Mobile recording service

Harpgear.net offers a mobile sound recording service, in the North West of the UK.

Typical projects include:
  »  Musicians (individuals or small chamber groups) wanting to create a CD to sell
  »  Musicians wanting to create a demo or audition CD
  »  Spoken word recordings for family archives
  »  Children speaking, or playing musical instruments

Highly specified stereo microphones are used, together with an analogue to digital preamp and digital input, direct to recording device.

Excellent results are possible with a surprisingly small selection of specially chosen equipment.
  »  Achieving a natural balance by careful positioning of microphones, rather than using a mixing desk.
  »  Rejecting a multi-track recording environment, although this is available, preferring to record the true ensemble.  Duos or small chamber groups must perform together, and listen to each other!
  »  Editing and lightly-applied enhancements are also offered, where necessary
  »  Because relatively little equipment is used, set-up time is minimal

Recorded instrument samples

Short instrument samples are below, recorded by Harpgear.net in ordinary living-rooms.
These samples are compressed to 192 kbps at 44.1Hz, and contain less than 15% of the original CD quality recording.  This compression allows you to listen to them quickly online.  Sound quality is reduced accordingly.  Please also realise that computers are usually manuctured with poor quality sound reproduction systems.  These soundclips offer a glimpse of what can be achieved within an ordinary domestic setting.

Click a to listen to a sample in 'Yahoo! Media Player' (requires Flash to play).
If the 'Yahoo! Media Player' does not function correctly, click an instrument for an alternative method.

Further information

  »  Please send Harpgear.net an email