Audio Class: Music Recording

Audience & P.A.

• Audience needs to hear

  • Performers’ sound system provides for “House” signal
  • For the benefit of the performers & audience, not for video!
  • House system can be help or hindrance to mix for video.
    • Sometimes you can mic the house speaker for a good mix.
    • Sometimes the house system is so loud you can’t get rid of it.

• Audience needs to be heard

  • (Where and when appropriate)
  • For the benefit of the video sound track, not for performance!
  • A single mic could be used to mic both house speaker and audience but this is extremely tricky and never optimal.
  • Separate signals for music and audience/ambience allows control over proportions & timing.

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