Studio Recording Procedures
by Shea, MikeFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-04-30
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
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Summary
The most complete guide to music recording ever written, this fast-find resource delivers everything a musician or sound-recording student needs to get the studio results they want from any type of musical instrument--from electric guitar to violin. The author skillfully interweaves basic sound engineering principles with effective hands-on guidance to create the ultimate "why and how" recording resource. * Combines expert coverage of studio recording technology and recording techniques with a master-class on mixing * Reveals the technologies you really need to know--and the ones you can pass on * How to make studio equipment work for you * Everything needed to know about miking any type of instruments in the studio
Author Biography
Mike Shea (New York, NY) has worked in music recording for over 20 years. He served as Staff Engineer at the Hit Factory in New York City in the mid-eighties, when it was the leading, state of the art recording facility in the world. He has worked in and built many other recording studios, has written for Pro Sound News, International Musician, Recording World, The Record, and served as Technical Editor of Recording World. He has also taught audio engineering at the Institute of Audio Research.
Table of Contents
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: The Basics
Why the Big Mystery About Decibels?
Basic Electronics
Series and Parallel Interconnections
Alternating Current
Passive Electronic Components
Active Electronic Components
Impedance Explained
Audio Recording Meters
Audio Gain Stages and the Weak Link
Examples of the Charting of Gain Stages
A Side Trip for More Background
Back to Examples of the Charting of Gain Stages
Chapter 2: The Tour
The Studio Tour
Input Selector Switch
Sends
Auxiliary Returns
Equalizers
Dynamics Processors
Stop the Presses!
Time Delay Processing
Reverberation Explained
Other Effects
Multi-Effects Processors
The Control Room Monitor System
Monitoring Systems Part II
Chapter 3: Microphones
Microphone Types
Microphone Characteristics
Polar Patterns
Chapter 4: The Recording Process (The Job)
A Basic Session
INDEX
Chapter 1: The Basics
Why the Big Mystery About Decibels?
Basic Electronics
Series and Parallel Interconnections
Alternating Current
Passive Electronic Components
Active Electronic Components
Impedance Explained
Audio Recording Meters
Audio Gain Stages and the Weak Link
Examples of the Charting of Gain Stages
A Side Trip for More Background
Back to Examples of the Charting of Gain Stages
Chapter 2: The Tour
The Studio Tour
Input Selector Switch
Sends
Auxiliary Returns
Equalizers
Dynamics Processors
Stop the Presses!
Time Delay Processing
Reverberation Explained
Other Effects
Multi-Effects Processors
The Control Room Monitor System
Monitoring Systems Part II
Chapter 3: Microphones
Microphone Types
Microphone Characteristics
Polar Patterns
Chapter 4: The Recording Process (The Job)
A Basic Session
INDEX
Basic Electronics
Series and Parallel Interconnections
Alternating Current
Passive Electronic Components
Active Electronic Components
Impedance Explained
Audio Recording Meters
Audio Gain Stages and the Weak Link
Examples of the Charting of Gain Stages
A Side Trip for More Background
Back to Examples of the Charting of Gain Stages
Chapter 2: The Tour
The Studio Tour
Input Selector Switch
Sends
Auxiliary Returns
Equalizers
Dynamics Processors
Stop the Presses!
Time Delay Processing
Reverberation Explained
Other Effects
Multi-Effects Processors
The Control Room Monitor System
Monitoring Systems Part II
Chapter 3: Microphones
Microphone Types
Microphone Characteristics
Polar Patterns
Chapter 4: The Recording Process (The Job)
A Basic Session
INDEX
Alternating Current
Passive Electronic Components
Active Electronic Components
Impedance Explained
Audio Recording Meters
Audio Gain Stages and the Weak Link
Examples of the Charting of Gain Stages
A Side Trip for More Background
Back to Examples of the Charting of Gain Stages
Chapter 2: The Tour
The Studio Tour
Input Selector Switch
Sends
Auxiliary Returns
Equalizers
Dynamics Processors
Stop the Presses!
Time Delay Processing
Reverberation Explained
Other Effects
Multi-Effects Processors
The Control Room Monitor System
Monitoring Systems Part II
Chapter 3: Microphones
Microphone Types
Microphone Characteristics
Polar Patterns
Chapter 4: The Recording Process (The Job)
A Basic Session
INDEX
Active Electronic Components
Impedance Explained
Audio Recording Meters
Audio Gain Stages and the Weak Link
Examples of the Charting of Gain Stages
A Side Trip for More Background
Back to Examples of the Charting of Gain Stages
Chapter 2: The Tour
The Studio Tour
Input Selector Switch
Sends
Auxiliary Returns
Equalizers
Dynamics Processors
Stop the Presses!
