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Modern Recording Techniques

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ISBN: 978-0-240-81069-0
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Modern Recording Techniques, 7th Edition

By David Miles Huber and Robert E. Runstein

672 pages
Trim Size 7 1/2 X 9 1/4 in
Copyright 2009
USD 49.95, Softcover, Reference

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Key Features

  • THE go to resource providing tips and techniques for getting the best results from music recording, be prepared with the know how required when working in the recording studio
  • Includes over 500 technical diagrams, screenshots and product illustrations, makes information accessible and aids understanding
  • Companion website provides tutorials and video content, with practical examples of the principals- clarifying how they work

    Description

    We have entered an exciting age in audio production. Conventional limitations in recording have subsided or vanished entirely, making it possible to create and record your own music in ways that few ever dreamed possible. This expanded, up-to-date edition of Modern Recording Techniques can help guide you through the process of creating, understanding and mastering the professional and project studio. The tips, tricks, and tools in this best-selling book will enable you to record music in new and innovative ways that’ll help you express your talents to their fullest potential.
    This definitive guide to audio covers the latest audio technologies, and includes expanded and enhanced sections on the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), plug-ins, looping, groove tools, studio techniques, surround sound, mastering and more. Accompanied by an interactive companion website (www.modrec.com) featuring a searchable audio glossary, this dynamite book/website combination leaves no recording question unanswered, while offering you the chance to share ideas, get tips, and seek out advice when and where you need it.
    With Modern Recording Techniques, 7th ed., you can:

  • Explore the tools for getting better results in both the professional and project recording studio
  • Gain in-depth insights into digital audio technology, the digital audio workstation (DAW), surround sound production, electronic music and MIDI, synchronization, analog and digital console technology, mixing, console automation and more
  • Master the basics of dynamics, noise reduction, and other forms of signal processing in both the analog and the digital domains
  • Learn practical microphone placement techniques, monitoring fundamentals, CD mastering and important tips on getting your music to market
  • Check out new developments in new media, desktop audio and music technologies for the Web


    Readership

    Home and project studio engineers, musicians, students and amateur recording enthusiasts.

    Contents

    Introduction; Sound and Hearing; Studio Acoustics and Design; Microphones - Design and Application; Analog Tape Recorder; Digital Audio Technology; MIDI; Multimedia; Synchronization; Amplifiers; Audio Production Console; Signal Processors; Noise Reduction
    Monitoring; Product Manufacture; Studio session procedures; Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

    Author Information

    By David Miles Huber, David Huber is a freelance recording engineer and consultant and regular contributor for EQ magazine. and Robert E. Runstein, Robert has worked as a performer, sound mixer, record producer and chief engineer.

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