Mark Needham at the 2012 CMJ Music Marathon Music Conference

Panel: "The Two Most Important Elements of Digital Recording: Microphone and Preamp"

October 17, 2012
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
NYU Kimmel Ctr. Room 406, 60 Washington Square South
New York, NY

Moderator: Moderator: Mark Needham CEO, MAN Entertainment Inc.

Panelists include:

Kyle "Slick" Johnson Owner/Producer/Engineer, Fancy Time Studio
Brian Moncarz Producer/Mixer, Brian Moncarz Music
Scott Riebling Producer/Engineer/Mixer
Geoff Sanoff Freelance Producer/Engineer, Stratosphere Sound

There are many Digital Audio Workstations to choose from when recording music to a computer. Yet the two most important elements of a recording remain the microphone and preamp. This panel of experts will explain exactly how an analogue signal passes through a microphone and preamp to give you recorded sound. What are the microphones and preamps to look for, and which ones should you stay away from?