The Craft of Contemporary Commercial Music

Appendix B

Glossary

3-to-1 rule	a recording strategy used to avoid phasing issues during stereo miking. The 3-to-1 rule states that the distance between the first and second microphones should be at least three times the distance between the first microphone and the sound source.
50/50 split	a common type of contract agreement used in the music industry that equally divides royalties between the composer and publisher.
80:20 ratio	a compositional guideline used in media scoring, assigning approximately 80% of the expression to the drama and emotional atmosphere of the scene, while the remaining 20% is used to define the region in which the scene takes place.
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