Savage, Steve - The Art of Digital Audio Recording

In The Art of Digital Audio Recording, expert author Steve Savage synthesizes years of professional recording experience - including 7 grammy-nominated records - and his teaching experience as instructor in recording techniques to equip professional readers with both the essential technical as well as practical knowledge they need to succeed.

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CONTENTS

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