13 The Roles of the Recordist and the Aesthetics of Recording Production
This chapter will establish some context for how the recording process shapes music. Here we will examine the roles of the recordist in creating the recording and its art, and explore some basic concerns of the aesthetics of recording production.
The Functional Roles of the Recordist
The recordist can have many roles in making a recording. There are many steps and phases in recording projects, and the recordist may be involved in any one of those phases, some of the phases, or in all. Many recordists specialize; for instance, one person’s work may be dedicated to only mastering, and another may specialize in tracking, but will mix if the project requires it. Some recordists ...
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