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245 10 a| Practical techniques for the recording engineer :b| a streamlined technique for speed, accuracy and documentation /c| Sherman Keene ; edited by Greig Stout.;

250 a| Second edition.;

300 a| 249 [i.e. 380] leaves :b| illustrations ;c| 29 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| Includes index.;

505 0 a| Basic engineering. Basic 1: "Operating procedures #1". Setting up the studio ; The instrument code ; The recordist's code ; Getting levels and EQ ; Tape run-in, the slate, tuning notes, the count off ; Breaking down ; How to avoid alienating future sources of help and guidance -- Basic 2: "Microphones #1". Condensers, dynamics, ribbons, contacts ; Microphone pickups patterns ; Choosing mikes for different instruments -- Basic 3: "Instruments #1". Tones, transients, and noise ; Acoustic energy ; Properties of instrument's sounds ; The ADSR ; Where does the music come from? Where to put the mike ; Music collection distance -- Basic 4: "Console parts and functions". Zeroing the console at session's end ; Use of the pads and trims ; Balanced inputs ; Inboard equalization ; Selects and assigns ; Console reverb systems ; Electrical signal ; Acoustical leakage and non-musical sounds ; Operator noises ; Noise prevention ; The gain structure diagram ; The decibel ; Phase addition and subtraction -- Basic 6: "Basic types of console operation". Tracking ; Overdubbing ; Stacking ; Combining tracks ; Ping-ponging ; Generation loss ; Mixing -- Basic 7: "Operating procedures #2". Patching microphones ; Ground loop solutions for direct boxes ; Direct box use for three wire AC amps ; Direct box hookup for two wire AC amps ; Phase checking ; Cleaning tracks ; Y cords and mults -- Basic 8: "Tape machines #1". Recorder block diagram ; Bias ; Hysteresis curve ; Distortion of tape machines ; Magnetic fields and accidental tape erasure ; Tape handling and storage --;

505 0 a| Intermediate engineering. Intermediate 1: "Acoustics #1". Waveforms, frequency, wavelength, amplitude ; Wave propagation ; Reflectors, diffusers, absorbers ; Enclosing sound: small rooms ; Acoustical spectrums and directivity ; Envelope shape: which mike? -- Intermediate 2: "Console symbols for diagrams". Console block diagrams ; Selects and assigns ; Patching ; Console solos ; Submaster/master and VCA/group formats ; Phase scopes and meters -- Intermediate 3: "Operating procedures #3". Degaussing and cleaning the heads ; Setup procedure ; Editing tape ; Rocket punch-ins (or erase outs) -- Intermediate 4: "Musical terminology". Music phrases and jargon ; Parts of the popular song ; Instruments and voices ; Instrument dynamic range ; Instrument overtones and harmonics ; The digital metronome -- Intermediate 5: "Intermediate audio theory". Musical instrument spectrums ; Preparation of dynamic range and levels for signal transmission ; Headroom ; Gain setting for nominal levels through the console ; VU, plasma, and PPM meters ; Signal-to-noise ratio ; Phase distortion ; Generation loss of tape recordings -- Intermediate 6: "Tape machines #2". Dynamic range ; The NAB and AES recording EQ (pre and de-emphasis) ; Tape speeds ; Transport types ; Search to cue ; Master boxes of multitrack tape machines -- Intermediate 7: "Operating procedures #4". Tape speed problem prevention (resolving) ; Machine setup procedure using the Dolby noise reduction system ; Alignment with noise reduction (part 1) ; Alignment with noise reduction (part 2) ; Alignment with noise reduction (part 3) ; Dolby noise reduction system alignment for M-8, M-16, M-24 units ; Dolby system alignment for continuing session ; Possible termination problems when aligning 361 Dolby units ; Setting up the 361 Dolby (initial setup including recording the master project Dolby tone) ; Setting up the 361 Dolby (continuing session) ; Solving cue system shorts and other problems ; Solutions for phantom microphone problems ; Solving console audio problems ; Making safety copies ; Making the master reel ; Tape copies ; Poor man's automation ; Automation's last pass ; Segues ; Backwards overdubbing ; Reverb system setup -- Intermediate 8: "Acoustics #2". Distortion of microphones ; Transient tracking ability: hardness ; Many mikes or few mikes ; Unusual microphone techniques ; Practical microphone considerations ; Acoustical delay --;

