Olympic Games - Case Study/2
All the recordings were made directly to disc using Apple's Logic Pro with Metric Halo audio interfaces. We utilized 4 systems to enable recordings to be made concurrently and any system could instantly be set up to preview or work on a mix. The maximum number of track used in a mix was 255 for one of the more complicated arrangements.
Wherever possible the recordings were made in sections (separate parts of the orchestra playing at different times) to enable there to be flexibility - this allowed the creative development of the ceremonies to continue after the recordings had been made, by offering the capability to re-arrange the music as well as edit the duration.
The recording venues were mostly in Athens, with the Megaron (Athens Concert Hall) and Sierra Studios providing the main facilities.
Mixing, was carried out in Sound Affects studios in the UK, at a specially constructed studio in Jack Morton's Athens production office, and also by Paul Stefanidis (who handled a lot of the recording and mixing duties) in his own facilities.
Harbeth professional monitoring loudspeakers were used throughout the project in different studios to ensure consistency.
We recorded the ERT symphony orchestra in the main concert hall in Athens and made further recordings with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Watford, England. All orchestral rehearsals and recordings were under the baton of top Greek conductor Miltos Logiadis.
As well as conventional orchestral recordings we made numerous recordings of Greek instruments including Lyras, Gaidas, Ouds, Santours, Lutes, and of course Bouzoukis - 50 of them!
Further details can be viewed by clicking the links below:
RPO string section recording at Watford Coliseum
Miltos (orchestral conductor) and Julian
Petros Kourtis recording at Sierra Studios, Athens
Images -Julian Scott and Marcus Dillistone
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