PC Audio Editing, 2nd Edition

Table of contents

1. Front Cover
2. Half Title
3. Title Page
4. Copyright
5. Contents
6. Foreword
7. Preface
8. 1 Visual editing
9. 2 Some technical bits
   1. 2.1 Loudness, decibels and frequencies
   2. 2.2 Hearing safety
   3. 2.3 Analogue and digital audio
   4. 2.4 Time code
10. 3 Hardware and software requirements
    1. 3.1 PC
    2. 3.2 Sound card
    3. 3.3 Loudspeakers/headphones
    4. 3.4 Hard disks
    5. 3.5 Universal serial bus
    6. 3.6 Firewire
    7. 3.7 Audio editors
    8. 3.8 Linear editors
    9. 3.9 Non-linear editors
    10. 3.10 Multitrack
    11. 3.11 Audio processing
    12. 3.12 Mastering
    13. 3.13 CD recording software
    14. 3.14 DVD
    15. 3.15 MIDI
    16. 3.16 Control surface
11. 4 Recording
    1. 4.1 Responsibilities
    2. 4.2 Interviewing people
    3. 4.3 Documentary
    4. 4.4 Oral history interviews
    5. 4.5 Interviews on the move
    6. 4.6 Recorders
    7. 4.7 Acoustics and microphones
    8. 4.8 Multitrack
12. 5 Transfer
    1. 5.1 Reviewing material
    2. 5.2 Head alignment
    3. 5.3 Digital
    4. 5.4 Analogue
    5. 5.5 Recording
13. 6 Editing
    1. 6.1 Introduction
    2. 6.2 Loading a file
    3. 6.3 Making an edit
    4. 6.4 Visual editing
14. 7 Quarrying material
    1. 7.1 Introduction
    2. 7.2 Blue bar blues
    3. 7.3 Copy, cut and paste
15. 8 Structuring material
    1. 8.1 Standardize format
    2. 8.2 Batch files
16. 9 Multitrack
    1. 9.1 Loading
    2. 9.2 Pan and volume
    3. 9.3 FX tracks
    4. 9.4 Multitrack for a simple mix
    5. 9.5 Chequerboarding90
    6. 9.6 Fades and edges
    7. 9.7 Prefaded and backtimed music
    8. 9.8 Transitions
    9. 9.9 Multitrack music
17. 10 Production
    1. 10.1 Introduction
    2. 10.2 Types of programme
    3. 10.3 Talks
    4. 10.4 Illustrated talks
    5. 10.5 Magazine programmes
    6. 10.6 Magazine items
    7. 10.7 Simple features
    8. 10.8 Multi-layer features
    9. 10.9 Drama
    10. 10.10 Music
18. 11 Post-production
    1. 11.1 Timing
    2. 11.2 Level matching
    3. 11.3 Panning
    4. 11.4 Crossfading
    5. 11.5 Stereo/binaural
    6. 11.6 Surround sound
    7. 11.7 Multi-layer mixing
19. 12 Audio design
    1. 12.1 Dangers
    2. 12.2 Normalization
    3. 12.3 Compression/limiting
    4. 12.4 Expanders and gates
    5. 12.5 Reverberation and echo
    6. 12.6 Equalization
    7. 12.7 Noise reduction
    8. 12.8 Spatial effects
    9. 12.9 Special transforms
    10. 12.10 Time/pitch
    11. 12.11 Multitrack effects transforms
20. 13 Reviewing material
    1. 13.1 Check there are no missed edits
    2. 13.2 Assessing levels
    3. 13.3 Listening on full quality speakers
21. 14 Mastering
    1. 14.1 Line-up and transmission formats
    2. 14.2 Generate silence
    3. 14.3 Generate noise
    4. 14.4 Generate tones
    5. 14.5 Changeovers
    6. 14.6 Mastering process
    7. 14.7 CD labelling
    8. 14.8 Email and the World Wide Web
    9. 14.9 Analytical functions
22. 15 CD burning
    1. 15.1 Types of CD
    2. 15.2 Audio CDs
    3. 15.3 Multi-session CDs
    4. 15.4 Rewritable CDs
    5. 15.5 CD recording software
    6. 15.6 Recording codes
23. 16 Archiving
    1. 16.1 Selection for archiving
    2. 16.2 Compact disc
    3. 16.3 CD-ROM
    4. 16.4 DAT
    5. 16.5 Analogue
    6. 16.6 Computer backup
24. 17 Tweaks
    1. 17.1 Mouse options
    2. 17.2 Hardware controller
    3. 17.3 Keyboard shortcuts
    4. 17.4 MIDI triggering
    5. 17.5 SMPTE/EBU synchronization
    6. 17.6 Favorites
    7. 17.7 Settings
    8. 17.8 Device properties
    9. 17.9 Help
    10. 17.10 Icons
25. Appendix 1 Time code
26. Appendix 2 Clicks and clocks
27. Appendix 3 MIDI
28. Glossary
29. Index