Build Your Own PC Recording Studio

Name: Build Your Own PC Recording Studio
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ISBN: 9780072229042

ISBN-10: 0072229047

ISBN-13: 9780072229042

Edition: 2003

Authors: John Chappell

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Expert recording technician and best-selling author Jon Chappell guides you through the easy steps that will have you producing master-quality recordings at home - regardless of whether your music is heavy metal, hip-hop, or classical.

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List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne
Publication date: 4/16/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Building Your Recording Studio
A Recording Studio in a Box	p. 3
The Computer as Command Central	p. 4
The Digital Audio Recording Process	p. 5
Recording	p. 6
Editing	p. 7
Mixing	p. 8
Mastering	p. 9
Burning	p. 9
Separating the Hard from the Soft	p. 10
Hardware	p. 10
Software	p. 12
How the Different Hardware Components Contribute	p. 14
Interfaces and Converters	p. 14
Processors	p. 14
RAM	p. 15
Hard Drive	p. 15
CD Drive	p. 15
Operating Systems	p. 16
Windows	p. 16
Mac OS	p. 16
Mac vs. PC	p. 17
Minimum Requirements for a Recording PC	p. 18
Processor	p. 18
RAM	p. 19
Hard Drive(s)	p. 19
CD Burner	p. 19
Ports	p. 20
Computer Peripherals	p. 22
External Disk Drives	p. 23
Second Monitor and Video Monitor Cards	p. 23
Configuring Your System a la Carte	p. 24
Turnkey Solutions	p. 25
Laptops	p. 25
Moving On	p. 26
Music and Audio Peripherals	p. 27
Better Living Through Music and Audio Peripherals	p. 28
Choose Your Weapon: Input Devices	p. 28
Microphones	p. 28
Keyboards	p. 30
Drum Machines	p. 30
Electric Guitars	p. 31
MIDI Input	p. 33
Keyboards for All	p. 34
Interfaces	p. 35
Interface Configurations	p. 35
Soundcards	p. 35
Soundcards with Breakout Boxes	p. 38
USB and FireWire	p. 39
Audio Interfaces	p. 40
Analog Audio Interfaces	p. 40
Digital Audio Interfaces	p. 41
Analog/Digital/Clock	p. 42
Audio + MIDI Interfaces	p. 43
Multipurpose Interfaces	p. 43
Control Surfaces	p. 44
Outboard Mixers	p. 45
Other Noncomputer but Essential Stuff	p. 46
Budget Speakers	p. 47
Headphones	p. 48
Moving On	p. 49
Building Your PC Audio System	p. 51
System Component Considerations	p. 52
Case Studies	p. 52
The Minitower	p. 53
Legions of Fans	p. 53
Prepare the Case	p. 55
Home Base: the Motherboard	p. 56
Install the Motherboard	p. 57
The Brains of the Operation: the Processor	p. 60
Install the Processor	p. 61
Install the Heat Sink	p. 62
Memories Are Made of RAM Chips	p. 64
Install the Memory	p. 65
All About Disk Drives	p. 66
Install the Hard Drive	p. 67
Connecting the Hard Drive	p. 67
Install the CD-RW and Floppy Drives	p. 69
Connecting the CD-RW and Floppy Drives	p. 70
Check Your Cable Connections	p. 72
Format the Hard Drive and Install the OS	p. 73
Moving On	p. 74
Building a Musical Arrangement step by step
Recording on a Computer	p. 77
The Audio/MIDI Interface	p. 77
Install the Interface	p. 79
Testing the Interface	p. 80
The Master MIDI Controller	p. 82
The Project Keyboard	p. 82
Hook Up the Keyboard Controller	p. 83
Making Audio Connections	p. 83
Selecting a Microphone	p. 84
Hook Up the Mic	p. 85
Hook Up the Monitor System	p. 86
Install the Music Software	p. 86
