On Site / Live Recording

As well as studio recording Oaklands also offers on site recording. This is useful for recording live gigs and concerts and also if you have a particular recording space in mind for your project such as a cathedral or concert hall.

We offer a variety of different recording methods to suit any style of music for any medium. Here are a few of our most common services.

Stereo Recording - This is where we capture the sound as closely as possible to the original acoustic performance. This is perfect for recitals and live concerts. We put up a high quality pair of microphones and away we go. Often the simplest of recording methods can produce the finest results. We have a variety of microphones, preamps and miking techniques to cater for any situation. We can essentially capture the sound of the room and with technology like DVD-Audio available to us now we can reproduce the event with amazing sonic clarity. Click Here for an example of a stereo recording.

This is the best method to capture a solo recital, chamber music, small ensemble, right up to full symphony orchestra. If more post production is required then you need to move up to our multitrack recording services where we have more control over balance and sound in the studio at mixdown. Stereo recording starts from $150.00 inc GST per session.

Multitrack Recording - This is where we use more than two microphones, this is the best method when you need control over the balance and sound of an ensemble. You may have an acoustic ensemble but the balance within the ensemble isn't perfect, you may have an orchestra with unbalanced sections (not enough strings, too much brass, etc), in these cases we need to put spot mics on the ensembles to help balance it out. Certain styles of music require multitrack recording such as pop/rock bands, any sort of electronic music, film orchestras and funk/soul bands. Multitrack recording starts from $330.00 inc GST per session. Click Here for an example of a multitrack recording.

Location Recording - This is sound for film / TV. We use stereo shotgun boom mics to capture the voices of the actors, we also use ambience mics, whatever is required to get sound into your visual production. We can do this for you or you can hire the gear and do it yourself. Prices start from $50.00 inc GST per hour.

On Site / Live Recording Rates