Studio Recording Procedures (Paperback)

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