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How to draw out the best musical performance: best practices for studio recording in the digital era
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Pras, Amandine |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | This thesis aims to identify best practices for musical recording, involving the capture of multiple takes of a musical work in studio. Digital technologies and Internet file sharing have brought the recording industry to a transitional phase in which studio professions (sound engineer and record producer) need to be reinvented. To better understand the impact of technological advances on recording production, there is a critical need to investigate studio practices and studio professional's tacit knowledge, an area that has received scant attention in the academic research. This investigation lies at the intersection of knowledge management, and cultural and media studies. It is based on the theoretical concept of mediating roles in artistic creation and management.This thesis on studio professionals' practices includes three parts: 1) musicians' expectations when collaborating with studio professions; 2) record producers' best practices; and 3) the impact of record producers' comments on perceived quality. Specifically, this dissertation reports five studies combining surveys addressed to young musicians and sound engineers, interviews of experienced record producers who have worked throughout the transition of the recording industry, and studio experiments bringing together musicians and studio professionals. A mixed-design approach was chosen with qualitative (content and discourse) analyses of verbal descriptions and statistical analyses of closed-ended questions.Results show that musicians expect studio professionals to exhibit strong communication and interpersonal skills, and to take into consideration the aesthetics of their project. In response, record producers adapt their level of involvement from light coaching to deeper artistic collaboration according to the musicians' requests and personality. Furthermore, producers' comments between takes give a common ground to the ensemble and enhance musicians' focus throughout the recording session. Taken together, the findings highlighted the fact that recent changes in the music industry have not yet transformed the perceived roles and the recording approaches of sound engineers and record producers. However, studio professionals have adapted their organization to budget constraints and challenging conditions to produce high-quality recordings.ivvRecord producers "extend" the ears of the musicians, guide them and provide feedback according to the aesthetic context of the project. Their mediating role between musicians and their audience is similar to the role of actor directors, and comparable with the role of managers in other production contexts. Theoretical investigations with field experiments provided a deep understanding of studio professionals' contribution to the quality of musical recording, hence this thesis contributes to a new methodology for artistic creation studies. On a practical ground, this study of the artistic aspect of recording production can help musicians make informed decisions when hiring studio professionals. On a theoretical ground,… |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
