Recording and Voice Processing, Volume 1

Preface

If you want to know if this book is for you, how it is constructed and organized, what it contains and what conventions will be used, you’ve come to the right place, this is the place to start.

Target audience

This book is intended for all those who, amateur or professional, are interested in sound recording, recording and mixing in the field of singing and voice or musicians, performers, commentators and composers.

The work presented in some sections requires minimum knowledge in the field of acoustics and digital audio.

You must have a good knowledge of your computer’s operating system (paths, folders and directories, files, names, extensions, copying, moving, etc.) and know how to handle a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation), such as Avid Pro Tools, Apple Logic Pro X, Ableton Live, Steinberg Cubase, FL Studio, MOTU Digital performer, Cockos Reaper, etc., or a digital integrated studio, such as Tascam DP-03SD, Tascam DP32, Roland VS-1680, Akai DPS16HD, Yamaha AW4416, etc.

Structure and contents of the book

This work is composed of two volumes:

• 1) history and generalities;
• 2) studio work.

Volume 1 presents a preface, specifying the contents and the writing conventions used, then an introduction followed by four chapters, a conclusion and five appendices:

• – recording history;
• – voice;
• – microphones;
• – acoustic environment.

The conclusion summarizes the main topics discussed and introduces the concepts that will be addressed in the second volume.

Appendices 1–5 provide ...