Music - Recording Techniques

reverberation

an echo effect added to sounds to recreate the natural effect of room reverberation

e.g. She’s Leaving Home

distortion

an effect where the volume of a track is increased, which produces a fuzzy or distorted sound

e.g. Sgt. Pepper LHCB

sampling

the reusing of a portion of a sound from one recording in a different recording. this can include using parts of other songs or sound effects such as chatter and laughter

multi-tracking

recording single vocal or instrumental parts individually and then mixing or layering them together to create one track

e.g. She’s Leaving Home

slow tope speed

refers to recording music at a slower stop speed so that it will be higher pitched when played at its original speed

e.g. When I’m 64 - used to give a brighter and more youthful sound to Paul McCarthy’s vocals