505 0 a| Advanced engineering. Advanced 1: "Acoustics 3". Isolation booths ; Extreme acoustical dynamic range ; Human hearing ; Fletcher Munson phenomenon of interest ; Echoes and reverb ; Wow and flutter ; Recorder head alignment ; The VSO ; NAB and elevated level ; Purc (pick up record capability) -- Advanced 3: "Advanced audio theory". XLR and RTS configurations ; Simple wiring procedures ; Ohm's law and the ohm meter ; The dB in mathematical terms -- Advanced 4: "Special effects #1". Reverb ; Dynamic processing ; Slope and threshold ; Operation of dynamic processing devices ; Parametric EQ ; Digital delay ; Tape delay ; Echo loops ; Tape loops ; Tunnel echo ; The EMT 250 ; Lexicon digital reverberator model 224 -- Advanced 5: "Special effects #2". Digital pitch changing ; Digital operations with musical notes ; Phasing with tape machines ; Flanging ; Envelope generators ; Ring modulators ; The Aphex ; Vocorders -- Advanced 6: "Advanced audio systems". Phantom supply ; Tach servo systems ; The Neve 8108 ; The Necam system ; The Lexicon model 224 ; The Ampex ATR124 -- Advanced 7: "Distortion". Distortion of microphones ; Distortion of consoles ; Distortion of tape machines ; Distortion types -- Advanced 8: "Audio psychology". Think before speaking ; Environmental impact and control ; Control room etiquette ; Confidence ; Being authoritative ; Egos ; Speediness ; The "turn it up" phenomenon ; The inverse cue system volume phenomenon ; The two microphone trick ; Drugs, sleep, and fatigue -- The Neve 8108. Names of the console sections and their use ; Zeroing the console ; 8108 modes of operation ; VU and peak meter use ; Monitor to cue ; Monitor to mixdown "pre" switches ; Saving console assignments in the memory ; The studio monitor pot ; The red and green mutes ; The mixing system matrix and masters ; The four track metering system -- The NECAM system. System turn on ; The three states of Necam ; Mixing: the no paperwork method ; Mixing: the full documentation method ; Merging mixes ; Fader by fader merges ; Merging mixes while changing the "From" and "To" information ; Copying disks using NECAM tests #39 ; Special wide band repro card ; Faders on "Manual" while grouping ; Using "new tape" command ; Using "Pause" before "Store" ; Proper EDP techniques ; Backing up when disk space requires it ; Copying when disk becomes full ; How to use NECAM tests (19) ; How to use formatter (29) -- The Lexicon model 224. Testing the 224 ; Storing a setup's sound ; Going from a stored sound back to the controls ; Setting the crossover slider ; Setting the treble decay ; Setting the depth control ; Starting a notebook -- The Ampex ATR124. Understanding the monitor memory ; Programming the machine's monitor memory ; The AUX outputs ; Shuttle ; The multi point search to cue ; Different deck command style during MPSTC use ; Button punching rapidity ; ERR 1 ; Operating groups.;

520 a| This book is a complete guide for recording engineers. Recording engineering is an art, requiring as much creativity on the part of the engineer, as on the part of the artists. Sound engineering is also a science, requiring careful preparation, a methodical approach, record-keeping, and technical know-how including the fields of acoustics, mechanics, electronics, music, and psychology. In this one book, the reader can find in-depth knowledge covering all levels of these subjects. It also covers various steps required for performing successful engineering: what documentation to keep and where to keep it; how to encourage top engineers to share their knowledge with you; why the "wrong" mike may be the "right" mike; how to trace and clear common session hums and noises; grasping the "ins and outs" of complex professional equipment through the use of simple block diagrams; the (seemingly) long lost art of making exceptional safety copies, and high quality tape copies; how to improve your sound by using acoustics; how to perform session work with resolved and interlocked tape machines; special effects which can be created with or without special effect equipment; the physics of the musical scale: how to correlate tape speed to elapsed time and musical notes; how to determine the proper session set up; how to "patch around" session audio problems; how to minimize production hold-ups; how to set up recorders with and without Dolby noise reduction; how to eliminate microphone malfunctions even before the session begins; how to handle unexpected session changes when the session is already under way.;

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Practical techniques for the recording engineer : a streamlined technique for speed, accuracy and documentation / Sherman Keene ; edited by Greig Stout.

