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The author skilfully 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 and reveals the technologies you really need to know, and the ones you can pass on.

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Author:   Michael Shea
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.852kg
ISBN:  

9780071422727

ISBN 10:   0071422722
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   16 May 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

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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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.

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