Saxophone Recording Techniques

Published: June 10, 2007, 1:08 pm

Tags: how to record a sax, sax recording techniques, saxophone recording techniques, recording a saxophone

It All Starts With YouExperimenting in the recording studio can be a lot of fun with many exciting things to do. When you get all the variables just right, it can inspire your playing too. Of course, even if you have a great mic in a great room and go through the best recording equipment, you can't sound too good if you have a terrible tone coming out of your horn. That's why it's important to take the time to get the fundamentals down before heading into the recording studio.With a good tone in place, time well spent with good gear in the studio can make you sound even better, assuming you're working with an engineer who knows what a saxophone is Don't laugh! I've done sound checks in large venues and had the sound engineer ask me if I would be using a mic on my sax! Run, don't walk from those guys!These days, some good engineers may not have that much experience with a sax. Many may only have worked with bands that have the typical line-up of drums, bass, guitar, keys, and a

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