Practical, concise, and approachable, Audio Engineering 101: A Beginner's Guide to Music Production, Second Edition, from Focal Press covers everything aspiring audio engineers need to know to make it in the recording industry, from the characteristics of sound to microphones, analog versus digital recording, EQ/compression, mixing, mastering, and career skills. Filled with hand-ons, step-by-step technique breakdowns and all-new interviews with active professionals, this updated edition includes instruction in using digital consoles, iPads for mixing, audio apps, plug-ins, home studios, and audio for podcasts. An extensive companion website features fifteen new video tutorials, audio clips, equipment lists, quizzes, and student exercises.
Table of Contents
1. What is sound? Seven Important Characteristics
2. How to Listen, Remember When Your Parents Told You to Listen? Well, You Should Have Listened!
3. EQ Points of Interest. Frequencies Made Easy
4. People skills. Recording Isn't All Technical!
5. Microphone Guides and Their Uses. Hey, Is This Thing On?
6. Mixing Consoles. So Many Knobs, So Little Time
7. Signal Processors. Toys You Could Play with for Days!
8. Signal Flow. The Keys to Directing Audio Traffic
9. Studio Session Procedures: How a Recording Session Happens and in What Order
10. Basic Acoustics… How to Make Your Recording Space Sound Better
11. The History of Audio: It Helps to Know Where You Came From
12. Now That I Am Dangerous, Should I get an internship?
13. Jobs. What Can I Do With These Skills?
14. FAQs. Hear it from the Pros.
2. How to Listen, Remember When Your Parents Told You to Listen? Well, You Should Have Listened!
3. EQ Points of Interest. Frequencies Made Easy
4. People skills. Recording Isn't All Technical!
5. Microphone Guides and Their Uses. Hey, Is This Thing On?
6. Mixing Consoles. So Many Knobs, So Little Time
7. Signal Processors. Toys You Could Play with for Days!
8. Signal Flow. The Keys to Directing Audio Traffic
9. Studio Session Procedures: How a Recording Session Happens and in What Order
10. Basic Acoustics… How to Make Your Recording Space Sound Better
11. The History of Audio: It Helps to Know Where You Came From
12. Now That I Am Dangerous, Should I get an internship?
13. Jobs. What Can I Do With These Skills?
14. FAQs. Hear it from the Pros.
About the Author
Tim Dittmar is a musician, songwriter, recording and live sound engineer, producer, and professor. Tim began his professional audio career in the late 80s at Cedar Creek Studio in Austin, TX. Tim has been a full-time faculty member at Austin Community College since 2000 where he heads up the technology side of Music Business, Performance, and Technology (MBPT).