Total Recording: The Complete Guide to Audio Production and Engineering

Total Recording' is the complete and comprehensive guide to audio production and engineering musical recordings in all genres. Written by Grammy-nominated recording engineer/composer/ author/industry consultant/researcher/guru Dave Moulton, it's the product of over three decades worth of professional experience. Along with its companion CD of audio examples, this thoroughly current package is chock-full of in-depth information for professionals and students alike about the entire recording process, including: - Studio and control room design for project studios to commercial facilities - Microphone selection and set-up - Recording techniques - Equipment and how to use it effectively: mics, amps, compressors, gates, equalizers, signal processors, speakers, etc.-both hardware and software - Audio software - Surround sound - Using MIDI musically - Mixing boards - Studio acoustics and psychoacoustics - Practical electronics for engineers and musicians - Mixing techniques - Studio procedures - A new approach to acoustics - Analog and digital audio....And many more unique and extremely interesting perspectives, including sections on hearing damage, the microphone as an ear, stereo and surround sound, psychoacoustics, and a wide variety of recording production techniques. An excellent and thorough resource that you will find yourself turning to repeatedly, 'Total Recording' is a must-have reference for every serious recording musician, engineer, and producer.