• Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences – September 2, 2024

      Tonight we had a great turnout! What a huge meeting!

      Meeting Topic: AES Monday Night Meeting: Guitar Microphone Techniques

      Speaker Name: Bryan Daize and Mac Edwards

      Other business or activities at the meeting: Upcoming Events:
      CRAS Live with Chuck Ainley on September 11th
      Audio Technica at CRAS on September 19th
      COMMUNITY NIGHT on September 21st (Do you remember…the 21st night of September…)
      Scott Murray Synth Clinic on October 7th
      Focusrite at CRAS on October 10th

      Meeting Location: Gilbert, AZ

      Summary

      We began our meeting with a little icebreaker, we went around the room and answered what our favorite genre of music is, as well as what our favorite genre of movie is.

      We went over what AES is, the benefits of being part of AES, and encouraged students to sign up for an AES membership at the discounted student rate.

      We talked about our upcoming events, everyone is especially excited for CRAS Live and Community Night!

      We watched a video about guitar miking techniques, for both electric and acoustic guitars. The video had some cool recommendations on where to place the mics to get different effects out of the guitar sound. He recommended the AKG C414 XLS on an acoustic guitar if only using one mic. We are hoping to schedule a hands on demo “mic shootout” on acoustic guitar soon!

      We wrapped up by talking about our subgroups (Shoutout to Zaya for planning a movie night for the songwriting subgroup! They will be watching Across the Universe) and clubs on campus, including the mentors and the Women of Audio group (Shoutout to Nancy!)

      We mentioned the sound design contest, which will be judged next week! We are hoping for at least 10 submissions and if we get 10…we will potentially have a microphone as a prize!

      Our free plugin of the week is going to be Graillon 2, a voice shifting plugin. See you all next week!

      Written By: Hannah Fraley