Secrets of the digital studio

Insider's guide to desktop recording

418 pages, parution le 24/04/2002

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Résumé

Turn your home computer into an audio recording studio! Whether you're a musician or audio enthusiast of any kink, this book will help you

Choose the right audio software and hardware
Record, edit, and mix your music and audio for that "studio" sound
Explore DVD audio and surround sound
Prepare your sound for the web, CD, and other uses
Discover audio sampling tips and tricks
Learn how to be a DJ, and find out how turntable techniques are used by desktop musicians
Discover how the file sharing revolution - life beyond Napster - involves desktop audio
Learn the basics of digital audio technology, including MIDI
Learn how to create a PC-based audio studio on any budget, while encountering as little technical jargon as possible
Includes bonus interviews with accomplished musicians/producers, and a CD packed with software and audio clips to use in your own desktop studio

Contents

I. AUDIO STUFF IT REALLY HELPS TO KNOW.
- 1. Our Analog Ancestors and the Basics of Sound.
- 2. Fast Forward: Digital Audio and the Nonlinear Now.
- 3. Digital Audio, Continued.
- 4. MIDI: The Virtual Orchestra.
II. LET'S START BUILDING.
- 5. The Desktop Philosophy: Virtually Everything Should Be Virtual, or, How Can We Do This Cheaper and Better?
- 6. Software: The Basics.
- 7. Software: The Extras.
- 8. Hardware: Have PC, Will Travel.
- 9. Extra Gear.
- 10. Hooking It All Up: Connections and Cabling.
- 11. Typical Studio Setups: A Solution for Every Budget.
III. THE JOY OF RECORDING: HOW TO RECORD AND EDIT WITH YOUR DESKTOP AUDIO STUDIO.
- 12. How to Record and Edit.
- 13. Sampling.
- 14. DJ Nation: Getting Started as a Turntablist.
- 15. Audio Synchronization.
- 16. Archiving.
IV. CREATING YOUR SOUND: HOW TO MIX USING YOUR DESKTOP STUDIO.
- 17. Mixing, Part.
- 18. Mixing, Part.
- 19. DVD Audio and Surround Sound Mixing.
V. THOSE DISCS WERE MADE FOR BURNING: DESKTOP CD BURNING.
- 20. CD Burning, the Basics.
- 21. CD Creation, Part 2: Before and After the Burn.
VI. THE INTERNET: THE DESKTOP RECORDIST'S BEST FRIEND.
- 22. Preparing Your Sounds for Uploading.
- 23. File Swapping: Inside the Revolution.
- 24. Collaborating Across Town-Or the Globe.
Appendix A. TechTV Quick Facts.
Index.

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Que
Auteur(s)	James Maguire, Jim Louderback
Parution	24/04/2002
Nb. de pages	418
Format	19 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	740g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780789726865