the location in the natural environment of noisy inconvenience sound recording or sound-impaired actor The audio will be accompanied in the picture made into a go, said late recording; some have pre-recorded voices, and then when the screen shot to put out the sound, so that the rhythm of the voice actors to listen to the show, such as the rows of Chinese opera and opera, etc. film, said pre-recording. Usually pre-recorded audio over the same period, post-recording was the voice, as material, were recorded in the number of disk or tape, the recording engineer based out of the screen showing the content and creative intent, mixed recording, vocal recording into a synthesis. For printed copies, but also from the floppy disk recorded with synthesized vocal sound on the vocal cords and then transferred to a photosensitive film, the last put the vocal cords produced the film along with film screen up to a positive, as sound, picture of unity copy.