Studio Recording Procedures

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

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.

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

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