Types of Recording your song

Let’s get started. Currently there are six main ways to record music:
1. Live stereo recording: Record with a stereo microphone or two
microphones into a recorder.
2. Live-mix recording: Pick up the musicians with several mics
plugged into a mixer. Adjust the mic levels and record the mix into
a recorder.
3. Separate multitrack recorder and mixer: Record with several mics
into a mixer, which is connected to a multitrack recorder. Each track
on the recorder contains the sound of a different instrument. After
the recording is done, you mix or combine the tracks to stereo or
surround.
4. Stand-alone Digital Audio Workstation (DAW, recorder-mixer): This
is a multitrack recorder and a mixer combined in one portable
chassis. The multitrack recording is done on a hard drive or
MiniDisc.
5. Computer DAW: This system includes a computer, recording
software, and an audio interface that gets audio into and out of
your computer. You record on the computer’s hard drive.
6. MIDI sequencing: A musician performs on a MIDI controller, such
as a piano-style keyboard or drum pads. The controller puts out a
MIDI signal, a series of numbers that indicates which keys were
pressed and when they were pressed. The MIDI signal is recorded
into computer memory by a sequencer. When you play back the
sequence, it plays the tone generators in a synthesizer or plays
samples: digital recordings of musical notes. Some recording software
includes a sequencer application.

Live Stereo Recording
This method is most commonly used to record an orchestra, symphonic
band, pipe organ, small ensemble, quartet, or soloist. The microphones
pick up the overall sound of the instruments and the concert-hall
acoustics. You might use this minimalist technique to record a folk group,
acoustic jazz group, or classical-music ensemble in a good-sounding
room.

Live-Mix Recording
Now let’s look at a more complex way to record (Figure 2.2). This one is
seldom used except for live broadcasts or recordings of PA mixes.


Separate Multitrack Recorder and Mixer
One problem with the previous setup is that you have to mix while the
musicians are playing. If you make a mistake while mixing—say, one
instrument is too quiet—the musicians have to play the song again until
you get the balance right. And if you’re recording a live gig, there’s only
one chance to perfect the mix.
The solution is to use a multitrack recorder, which records four or
more tracks. It’s as if several 2-track recorders were locked together. You
record the signal of each microphone on its own track, then mix these
recorded signals after the performance is done. You can either record a
different instrument on each track or record different groups of instruments
on each track.

Stand-Alone DAW (Recorder-Mixer)
A recorder-mixer (Figure 2.5) combines a multitrack recorder and mixer
in a single chassis. It’s relatively easy to use. Other names for a recordermixer
are “stand-alone Digital Audio Workstation,” “digital multitracker,”
or “portable studio.” The recorder is a hard drive, a MiniDisc
recorder, or a Flash memory card.
Most recorder-mixers have built-in effects, or they can be used with
outboard effects units.

Computer DAW
This low-cost system includes a computer, recording software, and an
audio interface that gets audio into and out of your computer (Figure 2.7).
Four types of audio interface are

MIDI Sequencing
Like a player piano, MIDI sequencing records your performance gestures
rather than audio.

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