Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; ... Table of Contents; Preface; 1. Monitoring; What is 'Coloured' sound?; Resonant Modes; Room Shape and Size; Checking for Bass Problems; Across or Along?; Monitor Placement; Asymmetry Can Help; The Magic Triangle; Stands; Room Reflections; 2. Sound Absorbers; Absorbing Sound; Carpet, Egg Boxes and Other Myths; Decay Time; Less Effective Solutions; Flutter Echo; Scattering; Bass Traps; Broadband Bass Traps; Limp-mass Absorbers; Free Bass Absorption; Commercial Products; 3. Practical Monitoring Solutions; Gain Structure; Speaker Phasing. Read More Suitable MonitorsSpeaker Positioning; Uneven Bass; ... Subwoofers; Fixing the Imaging; Mirror Points; Rear Walls; 4. The Recording Space; Vocal Booths; Vocal Booth Treatment; Instrument Recording Space; Reflections and Resonances; Other Rooms and Spaces; Keyboards -- Real and Virtual; 5. Soundproofing; Where Does Sound Go?; Sound Meets Wall; And The Bad News ... ; The Weakest Link; Window Upgrades; Doors; Floors; Ceilings; Good Vibrations; Summary; 6. Cables and Connections; Balanced and Unbalanced; Cable Screens; Unbalanced to Balanced; Gain Structure; Impedance; On the Level; Speaker Cables. Read More CleaningSummary; 7. Vocal Recording; Mic Powering; ... Directionality; Position; Mic Choices; 'Comfort Reverb'; The Studio 'Vibe'; Artist Monitoring; Processing Prior to Recording; Summary; 8. Acoustic Guitars; Recording acoustic guitars; Figure-of-Eight Microphones; Finding the Optimum Mic Position; Stereo Recording; Improving DI'd Guitar; 9. Electric Guitar and Bass; Model Behaviour; Miking a Guitar Amp; Keep it Down, Lads!; Amplifier Types; Try All Your Mics; Guitar Sound Styles; Shaping the Sound via Mic Position; Remote Amping; Re-amping; Hiss and Hum; Bass Guitar; Reality Check; 10. Drums. Read More Tuning the KitSnares; Kick Drum; Mic Positioning; ... Close miking; Tracking; Pre-Mixing and Panning; Sampled Drums; Divide and Conquer; Drum Replacement; Using Loops; Summary; 11. Mixing; Keep it Clean; Getting Started; Preliminary Housekeeping; Track 'cleaning'; Initial Balance; Buses and Sends; Auxiliary Sends; Sends and Groups; Grouping the VCA Way; The Art of Mixing; Polishing and Shaving; Vocal Levelling; Panning; Reverb Space; Mix Perspective; EQ to Separate; EQ 'Bracketing'; Vocals; Vocal Reverbs; Automatic Tuning; Bass Guitar; Electric Guitars; Acoustic Guitars; Judging the Balance. Read More Problem SolvingNoise Gate; Distortion; Simply the ... wrong sound; The Mix Medium; 12. Mastering; Home or Pro Mastering?; Evaluation Mastering; The Process; Mastering EQ; Mastering Dynamics; Mastering Compression; Gently Does It; Parallel Compression; Editing Tasks; Final Checks; Internet Audio; Glossary; Index. Read More |