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  1. DR680 and Holophone 3D

    by , 09-21-2011 at 09:17 AM
    Hi all,

    i recently use tascam dr680 and holophone 3d to do a ambiance recording somewhere around deep in the jungle. before this i only use both item only in the small studio using direct current. during the ambiance recording it is the 1st time for me to use battery power to on the tascam. but seriously i got a problem to use it on baterry power. anybody having the same problem as me? mind share any sollution for it

    the problem am having is the battery easily out. that ...
  2. Swineshead and recording Vivaldi in immersive surround-sound

    by , 12-12-2010 at 02:57 PM
    Another few days in the studio, this time the Scoring Stage at Skywalker Sound in northern California. I've recorded in that space sporadically since it was opened: from 1989-1994 on the performer's side of the mic, and from 1998 onward as a producer and/or engineer. This time around the client was Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra with their leader Elizabeth Blumenstock as soloist, under their music director Nicholas McGegan. The repertoire: Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" and three other violin ...
  3. Swineshead and recording solo bassoon in surround

    by , 08-22-2010 at 10:11 PM
    How DOES one record a solo bassoon? An instrument usually buried in the second row of the wind section in a symphony orchestra, part of a band, perhaps a member of a woodwind quintet, but hardly ever on its own. I pose this question rhetorically: I've recorded bassoon and piano, bassoon and string quartet, bassoon and percussion (a whole CD's worth) and - with this artist - bassoon ensemble and finally, bassoon and chamber orchestra.

    This artist is none other than Nadina Mackie Jackson, ...
  4. Swineshead and recording a male vocal ensemble

    by , 07-25-2010 at 02:16 PM
    After a summer of attempting to clear the editing backlog - and not being entirely successful - I had more recording and interaction with clients (mixing/mastering session with *** for a future release to be discussed later). Last week I worked with the male vocal ensemble Clerestory (Clerestory) in their debut recording. Up to this point they had relied on one of their members to record concerts, and had posted tracks on their website. As they were approaching their fifth season, they wanted to ...