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When recording for a competition, the sound quality is more important than many musicians realize. Capturing high-quality sound not only ensures the best-produced version of an excerpt or piece, but also alleviates any conscious or unconscious bias from the listener. Our brains have the ability to bias without even knowing cognitively that a sound is …
Once you have a microphone suited to your recording needs, you have to figure out where to put it to get a good sound. Where to put the microphone depends on the sound you want. On a woodwind instrument like the flute, you might want to capture the lofty sounds of the instrument but minimize …
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These days, we’re less reliant on the big bad microphone with all the fancy recording capabilities and that clear sound only studios can capture. Nowadays, there are Chinese companies that are making microphones similar to the big brand names that sound and work just as well at half the price. There are many different kinds …
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Making a good recording for a competition or sample is not complicated. You don’t have to be an audio engineer or even an audio aficionado to get high-quality audio; you just have to understand a few basic principles. Much of audio engineering comes down to three main factors: the position of the microphone and musical …
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