Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Music Technology Forum - Semester 2, Week 1: Band Recordings

This week for Music Technology Forum, we talked about the field trip we are taking next week to a high class studio. We were suggested to bring along any work that students need help with, or have any queries about their projects. This field trip will be taken on the 2nd of August.

We then talked about our exam marks and how we could improve our overall grades. For example, time management was a big issue with everyone's assignments, which made revising for exams more difficult.

After discussing our exam results, we talked about our major assignment for last semester - Recording a 4 instrument band. We talked about the positive aspects of the assignment, but also ways we could have done better. We listen to a few class members' band recordings.

Stuart:
I heard a lot of bottom end, especially with the bass. Everything else sounded excellent. Good micing technique, and the song sounded great.

Scott:
This mix sounded very grunge. The guitar were very interesting, and it worked well with the song. I quite enjoyed this mix and I believe Scott did a great job.

Ben:
Ben's choice of genre was very good. The song was catchy and sung very well. The great singing would emphasise Ben's recording skills. Drums sounded a bit dim at times, but I quite enjoyed this mix.

Josh:
Josh's mix was very good. Jake's singing was extreme. I believe he chose a good song to do his recording for. The guitars sounded pretty grungey, and the other instruments sounded clean.

Lauren:
I believe Lauren's recording was the best in the class. Every instrument sounded clean. The vocals were very smooth and the whole project sounded great.

Overall, I believe everyone did a great job with their recordings. I was very pleased to hear how everybody did and I wish them the best for this semester.

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