Live
recording.
Concert, conference, reading or panel: what happens live cannot be repeated. We record concerts and events straight from the desk and with our own microphones, and turn the recording into a finished mix in the studio for album, video, podcast or archive.
Also known as: concert recording, record a concert, live album recording, event recording, conference recording, multitrack recording.
Request a recording →Live once, audible forever.
There is no second take in a live recording. That is why we plan in advance with the event's sound crew which signals we take from the desk, where room microphones go and how the audience should sound.
After the event we mix in our studios in Frankfurt and Cologne, remove noise and shape the music or speech. More on post-production on the mixing and mastering page.
What we take on
at your event.
Multitrack from the desk
Every channel separately from the event's mixing desk, so we can mix each track precisely later.
Room and audience mics
Our own microphones for room sound and audience, so the recording sounds live, not like a desk feed.
Conferences and talks
Keynotes, panels and discussions recorded cleanly, also as the basis for a podcast.
Mixing and mastering
In the studio the recording becomes a finished mix for live album, single or archive.
Sound for video
We lay the mix to the concert or event video, in sync and in the platform's formats. More on film sound.
Noise removal
Hum, feedback, coughing in the audience: what can be saved, we save. More on audio restoration.
From stage to studio.
Four steps, one point of contact.
Briefing
Venue, programme, line-up and on-site tech, plus what the recording is for.
Planning with the crew
Channel list, signal hand-off from the desk and room mic positions agreed in advance.
Recording
Recording on site, monitored throughout the event.
Mix and delivery
Mixing and mastering in the studio, delivered as album, video soundtrack or podcast episode.
Stages, halls, conferences.
Typical clients:
Bands and artists. A live album, a concert video or a recording to remember a special night.
Promoters and venues. Concerts, readings and festivals, recorded for archive, video or release.
Companies and associations. Conferences, keynotes and panels for follow-up coverage, podcasts or the intranet.
Choirs, orchestras and churches. Concerts and special occasions, carefully recorded and mixed.
Frequently asked
questions.
It depends on duration, number of channels, venue and post-production. You get a quote in advance.
Yes, we bring recorders and microphones. At concerts we usually take the signals from the event's desk and agree this with the on-site crew beforehand. For large productions we bring in partners from our network.
Yes. We mix for the video and lay the sound in sync, in the platform's formats.
Wherever your event takes place. Travel and effort are set out in the quote.
We remove hum, feedback or audience noise in the studio, as far as the material allows.
Yes, if you like we deliver the individual tracks alongside the finished mix.
Your night,
audible forever.
Send us the date, venue, programme and what you need the recording for. We will get back to you within 24 hours.