Author/creator	Keene, Sherman
Format	Book
Edition	Second edition.
Publication Info	Sedona, AZ : S.K.E. Publishing, ©1981.
Description	249 [i.e. 380] leaves : illustrations ; 29 cm
Subjects	Sound--Recording and reproducing.

Contents	Basic engineering. Basic 1: "Operating procedures #1". Setting up the studio ; The instrument code ; The recordist's code ; Getting levels and EQ ; Tape run-in, the slate, tuning notes, the count off ; Breaking down ; How to avoid alienating future sources of help and guidance -- Basic 2: "Microphones #1". Condensers, dynamics, ribbons, contacts ; Microphone pickups patterns ; Choosing mikes for different instruments -- Basic 3: "Instruments #1". Tones, transients, and noise ; Acoustic energy ; Properties of instrument's sounds ; The ADSR ; Where does the music come from? Where to put the mike ; Music collection distance -- Basic 4: "Console parts and functions". Zeroing the console at session's end ; Use of the pads and trims ; Balanced inputs ; Inboard equalization ; Selects and assigns ; Console reverb systems ; Electrical signal ; Acoustical leakage and non-musical sounds ; Operator noises ; Noise prevention ; The gain structure diagram ; The decibel ; Phase addition and subtraction -- Basic 6: "Basic types of console operation". Tracking ; Overdubbing ; Stacking ; Combining tracks ; Ping-ponging ; Generation loss ; Mixing -- Basic 7: "Operating procedures #2". Patching microphones ; Ground loop solutions for direct boxes ; Direct box use for three wire AC amps ; Direct box hookup for two wire AC amps ; Phase checking ; Cleaning tracks ; Y cords and mults -- Basic 8: "Tape machines #1". Recorder block diagram ; Bias ; Hysteresis curve ; Distortion of tape machines ; Magnetic fields and accidental tape erasure ; Tape handling and storage --
Contents	Intermediate engineering. Intermediate 1: "Acoustics #1". Waveforms, frequency, wavelength, amplitude ; Wave propagation ; Reflectors, diffusers, absorbers ; Enclosing sound: small rooms ; Acoustical spectrums and directivity ; Envelope shape: which mike? -- Intermediate 2: "Console symbols for diagrams". Console block diagrams ; Selects and assigns ; Patching ; Console solos ; Submaster/master and VCA/group formats ; Phase scopes and meters -- Intermediate 3: "Operating procedures #3". Degaussing and cleaning the heads ; Setup procedure ; Editing tape ; Rocket punch-ins (or erase outs) -- Intermediate 4: "Musical terminology". Music phrases and jargon ; Parts of the popular song ; Instruments and voices ; Instrument dynamic range ; Instrument overtones and harmonics ; The digital metronome -- Intermediate 5: "Intermediate audio theory". Musical instrument spectrums ; Preparation of dynamic range and levels for signal transmission ; Headroom ; Gain setting for nominal levels through the console ; VU, plasma, and PPM meters ; Signal-to-noise ratio ; Phase distortion ; Generation loss of tape recordings -- Intermediate 6: "Tape machines #2". Dynamic range ; The NAB and AES recording EQ (pre and de-emphasis) ; Tape speeds ; Transport types ; Search to cue ; Master boxes of multitrack tape machines -- Intermediate 7: "Operating procedures #4". Tape speed problem prevention (resolving) ; Machine setup procedure using the Dolby noise reduction system ; Alignment with noise reduction (part 1) ; Alignment with noise reduction (part 2) ; Alignment with noise reduction (part 3) ; Dolby noise reduction system alignment for M-8, M-16, M-24 units ; Dolby system alignment for continuing session ; Possible termination problems when aligning 361 Dolby units ; Setting up the 361 Dolby (initial setup including recording the master project Dolby tone) ; Setting up the 361 Dolby (continuing session) ; Solving cue system shorts and other problems ; Solutions for phantom microphone problems ; Solving console audio problems ; Making safety copies ; Making the master reel ; Tape copies ; Poor man's automation ; Automation's last pass ; Segues ; Backwards overdubbing ; Reverb system setup -- Intermediate 8: "Acoustics #2". Distortion of microphones ; Transient tracking ability: hardness ; Many mikes or few mikes ; Unusual microphone techniques ; Practical microphone considerations ; Acoustical delay --
