LiveInstrumente
LiveInstrumente, literally "live instruments" in German, is a term used in music production and performance to denote instruments that produce sound in real time as they are played, in contrast with synthesized or heavily sampled sources. The concept encompasses acoustic and electric instruments that are played and amplified or recorded directly, as well as vocal performances.
In studios and on stage, musicians perform with guitars, pianos, drums, strings, brass, woodwinds, keyboards, and
Technologies involved include audio interfaces, high-fidelity microphones, preamplifiers, DI boxes, and digital mixing consoles. Even when
Challenges of working with live instruments include timing precision, intonation, sustain, and bleed between microphones, as
See also: virtual instrument, sample library, acoustic instrument, MIDI, digital audio workstation.