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Using sound leakage to your advantage
From the course: Audio Recording Techniques
Using sound leakage to your advantage
Acoustics spill, or leakage from one instrument into another's mic, is many times thought of as undesirable, but it can and should be used to enhance the sounds instead of avoided. In this video we'll look at decreasing leakage and also using it to our advantage when it's there. Many who are inexperienced at recording are under the mistaken belief that during a tracking session with multiple instruments, every track recorded must contain only the instrument or source that mic was pointed at. That's usually not the case, as most tracks normally have at least some leakage, unless they're totally isolated. Let's take a listen to the top snare mic from a drum kit. (music playing) Notice how you can hear the other drums in the background of the snare hits, if only faintly. This is perfectly acceptable in most drum recordings. Leakage can be used as a sort of glue between instruments in much the same way that instruments magnify one another in a live situation. If you're in a small room and…
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- Ch_02_Microphones_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_02_Microphones_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_03_Preamps_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_03_Preamps_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_04_Microphone_Placement_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_04_Microphone_Placement_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_05_Drums_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_05_Drums_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_06_Guitar_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_06_Guitar_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_07_Bass_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_07_Bass_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_08_Vocals_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_08_Vocals_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_09_Piano_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_09_Piano_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_10_Horns_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_10_Horns_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_11_Strings_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_11_Strings_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_12_Percussion_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_12_Percussion_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_14_Stereo_Techniques_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_14_Stereo_Techniques_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_15_Recording_The_Session_PT_Sessions.zip
- Ch_15_Recording_The_Session_Raw_WAVs.zip
- Ch_16_Simply_Falling_PT_Mix_Session.zip
- Ch_16_Simply_Falling_Raw_WAVs.zip
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Setting up for a tracking session4m 17s
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Setting up a talkback mic1m 27s
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Using sound leakage to your advantage1m 36s
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Setting up the headphone mix2m 31s
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Setting up a click track2m 11s
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Setting up for overdubs2m 17s
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Recording the rhythm section in the studio6m 7s
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