HN Sound Production at St.Serfs Burntisland. Sound Production students were given an opportunity to exercise their knowledge and skills at this peaceful location yesterday. Outside, in the not-so-fresh air of the popular seaside town, the temperature and humidity soared whilst inside the church, based on the grand design of Truro Cathedral, the atmosphere was cool and calm.
Josephine Quinney, organist for St. Serf's, played the lovingly restored and modernised instrument originally installed in Lochgelly in 1901/2, so that the students could decide which microphone technique would be the most suitable for capturing all of its sonorous resonances and subtle timbres. Despite the roaring traffic and the excited children leaving the nearby school, the students worked efficiently, calmly and above all politely.
Reflecting on the event, Neil McDonald said he'd "forgotten just how calming it was to be inside church and that to be able to have the opportunity [to record] was brilliant experience for the students."
The Audio has to be edited and a sample will be available to hear on the blog soon.
For the future, Sound Production students have been invited back to record the Advent service where the organ will be augmented by a strong voiced choir.
James
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