Modern recording techniques

David Miles HUBER, Robert E. RUNSTEIN

Taylor & Francis US, 2010 - Music - 654 pages

Focal Press is proud to present a completely updated edition of the most popular and authoritative recording guide on the market. New for 2009, the seventh edition of David Huber's classic carries you into today's exciting age of audio production, where you can create and record music in ways that few ever dreamed possible. This definitive handbook guides you through the process of creating, understanding and mastering both the professional and project studio. From recording basics to the most cutting-edge techniques available, MRT provides you with complete understanding of the tools and day-to-day practices of music recording and production. Newly expanded and updated chapters cover the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), plug-ins, looping, groove tools, surround sound, mastering and more. With its interactive companion website (www.modrec.com) featuring instructional videos full of bonus tips and tricks, new tutorials, an indispensable audio glossary, and much more, this dynamite book/website combo leaves no recording question unanswered, and gives you the chance to share ideas, get tips, and seek out expert advice just when you need it.

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User Review  - Ted Trembinski - Goodreads

Solid foundation for an introduction to this material.

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User Review  - Chad - Goodreads

this book has a pretty good , historcal opening , about the germans & a neat picture of bing Crosby with his eight , alot of good information in there as well , picked it up for a class , & use it as a refrence ever since !

Contents

• Chapter 1 Introduction: 1
• Chapter 2 Sound and hearing: 41
• Chapter 3 Studio Acoustics and Design: 73
• Design and Application: 111
• Chapter 5 The Analog Tape Recorder: 181
• Chapter 6 Digital Audio Technology: 199
• Chapter 7 The Digital Audio Workstation: 235
• Chapter 8 Groove Tools and Techniques: 291
• Chapter 9 MIDI and Electronic Music Technology: 309
• Chapter 10 Multimedia and the Web: 369
• Chapter 11 Synchronization: 393
• Chapter 12 Amplifiers: 415
• Chapter 13 The Art and Technology of Mixing: 423
• Chapter 14 Signal Processing: 469
• Chapter 15 Noise Reduction: 513
• Chapter 16 Monitoring: 523
• Chapter 17 Surround Sound: 545
• Chapter 18 Mastering: 563
• Chapter 19 Product Manufacture: 575
• Chapter 20 Studio Tips and Tricks: 597
• Chapter 21 Yesterday Today and Tomorrow: 613
• Appendix A Continuing Education: 623
• Appendix B Tax Tips for Musicians: 625
• Index: 633

About the author

David Miles Huber is widely acclaimed in the recording industry as a digital audio consultant, author and guest lecturer on the subject of digital audio and recording technology. As well as being a regular contributing writer for numerous magazines and websites, Dave has written such books as The MIDI Manual (Focal Press) and Professional Microphone Techniques (ArtistPro.com). He also manages the Educational Outreach Program for Syntrillium software (www.syntrillium.com), makers of Cool Edit 2000 and Cool Edit Pro. In addition to all this, he's a professional musician in the ambient dance/relaxational field, having written, produced and engineered CDs that have sold over the million mark. His latest stuff can be checked out at 51bpm.com.
David Miles Huber is widely acclaimed in the recording industry as a digital audio consultant, author and guest lecturer on the subject of digital audio and recording technology. As well as being a regular contributing writer for numerous magazines and websites, Dave has written such books as The MIDI Manual (Focal Press) and Professional Microphone Techniques (ArtistPro.com). He also manages the Educational Outreach Program for Syntrillium software (www.syntrillium.com), makers of Cool Edit 2000 and Cool Edit Pro. In addition to all this, he's a professional musician in the ambient dance/relaxational field, having written, produced and engineered CDs that have sold over the million mark. His latest stuff can be checked out at 51bpm.com.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Modern recording techniques; Focal Press
• Authors: David Miles HUBER, Robert E. RUNSTEIN
• Edition: 7, illustrated
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis US, 2010
• ISBN: 0240810694, 9780240810690
• Length: 654 pages
• Subjects: Music / Recording & Reproduction