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The Recording, Mixing, and Mastering Reference Handbook
By: Karl Pedersen, Mark Grimshaw-Aagaard
Hardcover | 17 January 2019
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Throughout the chapters, lessons on recording methods gradually build complexity and detail to keep readers engaged and challenged. Whether a university student in an audio recording course, a novice audio engineer who needs to build technique, or a busy professional who requires a quick refresh on specific techniques, any reader will find an essential resource in The Recording, Mixing, and Mastering Reference Handbook.
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PART I The Instruments (practical recording and mix-techniques) Chapter 1 The Voice Acoustics and microphone settings · Vocal psychology · The Headphone Mix · Tips · Various vocal techniques · The mix settings and effects · Special uses of vocal microphones · Harmony vocals as overdub · Tips
Chapter 2 The Drum Kit The Instrument and the acoustics · Mic setup · Mic technique: The individual drums in the kit · Advanced mic setups · Mix-settings and effects
Chapter 3 The Bass Guitar The instrument · Mic or DI? · Or both? · Virtual amps · Mix-settings and effects · Tips
Chapter 4 The Electric Guitar The instrument · Mic techniques · Ambience and acoustics · Layering guitars · Virtual stacks & re-amping · Mix-settings and effects · Tips
Chapter 5 The Piano The Instrument and the acoustics · Always use condenser microphones · Recording acoustic pianos in the studio · Digital piano · Live recording · Mix-settings and effects
Chapter 6 The Acoustic Guitar The Instrument · Mic setup · Mix-settings and effects
Chapter 7 The Recording of Some Less Common String Instruments The mandolin · The dobro · The banjo · The harp
Chapter 8 Percussion Congas and bongos · Cajon · Claves · Djembe and bodhran · Tambourine and shakers · Timbales · Xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, and glockenspiel
Chapter 9 The Double Bass and the 'Cello The Instrument and the acoustics · Mic setup · Stereo setups · Mix-settings and effects · Tips
Chapter 10 The Violin and the Viola The Instrument and the acoustics · Mix-settings and Effects · Tips
Chapter 11 Brass and Wind Instruments Brass and saxophones · The horn section · The flute · Tips
Chapter 12 Synthesizers and Electronic Keyboards The instrument · DI, mics, or MIDI · Mix-settings and effects · Tips
Chapter 13 The Leslie Speaker The Instrument · Mic setup · Mix-settings and effects
Chapter 14 Live in the Studio Isolation booths and screens · Ghost Notes · Tips
Chapter 15 Recording Choirs and Small Acoustic Ensembles The acoustics · Mic placement · Spot mics · Tips · Choirs with accompaniment · Mix and editing
PART II Microphone Techniques (principles/background theory) Chapter 16 Microphones: Types and Specifications The transducer types · Reading mic specifications · Comparing Mics
Chapter 17 Microphones: Polar Pattern Cardioid · Omni · Figure-of-eight · Multi-pattern microphones · Shotgun microphones · Mic techniques · Omni v. cardioid: Choosing the right polar pattern · Recording with omnis
Chapter 18 Stereo Recording Spaced omni - The Decca tree - Baffled stereo · Coincident stereo · MS Stereo · More stereo setups: ORTF, NOS stereo, & binaural ·
PART III Processors and Effects (principles and practice) Chapter 19 EQ and Instruments Sub bass (20-60 Hz) · Bass (60-250 Hz) · Low-mid (250 Hz to 2 kHz) · Midrange (2-4 kHz) · High-mid (4-6 kHz) · High (6-20 kHz) · The components of the EQ · Common types of EQ · EQ'ing different instruments - use your ears and your imagination · Complementary EQ and contrasting frequency ranges · The graphic EQ · Tips
Chapter 20 Harmonics and EQ The Harmonic Series · EQ'ing harmonics
Chapter 21 Compressor/Limiter and Expander/Gate Compressor · Gate and Expander
Chapter 22 History of the Reverb Natural ambience · Electronic reverbs · EMT 140 Plate Reverb · EMT 250 goes digital
Chapter 23 Tape Echo and Digital Delay Tape echo · Digital delay · Calculating delay time · Using delays · Tips
Chapter 24 Ambience and Reverb Digital reverbs in the studio · The parameters of the digital reverb · Insert or send · Reverb-types · How to use reverb · Tips
Chapter 25 Convolution Reverb Impulse response (IR) · IR libraries · Special FX · How to create an IR · Tips for recording an IR
Chapter 26 Modulation Effects Flanging · Chorus · Phase shift · The Haas Effect and doubling · Tips
Chapter 27 Distortion and Tape Saturation Enhancing sounds with distortion · Tape saturation · Distortion used as an effect · Tips
Chapter 28 Varispeed and Pitch Processors Pitch shift · Pitch Correction · Manipulating sound with pitch processors
PART IV Mixing and Mastering (principles and practice) Chapter 29 The Mix The basic mix · Utilizing the stereo field · EQ · Depths and widths · The sound stage · Make the individual tracks on the mix sparkle - EQ revisited · Stereo groups · Compression · Leave a little headroom to the mastering engineer
Chapter 30 Mastering The mastering studio · Mastering for CD · Mastering for online streaming · The creative process · Mastering tools · Mid-side processing · Bit resolution · Stem mastering
PART V Acoustics (principles) Chapter 31 Phase and Comb Filtering The Comb Filter Effect · Multi-mic recording and phase · Critical distances and frequencies · How to avoid phase cancellation
Chapter 32 The Control Room and the Monitors The control room and the monitors · Principles for monitor placement · The space and the monitors · Fine tuning the acoustics
Chapter 33 The Recording Room Tuning the acoustics · The dimensions of the recording space · Separation · Diffusion · Tips
PART VI Audio Standards, Plugs, and Connectors (principles) Chapter 34 Levels and Meters Levels · Audio levels in the signal chain and how they are measured · Meters · The dB(A) scale
Chapter 35 Plugs and Connectors Plugs · Balanced connectors · Unbalanced audio · Tips · Inserts · Digital audio formats · Synchronizing digital · Word clock
ISBN: 9780190686635
ISBN-10: 0190686634
Published: 17th January 2019
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 334
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Oxford University Press USA
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 30.48 x 30.48 x 2.54
Weight (kg): 1.28
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