AA1 - Week 1 - Recording Session Plan

First AA forum was already fast paced. I, being a classically trained musician, was confused throughout the forum. David mentioned some pointers on being a successful sound engineer, adding some of his own recording experiences. Towards the end of the session, he mentioned Beatles’ sound engineer Jeff (I think it’s Sanders) and some of his experimental techniques with sound recording. David also stressed the importance of planning ahead recording session.

We were then told to pick a band and create a recording plan including the types of mics are to be used. I was really clueless about mics, so I talked to David at the end of the class. I then decided to go to the EML to borrow some books about mics and start getting an idea about different types of mics. On top of that, I search on some things on the internet and asked my friend about recording.

So here’s my session plan (please note that there are bound to be mistakes because I don't know anything at all about recording).

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Session Plan for Live Recording in a Studio

Song: Love Enough
Band: Hillsong United

Instruments
Drum set, Electric Bass, Lead Guitar (and singer), Solo Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Synths (2), 4 Back up Vocals.

Recording Orders
1. Rhythm section: Drum set, bass, guitars (acoustic and electric).
2. Lead vox
3. Back up vox
4. Synths

Notes: Take one of the rhythm section include a rough singing by the lead vox, recorded once as a guide.

Microphone Input List
Input Instrument Mic
1 KICK - Beta 52A
2 SN TOP - SM 57
3 SN BTM - AKG 414
4 HH - KM 84i
5 H. TOM - Beta 56A
6 L. TOM - MD421
7 OH L - NT5
8 OH R - NT5
9 BASS - DI
10 L. GTR - C-414 BULS
11 GTR SOLO - B57
12 GTR RTHM - B57
13 SYNTH 1 - DI
14 SYNTH 2 - DI
15, 16 BG. VOX - NT4
17 L. VOX NT3