Getting Great Sounds: The Microphone Book
Intro - A Place To Begin Chapter 1 - The first link in the sonic chain - Early microphone development Chapter 2 - Microphone types and pick-up patterns Chapter 3 - Polarity and phase - what it is and what it means Chapter 4 - High- low impedance/ Balanced-unbalanced microphones Chapter 5 - Other types of transducers - direct boxes, guitar pickups, etc Chapter 6 - Accessories & necessary hardware - stands, booms, shockmounts Chapter 7 - Stereo microphone techniques Chapter 8 - Setting up a session Chapter 9 - Good sound- Bad sound Chapter 10 - Miking drums Chapter 11 - Miking guitar Chapter 12 - Miking pianos Chapter 13 - Miking solo instrument and vocals Chapter 14 - Miking classical sessions Coda - Vibrations in the universe