B a l a n c
e E n g i n e e r i n g
L o c a t i o n R e c o r d i n g
P r o d u c t i o n
E d i t i n g
M i x i n g
A u d i o R e s t o r a t i o n
A r c h i v i n g
RECORDING
& PRODUCTION
The designation, Acoustic Music Location Recording
Engineer & Producer is admittedly a little
long-winded but it does at least describe what I do
rather better than the more common moniker, technician.
Admittedly, the most overt aspect of my job is
indeed technological and, with the widespread use of
computers, more than a little nerdy.
But
technology provides only the tools of the trade.
The craft – which is less open to straightforward,
quantifiable, reductive analysis - concerns the more
elusive, interrelated imponderables of record production
- acoustics, musical performance, and human
interaction.
Most
classical music recording takes place on location – in
churches, halls, theatres and barns, indeed, wherever
the acoustics and environmental circumstances are
conducive. So whether I am engaged by a record
company, an ensemble or an independent musician,
it's for me, the engineer, to ensure that the necessary
equipment is prepared and transported to the recording
location. As each situation is different and each
recording unique the equipment is selected specifically
for each project.
An
extensive list of my recordings can be found in the discography
section of this website.
If you'd like more information, or to discuss a
recording project, please send me an email.
A series of articles and conference papers are available
here
Andrew Hallifax is the author of the Classical
Musician's Recording Handbook. From
2007-2009 he was the transfer
engineer for CHARM
(Centre for History and Analysis of Recorded Music),
a musicological research project based at King's
College London. An interview about his
approach to the project appeared in the Winter 2008
edition of Classic Record Collector. The
article is available by
clicking on the image below.
Andrew was appointed Visiting Research
Fellow at King's College London in September 2017.
(Patmore, David. Classic Record Collector 14, 58-61 (2008).
With the kind permission of Alan Sanders