Reboot and Launch the Music Software	p. 87
Configure the Audio Driver	p. 87
Set Up the MIDI System	p. 90
Start a New Project	p. 91
Project Window Geography	p. 93
Create a New Track	p. 93
Record Your First Track	p. 97
Your Second Take	p. 98
Record Additional Tracks	p. 99
Import Prerecorded Audio	p. 102
Importing a Data File	p. 102
Importing Audio from a CD	p. 103
A Word about Tempo	p. 104
Introducing MIDI Instruments	p. 104
Launch a VSTi	p. 104
Record a MIDI Track	p. 106
Punch In a Segment	p. 107
Record Multiple Tracks	p. 109
Moving On	p. 110
Editing, Mixing, and Processing Your Music	p. 111
Mixing Your Tracks	p. 112
Set Levels	p. 113
A Detailed View	p. 114
Add EQ	p. 116
Effects and Processing	p. 116
Add an Insert Effect	p. 117
Add a Send Effect	p. 119
Mix MIDI Tracks	p. 121
Add Master Effects	p. 123
Automate Your Mix	p. 124
Editing Your Work	p. 128
Arrange Parts	p. 128
Smoothing Transitions	p. 132
Composite Virtual Tracks	p. 134
Listening to Individual Events	p. 136
Add File-based Effects	p. 137
Micro-edit Your Files	p. 140
The Sample Editor	p. 140
The MIDI Editors	p. 142
Time-stretch an Imported File	p. 144
Bounce Your Final Mix to Disk	p. 146
Moving On	p. 147
Mastering, Burning, and Packaging Your CD	p. 149
Editing and Processing Your Files	p. 150
Trim the File Length	p. 150
EQ Your Song	p. 151
Compress Your File	p. 152
Level-match and Normalize Your Song	p. 155
File Formats	p. 158
WAV or AIF	p. 158
Convert to MP3	p. 158
WMA	p. 160
QuickTime	p. 161
RealAudio	p. 161
Tape	p. 161
Burning a CD, Step by Step	p. 162
Launch the Burning Software	p. 162
Audio or Data?	p. 163
Prepare Your Files	p. 163
Sequence and Assemble a Playlist	p. 164
Creating a Data CD	p. 167
Packaging Your CD	p. 168
Create Labels	p. 168
Provide Printed Matter	p. 172
Putting Your Music on the Web	p. 173
Streaming vs. Downloading	p. 173
Upload to a Web Site	p. 173
Test the Download Process	p. 174
Moving On	p. 175
Healthy and Happy Recording
Home Studio Considerations	p. 179
A Sense of Space	p. 180
Two Rooms vs. One Room	p. 180
Placing Equipment	p. 182
Monitor Placement	p. 183
Sample Setups	p. 185
The Tier	p. 185
The L	p. 186
The U	p. 187
Ergonomics 101	p. 188
Give 'Em the Chair	p. 188
Of Tabletops and Drawers	p. 189
Let There Be Lighting	p. 189
Practicing Sound Reasoning in Acoustics	p. 191
Treat That Sound	p. 193
Materialism	p. 193
A Panel Discussion	p. 194
Parts list for constructing four 2'x4' acoustic panels	p. 196
Baffles	p. 197
Cords, Cables, and Wires	p. 201
Types of Cables	p. 202
Audio	p. 202
Data	p. 205
Cable Quality	p. 208
Cable Tips	p. 209
Moving On	p. 209
Maintaining and Caring for Your Recording System	p. 211
Maintenance	p. 211
Creating Partitions	p. 212
Running Disk-Repair Utilities	p. 213
Virus Software	p. 214
Defragmenting Your Disk	p. 214
Updating Software	p. 216
Lean, Mean Data Machines	p. 217
Keeping Components Clean and Happy	p. 218
Dust in the Wind	p. 218
It's the Heat and the Humidity	p. 219
The Urge to Surge	p. 220
Don't Interrupt when I'm Powering	p. 220
Backing Up	p. 221
Backup Basics: Diversifying Disks	p. 221
Moving Forward with Backing Up	p. 222
Media Types	p. 223
Backup Software	p. 227
Troubleshooting	p. 228
Delving Deeper into the Root of Audio Problems	p. 229
Moving On	p. 233
Index	p. 235
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