Contents	Advanced engineering. Advanced 1: "Acoustics 3". Isolation booths ; Extreme acoustical dynamic range ; Human hearing ; Fletcher Munson phenomenon of interest ; Echoes and reverb ; Wow and flutter ; Recorder head alignment ; The VSO ; NAB and elevated level ; Purc (pick up record capability) -- Advanced 3: "Advanced audio theory". XLR and RTS configurations ; Simple wiring procedures ; Ohm's law and the ohm meter ; The dB in mathematical terms -- Advanced 4: "Special effects #1". Reverb ; Dynamic processing ; Slope and threshold ; Operation of dynamic processing devices ; Parametric EQ ; Digital delay ; Tape delay ; Echo loops ; Tape loops ; Tunnel echo ; The EMT 250 ; Lexicon digital reverberator model 224 -- Advanced 5: "Special effects #2". Digital pitch changing ; Digital operations with musical notes ; Phasing with tape machines ; Flanging ; Envelope generators ; Ring modulators ; The Aphex ; Vocorders -- Advanced 6: "Advanced audio systems". Phantom supply ; Tach servo systems ; The Neve 8108 ; The Necam system ; The Lexicon model 224 ; The Ampex ATR124 -- Advanced 7: "Distortion". Distortion of microphones ; Distortion of consoles ; Distortion of tape machines ; Distortion types -- Advanced 8: "Audio psychology". Think before speaking ; Environmental impact and control ; Control room etiquette ; Confidence ; Being authoritative ; Egos ; Speediness ; The "turn it up" phenomenon ; The inverse cue system volume phenomenon ; The two microphone trick ; Drugs, sleep, and fatigue -- The Neve 8108. Names of the console sections and their use ; Zeroing the console ; 8108 modes of operation ; VU and peak meter use ; Monitor to cue ; Monitor to mixdown "pre" switches ; Saving console assignments in the memory ; The studio monitor pot ; The red and green mutes ; The mixing system matrix and masters ; The four track metering system -- The NECAM system. System turn on ; The three states of Necam ; Mixing: the no paperwork method ; Mixing: the full documentation method ; Merging mixes ; Fader by fader merges ; Merging mixes while changing the "From" and "To" information ; Copying disks using NECAM tests #39 ; Special wide band repro card ; Faders on "Manual" while grouping ; Using "new tape" command ; Using "Pause" before "Store" ; Proper EDP techniques ; Backing up when disk space requires it ; Copying when disk becomes full ; How to use NECAM tests (19) ; How to use formatter (29) -- The Lexicon model 224. Testing the 224 ; Storing a setup's sound ; Going from a stored sound back to the controls ; Setting the crossover slider ; Setting the treble decay ; Setting the depth control ; Starting a notebook -- The Ampex ATR124. Understanding the monitor memory ; Programming the machine's monitor memory ; The AUX outputs ; Shuttle ; The multi point search to cue ; Different deck command style during MPSTC use ; Button punching rapidity ; ERR 1 ; Operating groups.
Abstract	This book is a complete guide for recording engineers. Recording engineering is an art, requiring as much creativity on the part of the engineer, as on the part of the artists. Sound engineering is also a science, requiring careful preparation, a methodical approach, record-keeping, and technical know-how including the fields of acoustics, mechanics, electronics, music, and psychology. In this one book, the reader can find in-depth knowledge covering all levels of these subjects. It also covers various steps required for performing successful engineering: what documentation to keep and where to keep it; how to encourage top engineers to share their knowledge with you; why the "wrong" mike may be the "right" mike; how to trace and clear common session hums and noises; grasping the "ins and outs" of complex professional equipment through the use of simple block diagrams; the (seemingly) long lost art of making exceptional safety copies, and high quality tape copies; how to improve your sound by using acoustics; how to perform session work with resolved and interlocked tape machines; special effects which can be created with or without special effect equipment; the physics of the musical scale: how to correlate tape speed to elapsed time and musical notes; how to determine the proper session set up; how to "patch around" session audio problems; how to minimize production hold-ups; how to set up recorders with and without Dolby noise reduction; how to eliminate microphone malfunctions even before the session begins; how to handle unexpected session changes when the session is already under way.
General note	Includes index.
LCCN	81148444

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