How We Record Live Strings

Naught sells a score like true strings — and naught bares a thin chart sooner. Our live room seats eight in comfort, and we know just how to stretch eight chairs toward twenty.

Chairs come first. Firsts left, violas mid, cellos right, bass aft — the old arc, snug till lungs move as one. A wide pair above drinks the room, near ribbons catch the rosin, and one open mic by the door keeps what the crowd would hear.

Three Passes, Then Onward

Fire tops polish. We cut three whole passes, stitch the best threads, and double the group once for breadth. Beyond pass five, pitch wanders and bows turn polite — the take starts sounding careful over alive.

Tune amid takes, never within. A half-minute on the A spares an hour at the edit.

Score For Your Chairs

Split lines built for sixteen won't bloom from four. Chart to your strength: unisons and octaves for lean groups, airy gaps, and let the room's own bloom double for you.