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Practical, concise, and approachable, Audio Engineering 101, Second Edition covers everything aspiring audio engineers need to know to make it in the recording industry, from the characteristics of sound to microphones, analog versus digital recording, EQ/compression, mixing, mastering, and career skills. Filled with hand-ons, step-by-step technique breakdowns and all-new interviews with active professionals, this updated edition includes instruction in using digital consoles, iPads for mixing, audio apps, plug-ins, home studios, and audio for podcasts. An extensive companion website features fifteen new video tutorials, audio clips, equipment lists, quizzes, and student exercises.

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Author:   Tim Dittmar
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.482kg
ISBN:  

9781138658776

ISBN 10:   1138658774
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   16 October 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. What is sound? Seven Important Characteristics 2. How to Listen, Remember When Your Parents Told You to Listen? Well, You Should Have Listened! 3. EQ Points of Interest. Frequencies Made Easy 4. People skills. Recording Isn't All Technical! 5. Microphone Guides and Their Uses. Hey, Is This Thing On? 6. Mixing Consoles. So Many Knobs, So Little Time 7. Signal Processors. Toys You Could Play with for Days! 8. Signal Flow. The Keys to Directing Audio Traffic 9. Studio Session Procedures: How a Recording Session Happens and in What Order 10. Basic Acoustics… How to Make Your Recording Space Sound Better 11. The History of Audio: It Helps to Know Where You Came From 12. Now That I Am Dangerous, Should I get an internship? 13. Jobs. What Can I Do With These Skills? 14. FAQs. Hear it from the Pros

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Tim Dittmar is a musician, songwriter, recording and live sound engineer, producer, and professor. Tim began his professional audio career in the late 80s at Cedar Creek Studio in Austin, TX. Tim has been a full-time faculty member at Austin Community College since 2000 where he heads up the technology side of Music Business, Performance and Technology (MBPT).

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