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by Dave Lockwood, Hugh Robjohns, Paul White
The Studio SOS Book
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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
Suitable Monitors
Speaker 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
Cleaning
Summary
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
Tuning the Kit
Snares
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
Problem Solving
Noise 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
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