Modern recording techniques / David Miles Huber, Robert E. Runstein

Introduction ; Sound and hearing ; Studio acoustics and design ; Microphones : design and application ; The analog audio tape recorder ; Digital audio technology ; MIDI and electronic music technology ; Multimedia and the Web ; Synchronization ; Amplifiers ; The audio production console ; Signal processing ; Noise reduction ; Monitoring ; Surround sound ; Mastering ; Product manufacture ; Studio session procedures ; Yesterday, today and tomorrow

An up-to-date and authoritative recording guide, the book addresses the rapidly growing market of project studio recording, the large base of home music production using multitrack, hard-disk, and MIDI technologies. It provides anyone wishing to learn professional recording with everything they need to fully understand the tools and day-to-day practices of music recording and production. This new edition brings the book fully into the world wide web arena, with new and expanded information on digital audio, streaming, surround sound, and DVD production and manufacturing. The new edition is completely updated to include new industry changes and trends, as well as those still on the horizon. Website callouts, general web references and demos, programs and applications have been included throughout. The new website, modrec.com, houses all ancillary material for MRT. This site includes examples, demos, updates, soundfiles/midifiles, manuals, and discussions