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The Art of Digital Audio Recording

A Practical Guide for Home and Studio

Steve Savage (Instructor of Recording Arts, Instructor of Recording Arts, Los Medanos College)

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English
Oxford University Press Inc
01 June 2011
Making great audio recordings requires striking the right balance between technical know-how and practical understanding of recording sessions. Even in the digital age, some of the most important aspects of creating and recording music are non-technical and, as a result, are often overlooked by traditional recording manuals. The Art of Digital Audio Recording teaches readers what they really need to know in order to make great sound recordings with computers - both the practical and the technical information, including:BL What to look and listen for in a recording environmentBL Straightforward advice on recording almost any instrumentBL Essentials of digital audio workstationsBL Essentials of recording gear: microphones, mixers, and speakersBL Fundamentals of understanding and applying EQ, compression, delay, and reverbBL Secrets to running creative recording sessionsBL Practical application of digital editing, mixing, and masteringA special section identifies solutions to the most common challenges in the recording studio, and the book also features an addendum with essential tips and reference information including:BL How to walk into a commercial studio and be the engineerBL Researching and buying gear: Internet vs. brick and mortarBL Digital formats: A handy referenceAs a whole, The Art of Digital Audio Recording is an essential resource that gives recordists the tools they need to let technical understanding serve greater musical goals.

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Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 277mm,  Spine: 15mm
Weight:   1g
ISBN:   9780195394108
ISBN 10:   0195394100
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
"Introduction 1. The Starting Point - Sound meets the computer 1.1 Why computers 1.2 What does it sound like? 1.3 Signal path 2. The Essentials - Where and how recordings are made 2.1 Recording rooms and control rooms 2.2 Studio monitors 2.3 Microphones and mic placement 2.4 Mixing boards and control surfaces 2.5 EQ: general information 2.6 Dynamics (compressors and noise gates) 2.7 FX: delay 2.8 FX: reverb 2.9 Beyond traditional DSP 3. Recording Sessions - A practical guide 3.1 Set up 3.2 Headphone mixes 3.3 Survey of recording techniques for instruments and voice 4. Editing - The new frontier 4.1 Editing functions 4.2 Screen ""real estate"" 4.3 Virtual tracks (playlists) 4.4 Advanced Editing 5. Three Fundamentals - Techniques every recordist needs to know 5.1 Insert/Plug-ins 5.2 Send & return 5.3 Auto-switching (auto-input) 6. Mixing - The most creative and the most challenging stage 6.1 Mixing requirements 6.2 Building a mix 6.3 Automation and recall 6.4 Mix collaboration, communication and delivery 7. Mastering - One last session 7.1 What, Why, How and Where 8. Three Best Practices - Easy ways to raise the level of your sessions 8.1 Session flow 8.2 Talkback 8.3 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"

An active producer, recording engineer, and instructor, Steve Savage has been the primary engineer on seven Grammy-nominated CDs. He is the author of numerous books, including the forthcoming Bytes & Backbeats: Repurposing Audio in the Digital Age.

Reviews for The Art of Digital Audio Recording: A Practical Guide for Home and Studio

Savage's book reads like a conversation with an elder craftsman, providing a practical and thoroughly comprehensive introduction to the processes and considerations of today's recording environments...It's refreshing to find an author in the recording industry that continually keeps the focus on the major priorities and gives a solid presentation of how a student should begin developing their paradigm of audio recording. Any instructor of music production would be well advised to add The Art of Digital Audio Recording to their short list of essential texts to prepare their students for the technical choices, and creative opportunities, that await them. * Journal on the Art of Record Production * Steve Savage's combination of industry and academic experience give this book the huge advantage of bringing together the rigor of his research and theoretical knowledge with his practical grounding in the technicalities, social dynamics, and psychology of how the recording process works. I loved it. * Simon Zagorski-Thomas, Chairman of the Association for the Study of the Art of Record Production and Director of the Art of Record Production Conference * Savage succinctly sums up the digital do's and don'ts, ties the techniques and terminology back to their analog roots and relates it all to the needs of the music and musicians. Great book. * Richard James Burgess Ph.D., author of The Art of Record Production and The Art of Music Production * Steve Savage is the best - his mellow, positive personality makes him a pleasure to work with. I'm very happy with the two projects we've done together. He's very together in the studio, and with Steve there are no technical problems to interrupt the flow of the music making. He's a smart guy and his musical opinions are solid. I'm glad he wrote this book. * Elvin Bishop, legendary recording artist *


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