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Second Edition
By
Tim Crich, Recording engineer who has worked with many top recording artists and producers (Vancouver, Canada).
Description
Get ahead in the business - be the engineer everyone wants to hire - achieve success with the very best recordings. Tim Crich?s bestselling
Recording Tips for Engineers provides the knowledge you need to rise to the top. From years of experience working with big name rock
stars, Tim Crich shares his expertise and gives you all the essential insider tips and short cuts.
Great for engineers of all levels,
this guide is packed with simple and practical advice using real life studio situations. The bulleted lists and clear illustrations will
save you valuable time and allow for fast in session reference.
Includes:
* Tips on proper microphone choice, setup and placement
* Full sections on equalization and compression methods
* Guidance on recording drums, guitars and vocals
* Advice on creating professional
mixes
* Best ways to take control of your recording environment
Audience
Entry-level and professional engineers / assistant engineers, musicians, and anyone involved in studio recording, particularly home/project studio owners.
Contents
Chapter One - The Recording Engineer
Becoming a Better Recording Engineer; Dealing with Clients; Getting Paid; Keeping Up; Getting Work
Chapter Two - Studio Preparation
Room Preparation; Placement; Preparing For Microphone Setup; Choosing the Proper Microphone; Placing
the Microphones; Close Miking; Distant Miking; Running the Cables; Eliminate the Hum; Minimizing Phase Cancellation
Chapter Three - Drums
Setup
Placing the Drums; Changing Drum Heads; Tuning the Drums; Preparation; Miking the Kick Drum; Miking the Snare Drum; Miking the
Tom-Toms; Miking the Cymbals / Overhead; Miking the Room Ambiance; Limited Microphone Setup; Click Track; Drum Machine;
Chapter Four
- Electric Guitar Amplifier Placement; Connections In and Out; Loud Amplifiers; Preparation; Miking the Amplifiers
Chapter Five - Acoustic
Instruments
Acoustic Preparation; Placing the Player; Placing the Microphones; Piano; Placing the Microphones; Keyboards; Horns
Chapter
Six - Vocals
Placing the Microphone
Chapter Seven - The Control Room
Control Room Preparation; Control Room Analyzation; Speaker Placement;
Speaker Connection; Computer; Creating Digital Audio Files; Digital Console; Equalizimg; Compressing; Noise gates
Chapter Eight - Starting
Points
Drums; Bass Guitar; Electric Guitar; Acoustic Guitar; Vocals; Horns; Piano; Something?s Not Right
Chapter Nine - The Signal Routing
Track Layout; Levels To Record; Monitor Mix; Cue Mix
Chapter Ten - The Recording Sessions (Three Hours, Three Days, Three Weeks)
Tuning;
In Record / Red Lights Punching; Recording Vocals; Pitch; Post Record; Recording Effects; The Part; Bouncing; Doubling; Digital Edits;
Documentation; End Of Session
Chapter Eleven - The Mixing
Pre Mix; Setting Up To Mix; Mixing Basics; Processing; Gates and Side Chain;
Effects; General Mix; Print Prep; Printing; After Printing
Chapter Twelve - Digital Appendix
Digital Conversion; Input Processing; Digital
Storage; Digital Multitrack Recorder; CD/DVD; Audio Differences; Time Code; The End
Bibliographic & ordering Information
Paperback, 256 pages, publication date: APR-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-51974-6
ISBN-10: 0-240-51974-4
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS
Price: Order form
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GBP 20.99
USD 35.95
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Last update: 16 Jul 2008
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