Home recording for beginners
By: Geoffrey Francis
Publisher: Course Technology, Cengage Learning
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9781598638813
Subjects: Sound; Recording and reproducing; Reaper (Electronic resource); Computer sound processing; Digital techniques
Notes: CD-ROM includes evaluation software [REAPER v. 2.5], sample files, projects and exercises.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Your pathway to home recording. Myths and realties; title: What you will need; title: Home recording: getting-started shopping list; title: What about the technical stuff?; title: Problems: how to avoid them and how to solve them; title: Getting started in 30 days; title: The 30-day foundation course. Day 1: Digital audio and home recording; title: Day 2: Windows and your soundcard; title: Day 3: First steps in REAPER; title: Day 4: Project and file basics; title: Day 5: First steps in recording; title: Day 6: Second steps in recording; title: Day 7: Recording additional materials; title: Day 8: Consolidation exercise; title: Day 9: Overdubbing; title: Day 10: Auto punch recording; title: Day 11: Recording and working with multiple takes; title: Day 12: Basic MIDI recording and editing; title: Day 13: Creating and using loops; title: Day 14: Sampling; where audio meets MIDI; title: Day 15: Consolidation exercise; title: Day 16: First steps in mixing; title: pan and volume faders; title: Day 17: Introduction to audio editing; title: Day 18: Plug-ins and FX; EQ; title: Day 19: Plug-ins and FX; Compression; title: Day 20: Plug-ins and FX; Delay; title: Day 21: Submixes and folders; title: Day 22: Basic routing; sends, receives, and busses; title: Day 23: Consolidation exercise; title: Day 24: Fun with pitch and play rates; title: Day 25: Making life easier; markers and macros; title: Day 26: Automation envelopes; title: Day 27: Bringing it together in the mix; title: Day 28: Rendering for CD or MP3; title: Day 29 and 30: Consolidation exercise; title: The next step: your learning plan; title: What else do I need to know. Audio formats; title: Sample rates and bit depth; title: Audio drivers; title: Impedance; title: Understanding microphones; title: Understanding MIDI; title: Setting up your studio. The need to budget; title: Equipment matching; title: Panning your studio; title: DAW software; title: FX plug-ins; title: Software synths; title: The studio overview; title: Equipping your studio; title: Studio layout; title: The road ahead. The learning path; title: Future expenditure.