The Art of Recording a Big Band

The Art of Recording a Big Band was filmed at the famed Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California, USA, over two days during a recording session by Al Schmitt featuring Chris Walden's GRAMMY® Award-nominated eighteen-piece jazz big band. The film focuses on the legendary Al Schmitt, the most celebrated music engineer, producer, and mixer of all time, and winner of twenty-one GRAMMY® Awards. His most recent GRAMMY® came in 2012 for Paul McCartney's "Kisses on the Bottom."

Videos

• Chapter 1: Introduction (10:44) - Engineers and producers from around the world gathered for a master class featuring Al Schmitt and Steve Genewick recording and mixing the Chris Walden Big Band over two days at Capital Studios in Hollywood, California.

• Chapter 2: Miking the Instruments (09:04) - Al and crew step into the Studio A live room and start setting up mics for the 19 piece big band.

• Chapter 3: Soundcheck (14:39) - Al and his team of engineers adjust mics and discuss getting the best sound from each instrument.

• Chapter 4: Setting Levels (16:53) - Levels are brought up and fine tuned as everyone gets ready to start recording.

• Chapter 5: Recording a Big Band & the Mix Session (12:34) - The band is recorded and the mixing process starts.