I received a very large orchestral multitrack project, which includes:
1. Mono recording with each instrument.
2. Overall ST tracks with ORTF and AB versions. There are also several ROOM tracks.
3. Decca L/C/R tracks.
4. SurrL/SurrR/Out LR/Out RF/Out RR/Out LF tracks.
5. L&R tracks, along with LL and RR tracks in the vocal chorus section.
6. Many duplicates (dup) of the same instrument.
My main questions are as follows:
1.Since I haven't done much mixing of live orchestral recordings before, mostly working with MIDI tracks, when I receive multiple versions of recorded material, what is usually done? Do you typically use one overall mix, discard the overall recording and use individual instrument recordings from the multi-tracks, or blend the overall recording with the individual instrument recordings to some extent?
2.Is Decca not commonly used in stereo mixing? Is AB more commonly used?
3.If I use AB, can I blend it with a wider ORTF? Or should they be used separately?
4.Can the ROOM tracks be considered as early reflections?
5.Are SurrL&R only used for surround sound mixing, and should they be muted in stereo?
6.What does OutLR/Out RF... represent? What does "Out" mean? What are LR, RF, LF...?
7.What do LL and RR mean?
8.Are the dup tracks meant for the mixing engineer to choose one from multiple performance versions, or can they be overlapped to create an ensemble effect?
9.If there is interference from other instruments in an individual instrument recording, how should I handle it?
1. Mono recording with each instrument.
2. Overall ST tracks with ORTF and AB versions. There are also several ROOM tracks.
3. Decca L/C/R tracks.
4. SurrL/SurrR/Out LR/Out RF/Out RR/Out LF tracks.
5. L&R tracks, along with LL and RR tracks in the vocal chorus section.
6. Many duplicates (dup) of the same instrument.
My main questions are as follows:
1.Since I haven't done much mixing of live orchestral recordings before, mostly working with MIDI tracks, when I receive multiple versions of recorded material, what is usually done? Do you typically use one overall mix, discard the overall recording and use individual instrument recordings from the multi-tracks, or blend the overall recording with the individual instrument recordings to some extent?
2.Is Decca not commonly used in stereo mixing? Is AB more commonly used?
3.If I use AB, can I blend it with a wider ORTF? Or should they be used separately?
4.Can the ROOM tracks be considered as early reflections?
5.Are SurrL&R only used for surround sound mixing, and should they be muted in stereo?
6.What does OutLR/Out RF... represent? What does "Out" mean? What are LR, RF, LF...?
7.What do LL and RR mean?
8.Are the dup tracks meant for the mixing engineer to choose one from multiple performance versions, or can they be overlapped to create an ensemble effect?
9.If there is interference from other instruments in an individual instrument recording, how should I handle it?