To convert studio produced music into a live concert is a key issue for a lot of artists. Studio work is often a long-term undertaking during which everything is subject to attentive decisions, e.g., instruments, performers, recording venues, microphones. When performing songs from a record in concert, all these decisions have to be reviewed or at least questioned. Indeed, studio and stage are two really different production contexts and differ on so many points that artists often change their arrangements, line-up or even the form of their songs. However, live sound engineers may be expected to reproduce the sound quality and aesthetics of the record. In this paper we propose solutions regarding the switchover from studio to stage to provide artists and engineers with useful tools when designing the sound of a studio album-inspired live show. Specifically, we explain why and how performing music is different in concert than in studio, we detail types of microphones that are suited to both recording and sound reinforcement applications and we take an inventory of miking tricks and mixing techniques like Virtual Soundcheck that offer a studio workflow to Front of House engineers.
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