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1 online resource (441 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- About the Author -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Audio Basics -- 1.1 It's Not Always About the Gear! -- 1.2 What is Sound? -- 1.3 The Decibel (dB) -- 1.4 Power Relationships -- 1.5 Decibel Scales -- 1.6 Dynamic Range -- 1.7 Signal-To-Noise Ratio -- 1.8 Frequency vs Pitch -- 1.9 Frequency Response -- 1.10 Waveforms, Fundamentals, and Harmonics -- 1.11 Wavelength, Velocity, Phase -- 1.12 Amplitude Summation and Comb Filtering -- 1.13 Human Hearing -- 1.14 Signal Flow and Audio Level Standards |
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1.15 Gain Structure and Recording Levels -- 1.16 Analog Audio Connectors -- 1.17 Digital Audio Connectors -- 1.18 Digital Audio Basics -- Chapter 2 "Good Sound" -- 2.1 Recognizing Good Sound -- 2.2 Sound Reproduction Formats -- 2.3 Monitoring Options -- Loudspeakers, Headphones, and Earbuds -- 2.4 Mono Compatibility -- 2.5 Compressed Audio Formats -- 2.6 Dynamic Range -- 2.7 What About Distortion? -- 2.8 What Is a Good Recording? -- 2.9 Accuracy -- 2.10 Non-Natural Sounds and Balances -- 2.11 What Are the Elements of a Good Mix? -- 2.12 Frequency Balance -- 2.13 Clarity and Intelligibility |
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2.14 The Stereo Image -- 2.15 Focus and Amplitude Balance -- 2.16 Processing and Effects -- 2.17 Musical Arrangement and Song Structure -- 2.18 Making a Great Record -- Chapter 3 About Microphones, Part 1... -- 3.1 The Microphone -- 3.2 End Address or Side Address? -- 3.3 Directionality and Pick-Up Patterns -- 3.4 Dynamic Microphones -- 3.5 Condenser (Capacitor) Microphones -- 3.6 Single vs Dual Diaphragm Microphones -- 3.7 Pressure and Pressure Gradient Transducers -- 3.8 Ribbon Microphones -- 3.9 Tube (Valve) Microphones -- 3.10 Stereo Microphones -- 3.11 Virtual Microphones |
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3.12 Other Microphone Technologies -- Chapter 4 About Microphones, Part 2... -- 4.1 Phantom Power -- 4.2 Proximity Effect -- 4.3 Frequency Response -- 4.4 Off-Axis Response -- 4.5 Flat Microphones vs Vocal Microphones -- 4.6 Low Frequency Response -- 4.7 Low Cut Filters -- 4.8 Low Frequency Instrument Microphones -- 4.9 Sensitivity -- 4.10 Self-Noise and Equivalent Noise Rating (ENR) -- 4.11 Signal-to-Noise Ratio -- 4.12 Pads -- 4.13 Maximum SPL -- 4.14 Dynamic Range -- 4.15 Transient Response -- 4.16 Pop Filters, Windscreens, and Dead Cats -- 4.17 Shock Mounts -- 4.18 Mic Preamps |
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4.19 What Mic to Use? -- 4.20 There's More to It Than Specifications! -- Chapter 5 EQ Basics -- 5.1 What Is EQ? -- 5.2 Last Resort, and Creative Mix Tool -- 5.3 Can You EQ Spill? -- 5.4 EQ Filters -- 5.5 Analog vs Digital EQ -- 5.6 Additive vs Subtractive EQ -- 5.7 The Fewer Filters the Better -- 5.8 How Much to EQ? -- 5.9 When to EQ? -- 5.10 Golden Rules of EQ -- Chapter 6 Stereo Imaging -- 6.1 The Stereo Soundstage -- 6.2 How to Listen -- 6.3 Phantom and Discrete Images -- 6.4 Image Width -- 6.5 Beyond the Loudspeakers -- 6.6 Depth Concepts -- 6.7 The Illusion of Height |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000289176 |
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1000289176 |
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