Time Delay Processing
Reverberation Explained
Other Effects
Multi-Effects Processors
The Control Room Monitor System
Monitoring Systems Part II
Chapter 3: Microphones
Microphone Types
Microphone Characteristics
Polar Patterns
Chapter 4: The Recording Process (The Job)
A Basic Session
INDEX
Audio Recording Meters
Audio Gain Stages and the Weak Link
Examples of the Charting of Gain Stages
A Side Trip for More Background
Back to Examples of the Charting of Gain Stages
Chapter 2: The Tour
The Studio Tour
Input Selector Switch
Sends
Auxiliary Returns
Equalizers
Dynamics Processors
Stop the Presses!
Time Delay Processing
Reverberation Explained
Other Effects
Multi-Effects Processors
The Control Room Monitor System
Monitoring Systems Part II
Chapter 3: Microphones
Microphone Types
Microphone Characteristics
Polar Patterns
Chapter 4: The Recording Process (The Job)
A Basic Session
INDEX
Examples of the Charting of Gain Stages
A Side Trip for More Background
Back to Examples of the Charting of Gain Stages
Chapter 2: The Tour
The Studio Tour
Input Selector Switch
Sends
Auxiliary Returns
Equalizers
Dynamics Processors
Stop the Presses!
Time Delay Processing
Reverberation Explained
Other Effects
Multi-Effects Processors
The Control Room Monitor System
Monitoring Systems Part II
Chapter 3: Microphones
Microphone Types
Microphone Characteristics
Polar Patterns
Chapter 4: The Recording Process (The Job)
A Basic Session
INDEX
Back to Examples of the Charting of Gain Stages
Chapter 2: The Tour
The Studio Tour
Input Selector Switch
Sends
Auxiliary Returns
Equalizers
Dynamics Processors
Stop the Presses!
Time Delay Processing
Reverberation Explained
Other Effects
Multi-Effects Processors
The Control Room Monitor System
Monitoring Systems Part II
Chapter 3: Microphones
Microphone Types
Microphone Characteristics
Polar Patterns
Chapter 4: The Recording Process (The Job)
A Basic Session
INDEX
The Studio Tour
Input Selector Switch
Sends
Auxiliary Returns
Equalizers
Dynamics Processors
Stop the Presses!
Time Delay Processing
Reverberation Explained
Other Effects
Multi-Effects Processors
The Control Room Monitor System
Monitoring Systems Part II
Chapter 3: Microphones
Microphone Types
Microphone Characteristics
Polar Patterns
Chapter 4: The Recording Process (The Job)
A Basic Session
INDEX
Sends
Auxiliary Returns
Equalizers
Dynamics Processors
Stop the Presses!
Time Delay Processing
Reverberation Explained
Other Effects
Multi-Effects Processors
The Control Room Monitor System
Monitoring Systems Part II
Chapter 3: Microphones
Microphone Types
Microphone Characteristics
Polar Patterns
Chapter 4: The Recording Process (The Job)
A Basic Session
INDEX
Equalizers
Dynamics Processors
Stop the Presses!
Time Delay Processing
Reverberation Explained
Other Effects
Multi-Effects Processors
The Control Room Monitor System
Monitoring Systems Part II
Chapter 3: Microphones
Microphone Types
Microphone Characteristics
Polar Patterns
Chapter 4: The Recording Process (The Job)
A Basic Session
INDEX
Stop the Presses!
Time Delay Processing
Reverberation Explained
Other Effects
Multi-Effects Processors
The Control Room Monitor System
Monitoring Systems Part II
Chapter 3: Microphones
Microphone Types
Microphone Characteristics
Polar Patterns
Chapter 4: The Recording Process (The Job)
A Basic Session
INDEX
Reverberation Explained
Other Effects
Multi-Effects Processors
The Control Room Monitor System
Monitoring Systems Part II
Chapter 3: Microphones
Microphone Types
Microphone Characteristics
Polar Patterns
Chapter 4: The Recording Process (The Job)
A Basic Session
INDEX
Multi-Effects Processors
The Control Room Monitor System
Monitoring Systems Part II
Chapter 3: Microphones
Microphone Types
Microphone Characteristics
Polar Patterns
Chapter 4: The Recording Process (The Job)
A Basic Session
INDEX
Monitoring Systems Part II
Chapter 3: Microphones
Microphone Types
Microphone Characteristics
Polar Patterns
Chapter 4: The Recording Process (The Job)
A Basic Session
INDEX
Microphone Types
Microphone Characteristics
Polar Patterns
Chapter 4: The Recording Process (The Job)
A Basic Session
INDEX
Polar Patterns
Chapter 4: The Recording Process (The Job)
A Basic Session
INDEX
A Basic Session
INDEX
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