The art of digital audio recording a practical guide for home and studio - Savage, Steve (Oxford University Press, 2011)
Includes bibliographical references
Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 The Starting Point: Sound Meets the Computer; 2 The Essentials: Where and How Recordings Are Made; 3 Recording Sessions: A Practical Guide; 4 Editing: The New Frontier; 5 Three Fundamentals: Techniques Every Recordist Needs to Know; 6 Mixing: The Most Creative and the Most Challenging Stage; 7 Mastering: One Last Session; 8 Three Best Practices: Easy Ways to Raise the Level of Your Sessions; Addendum 1 How to Walk into a Commercial Studio and Be the Engineer; Addendum 2 Researching and Buying Gear: Internet vs. Brick and Mortar
Making great audio recordings requires striking the right balance between technical know-how and practical understanding of recording sessions. Even in the digital age, some of the most important aspects of creating and recording music are non-technical and, as a result, are often overlooked by traditional recording manuals. The Art of Digital Audio Recording teaches readers what they really need to know in order to make great sound recordings with computers - both the practical and the technical information, including: DT What to look and listen for in a recording environment DT Straightforwa