PC Recording Studios For Dummies

PC Recording Studios For Dummies

Publisher: For Dummies | 2005 | Pages: 404 | PDF | 9,3 MB

Here's how to make sound decisions about a desktop studio

Get the lowdown on equipment, design your studio space, and set your music free!

If you've been dreaming of making music with your computer, wake up and get started! Musician Jeff Strong clears a path for you through all the confusing options, helping you sort out hardware and software choices, coax the sound you want from your equipment, work with equalizers and processors, and start your creative juices flowing!

Discover how to
* Choose the right system and install software
* Optimize studio sound for recording and mixing
* Understand audio interfaces, sound cards, and MIDI gear
* Compare popular programs
* Mix and master your tracks

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SONAR X1 Power! - The Comprehensive Guide

Scott R. Garrigus, "SONAR X1 Power!: The Comprehensive Guide"
C-se T--gy P,TR | 2011 | ISBN: 1435458508 | 528 pages | PDF | 6,4 MB

SONAR X1 POWER!: THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE is the most recent edition of the best-selling SONAR Power book series providing detailed training for Cakewalk's SONAR X1 music recording software. Written for both new users and veteran upgraders alike, SONAR X1 POWER! walks users through all of the features of the software with step-by-step instructions and exercises. New users will start at the beginning and learn everything they need to know to use SONAR for recording, editing, producing, mixing, and bringing their music to the masses. Upgraders will learn about all the new features in SONAR X1 as well as enhancements to existing features that may affect their current production workflow.

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Recording on a Budget: How to Make Great Audio Recordings Without Breaking the Bank

Brent Edstrom, "Recording on a Budget: How to Make Great Audio Recordings Without Breaking the Bank"
Oxford University Press, USA | December 6, 2010 | English | ISBN: 0195390415 | 272 pages | PDF | 5,3 Mb

Audio recordings are the calling card with which musicians share and promote their work so a knowledge of recording techniques and technologies is essential to the 21st century musician. Recording On a Budget provides a comprehensive introduction to the recording arts from a budget-conscious perspective. Written by a professional musician and educator, this book is ideal for musicians, educators, music students, songwriters and hobbyists.

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Modern Recording Techniques, Seventh Edition

David Miles Huber, Robert E. Runstein, "Modern Recording Techniques, Seventh Edition"
F-cal..Press | 2009 | ISBN: 0240810694 | 672 pages | PDF | 26,3 MB

We have entered an exciting age in audio production. Conventional limitations in recording have subsided or vanished entirely, making it possible to create and record your own music in ways that few ever dreamed possible. This expanded, up-to-date edition of Modern Recording Techniques can help guide you through the process of creating, understanding and mastering the professional and project studio. The tips, tricks, and tools in this best-selling book will enable you to record music in new and innovative ways that'll help you express your talents to their fullest potential. This definitive guide to audio covers the latest audio technologies, and includes expanded and enhanced sections on the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), plug-ins, looping, groove tools, studio techniques, surround sound, mastering and more. Accompanied by an interactive companion website (www.modrec.com) featuring a searchable audio glossary, this dynamite book/website combination leaves no recording question unanswered, while offering you the chance to share ideas, get tips, and seek out advice when and where you need it. With Modern Recording Techniques, 7th ed., you can: * Explore the tools for getting better results in both the professional and project recording studio * Gain in-depth insights into digital audio technology, the digital audio workstation (DAW), surround sound production, electronic music and MIDI, synchronization, analog and digital console technology, mixing, console automation and more * Master the basics of dynamics, noise reduction, and other forms of signal processing in both the analog and the digital domains * Learn practical microphone placement techniques, monitoring fundamentals, CD mastering and important tips on getting your music to market * Check out new developments in new media, desktop audio and music technologies for the Web

*THE go to resource providing tips and techniques for getting the best results from music recording, be prepared with the know how required when working in the recording studio.
*Includes over 500 technical diagrams, screenshots and product illustrations, makes information accessible and aids understanding.
*Companion website provides tutorials and video content, with practical examples of the principals- clarifying how they work.

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