Here at TRPTK, we’re all about realism in sound. But exactly defines a realistic recording? What makes a recording give you, the listener, a sense of being there, an almost palpable experience? In this blog series, I will talk you through some of the concepts of how realism in sound can be achieved, and how we do so — or try, at least — at our company.
We’ll first dive into the core concept of stereophonic imaging. How do we, us two-eared creatures, hear sounds all the way around us? And how can we use this knowledge to our advantage in a stereo recording? The next blog in the series will be about how mixing multiple microphone signals together may affect the clarity of the image. After this, we move on to surround and immersive recordings; how do you create two- and even three-dimensionality, and how do we trick our ears into believing we’re somewhere other than our listening space?
Over the course of this blog series, we’ll discuss some of the secret sauce we put into our recordings. For example, all of our recordings are made using my Optimized Omnidirectional Array. Sounds fancy, right? Well, you’ll learn all about what these words mean throughout these articles. But we’re not going to solely focus on our own techniques and ideologies, but rather focus on the core principles behind what we, as well as our esteemed colleagues, do.
We hope you like these little blogs — if you have a comment or question, feel free to reach out to us through info@trptk.com or via social media.
The Art of Imaging: Introduction
Here at TRPTK, we’re all about realism in sound. But exactly defines a realistic recording? What makes a recording give you, the listener, a sense of being there, an almost palpable experience? In this blog series, I will talk you through some of the concepts of how realism in sound can be achieved, and how we do so — or try, at least — at our company.
We’ll first dive into the core concept of stereophonic imaging. How do we, us two-eared creatures, hear sounds all the way around us? And how can we use this knowledge to our advantage in a stereo recording? The next blog in the series will be about how mixing multiple microphone signals together may affect the clarity of the image. After this, we move on to surround and immersive recordings; how do you create two- and even three-dimensionality, and how do we trick our ears into believing we’re somewhere other than our listening space?
Over the course of this blog series, we’ll discuss some of the secret sauce we put into our recordings. For example, all of our recordings are made using my Optimized Omnidirectional Array. Sounds fancy, right? Well, you’ll learn all about what these words mean throughout these articles. But we’re not going to solely focus on our own techniques and ideologies, but rather focus on the core principles behind what we, as well as our esteemed colleagues, do.
We hope you like these little blogs — if you have a comment or question, feel free to reach out to us through info@trptk.com or via social media.