" '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."
