The Art of Digital Audio Recording: A Practical Guide for Home and Studio

Contents

• Introduction
• 1. The Starting Point - Sound meets the computer
• 1 Why computers
• 2 What does it sound like?
• 3 Signal path
• 2. The Essentials - Where and how recordings are made
• 4 Recording rooms and control rooms
• 5 Studio monitors
• 6 Microphones and mic placement
• 7 Mixing boards and control surfaces
• 8 EQ: general information
• 9 Dynamics (compressors and noise gates)
• 10 FX: delay
• 11 FX: reverb
• 12 Beyond traditional DSP
• 3. Recording Sessions - A practical guide
• 13 Set up
• 14 Headphone mixes
• 15 Survey of recording techniques for instruments and voice
• 4. Editing - The new frontier
• 16 Editing functions
• 17 Screen real estate
• 18 Virtual tracks (playlists)
• 19 Advanced Editing
• 5. Three Fundamentals - Techniques every recordist needs to know
• 20 Insert/Plug-ins
• 21 Send & return
• 22 Auto-switching (auto-input)
• 6. Mixing - The most creative and the most challenging stage
• 23 Mixing requirements
• 24 Building a mix
• 25 Automation and recall
• 26 Mix collaboration, communication and delivery
• 7. Mastering - One last session
• 27 What, Why, How and Where
• 8. Three Best Practices - Easy ways to raise the level of your sessions
• 28 Session flow
• 29 Talkback
• 30 Playback volume
• Addendum:
• 31 How to Walk into a Commercial Studio and be the Engineer
• 32 Researching and Buying Gear: Internet vs. brick and mortar
• Appendix:
• Digital Audio Formats, Delivery and Storage
• Index