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

ISBN-13: 9780195394108 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 288 str.

Steve Savage

Opis

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:

- What to look and listen for in a recording environment

- Straightforward advice on recording almost any instrument

- Essentials of digital audio workstations

- Essentials of recording gear: microphones, mixers, and speakers

- Fundamentals of understanding and applying EQ, compression, delay, and reverb

- Secrets to running creative recording sessions

- Practical application of digital editing, mixing, and mastering

A 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:

- How to walk into a commercial studio and be the engineer

- Researching and buying gear: Internet vs. brick and mortar

- Digital formats: A handy reference

As 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.

Recenzje

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.

O autorze

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.