Home Recording For Dummies, 6th Edition by Jeff Strong -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents Introduction

About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here

Part 1: Getting Started with Home Recording

Chapter 1: Understanding Home Recording

Examining the Anatomy of a Home Studio Getting a Glimpse into the Recording Process Making Sense of Mixing Adding the Final Touches

Chapter 2: Getting the Right Gear

Determining Your Home Studio Needs Detailing Your Digital Options Computer-Based Digital Recording Systems Studio-in-a-Box Systems Mobile-Device Recording Exploring Sample Setups

Chapter 3: Getting Connected: Setting Up Your Studio

Understanding Analog Connections Delving into Digital Connections Working Efficiently Optimizing Your Room

Chapter 4: Meet the Mixer

Meeting the Many Mixers Understanding Mixer Basics

Chapter 5: Multitrack Recording

Understanding Multitracking Getting Ready to Record Setting a Tempo Map Saving Your Work Sharing Files with Others

Part 2: Working with Microphones

Chapter 6: Understanding Microphones

Meeting the Many Microphone Types Assessing Your Microphone Needs Deciding How Many Microphones and What Kind Finding the Right Mic for the Situation Partnering Mics with Preamps Considering Compressors Analyzing Some Microphone Accessories Caring for Your Microphones

Chapter 7: Taking a Look at Microphone Techniques

Singling Out Close Miking Detailing Distant Miking Assessing Ambient Miking Selecting Stereo Miking Creating Miking Combinations

Chapter 8: Miking Your Instruments

Getting a Great Lead Vocal Sound Getting Good Backup Vocals Examining Electric Guitar Miking Exploring Electric Bass Miking Miking Acoustic Guitars and Similar Instruments Maneuvering Horn Mics Placing Mics for a Piano Setting Up Mics for Strings Digging into Drum Set Miking Getting Your Hands on Hand Drums Perfecting Percussion Miking

Part 3: Recording Live Audio

Chapter 9: Getting a Great Source Sound

Making Sense of the Signal Chain Setting Optimal Signal Levels Understanding Pre and Post Levels Getting Great Guitar, Bass, and Electronic String Instrument Sounds Creating Killer Keyboard Tracks Recording E-Drums, Drum Machines, and Electronic Percussion Making the Most of Microphones

Chapter 10: Recording Audio

Performing Your First Take Punching In and Out Exploring Overdubbing Submixing Bouncing Keeping Track of Your Tracks

Chapter 11: Understanding Electronic Instruments and MIDI

Meeting MIDI Gearing Up for MIDI

Chapter 12: Recording Electronic Instruments Using MIDI

Synchronizing Your Devices Sequencing Saving Your Data Transferring Data Using MIDI

Chapter 13: Working with Loops

Understanding Loops and Loop Types Choosing Loop Formats Setting Up Your Session Adding Loops to Your Sessions Editing Loops Creating Loops

Part 4: Editing and Enhancing Your Tracks

Chapter 14: Getting into Editing

Understanding Digital Editing Finding the Section You Want to Edit Editing to Improve the Sound of a Performance Creating a Performance That Never Happened Discovering Other Ways to Use Editing

Chapter 15: Editing MIDI Data

Understanding MIDI Windows Editing MIDI Data Editing Program Data Changing Continuous Controller Data Quantizing Your Performance Transposing Your Performance Saving Your Data Transferring Data Using MIDI

Part 5: Mixing and Mastering Your Music

Chapter 16: Mixing Basics

Understanding Mixing Managing Levels as You Work Getting Started Mixing Your Song Mixing in DAWs Using the Stereo Field Adjusting Levels: Enhancing the Emotion of the Song Tuning Your Ears

Chapter 17: Using Equalization

Exploring Equalization Dialing-In EQ Equalizing Your Tracks

Chapter 18: Digging into Dynamics Processors

Connecting Dynamics Processors Introducing Compressors Looking into Limiters Introducing Gates and Expanders Detailing the De-Esser Setting Up Side Chains

Chapter 19: Singling Out Signal Processors

Routing Your Effects Rolling Out the Reverb Detailing Delay Creating Chorus Effects Making Sense of Microphone Modeling Applying an Amp Simulator Detailing Distortion Effects Selecting Tape Saturation Effects

Chapter 20: Automating Your Mix

Understanding Automation Accessing Automation Modes Writing Automation Viewing Automation Editing Automation Data

Chapter 21: Making Your Mix

Submixing Tracks Mixing in-the-Box Using an External Master Deck

Chapter 22: Mastering Your Music

Demystifying Mastering Getting Ready to Master Paying a Pro or Doing It Yourself Hiring a Professional Mastering Engineer Mastering Your Music Yourself Preparing for Distribution

Chapter 23: Creating Your Finished Product

Understanding File Formats Putting Your Music on CD Delivering Digital Files Creating MP3 Files Pressing Vinyl

Part 6: The Part of Tens

Chapter 24: Ten Invaluable Recording Tips

Using an Analog Tape Deck Layering Your Drum Beats Decorating Your Room Setting a Tempo Map Listening to Your Mix in Mono Doubling and Tripling Your Tracks Recording Dirty Room Ambience Overdubbing Live Drums Pressing Record, Even during a Rehearsal Leaving the Humanity in Your Tracks

Chapter 25: Ten (or So) Ways to Distribute and Promote Music

Marketing Yourself Setting Up Your Own Music Website Putting Your Music on a Music Host Site Engaging in Social Media Networking Offering Free Downloads Selling Your Music Digitally Licensing Your Music Podcasting Selling Your CDs Promoting Your Music Connecting with an Email Newsletter

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