The audio recording handbook / Alan P. Kefauver.
| Author/creator | Kefauver, Alan P. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Middleton, WI : A-R Editions, ©2001. |
| Description | xii, 606 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Computer music and digital audio series ; v. 17 Computer music and digital audio series ; v. 17. ^A664906 |
| Contents | Preface -- Section I: Measuring sound. The raw materials of sound. The decibel ; The logarithm ; Power ; Frequency -- Sound measuring devices. The volume indicator (VU meter) ; The sound level meter ; The peak reading meter ; Studio and broadcast reference levels ; The spectrum analyzer ; The oscilloscope ; Other metering standards -- Section II: Transducers: microphones and loudspeakers. Microphone design. Dynamic microphones ; Condenser microphones ; Acoustical specification ; Distortion in microphones ; Microphone noises: sibilant, plosive, and vibration -- Microphone technique. Stereo techniques (binaural systems) ; Surround sound microphone techniques ; Multi-microphone techniques ; Special-purpose microphones ; Miking musical instruments -- Loudspeakers. Loudspeaker terminology ; The ideal sound source ; The practical loudspeaker ; Speaker enclosure systems ; Multi-speaker systems ; The room/speaker interface ; Summary -- Section III: Sound processing devices. Time domain processing: Echoes and reverberation. Room acoustics ; Simulating reverberation in the studio ; Special effects -- Frequency domain processing: equalizers. Bandwith and "Q" ; Types of equalizers ; Applications ; Effect of equalization on dynamic range ; Equalizer phase shift -- Amplitude domain processing. Compressors and limiters ; Expanders ; Multi-function processors -- Analog noise reduction. White noise ; Residual noise level ; Signal-to-noise ratio ; Noise reduction systems ; Summary -- Section IV: Analog audio recording systems. Magnetic tape. The magnetic recording system ; The recording process ; Tape differences ; High output tapes ; The print-through phenomenon -- The analog tape recorder. Track format standards ; Tape speed ; The recording process ; The playback process ; Other features and characteristics -- Analog tape recorder maintenance and alignment. Cleaning and demagnetizing ; Test tapes ; Operating levels ; Electronic adjustments ; Mechanical adjustments -- Section V: Digital audio systems. Digital audio. Digital design basics ; Digital encoding: the binary system ; The record process ; The playback process ; The digital advantage -- Digital audio recording systems. Tracks versus channels ; Sampling-rate converters ; Fixed-head recording systems ; Fixed-head versus rotary-head digital recorders ; Hard-disk recorders ; Digital editing procedures ; Optical disk storage systems -- Section VI: Synchronization system. Time code. Recorded time data ; Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) time code ; Vertical Interval Time Code (VITC) ; Time code implementation ; Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) ; The SMPTE/MIDI interface -- Section VII: The recording console. Recording studio consoles. Overview ; The input/output (IO) module ; The master module ; The monitor module ; Components of the in-line recording console ; Summary of signal flow path: analog console ; The digital difference ; Control surface to electronic rack interfaces ; System configuration files ; Clocking the digital console ; The input pool ; Patch (insert) points ; Auxiliary send buses ; The output pool: buses and direct outs -- Console automation systems. The voltage-controlled amplifier ; Automation data storage ; Primary automation functions ; An automation session -- Section VIII: The recording process. The recording session. Overdubbing ; Headphone monitoring ; Track assignment and disk allocation ; Preparing for the multi-track session ; Recording ; End of session -- The mixdown session. Editing ; Track assignment and panning ; Preparing for mixdown ; Assistance during mixdown ; Recording and monitor levels ; Monitor loudspeakers for the mixdown session ; The master ; Mastering ; Mixdown summary -- Glossary. |
| Abstract | This comprehensive guide covers every aspect of the recording process. Following a discussion of sound, the author explores loudspeakers and microphones and also current audio signal processing devices. He covers at length issues of reverberation, equalizers, compressors, noise reduction, and other processes for recording and editing sound. This book includes sections devoted to analog and digital audio systems, digital editing workstations, tape recorder alignment, and synchronization systems. In addition, the author discusses the features of both analog and digital recording consoles, as well as various console automation systems. Throughout the book, applications to surround sound formats are addressed, with discussion of recording, mixdown, and editing sessions, which brings together everything covered in the text clearly and effectively. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 593-594) and index. |
| LCCN | 2001022651 |
| ISBN | 0895794624 (pbk.) |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | TK7881 .K44 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |