acoustic foam 14–15, 21–24, 33, 38, 261
acoustic guitars 75
figure-of-eight microphones 138–139
mixing 231
undersaddle piezo-based pickup/preamp 133–134
acoustic piano 75
acoustic treatment 20, 24, 27, 33, 38, 261
active loudspeaker (or monitor) 45, 261
air-conditioning 92
amp/amplifier 261
re-amping 163
types 154
analogue 45, 111–112, 239, 261
arming 261
audio interface 45, 106, 108, 126, 137, 156, 163, 205, 261–262
automation 185, 199, 210, 223, 225, 240–241, 262
back electret 116–117, 158, 263
balanced/unbalanced cables 99–103, 262–263
barrier mat (or sheet rock, dead-sheet) 34–35, 90
bass guitar 166–169, 170, 227–228
bass response 10, 12, 39, 48, 49–50, 167, 247, 263
bass tip-up see proximity effect
foam 33
mattresses/sofas 33
mineral wool 33
soft-furnishings 37
stud partition/dry-walls 37
windows/doors 37
bit rate 263
see also sample rate
cabinet 1, 3, 45, 46, 47, 73, 148, 151, 152, 227, 264
cabinet resonance 264
cables/connections 183
balanced/unbalanced 99–103, 262–263
cleaning 114
unbalanced to balanced
capacitor 75, 110, 116–118, 122, 136–137, 158–159, 177, 182, 183–184, 264
channel fader 128
Clapton, Eric 150
click track 265
clipping 40, 107–108, 132, 157, 200, 236–237, 249, 253, 265
clocking 265
colouration 5, 62, 63, 71, 75, 265
communication with musicians 72
comping 266
cone 42, 46, 47, 160, 161, 167, 223, 266
CPU 266
crossover 266
crossover frequency 266
CRT (cathode ray tube) 166
DAT machine 239
DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) 72, 73, 108, 127, 144, 179, 196–197, 201–204, 237, 267
dB (deciBel) 267
dead zone 59
Decca tree 267
decoupler (or isolator) 14, 83, 87, 91, 267
delay 268
DI box 74–75, 145, 146, 166, 169, 227–228, 268
diaphragm 75, 116, 122, 123, 136–138, 160, 167, 183–184, 268
digital 268
dome 268
double-lapped screen 268
drive unit/driver 269
damping 173
isolated from floor 91
maintaining 171
overheads 179
pre-mixing and panning 186–187
sampled 187
summary 192
dummy loads 153
dynamic 268
electric guitar 148
amplifier types 154
dummy loads/speaker emulation 153
microphones 157
noise-reducing modifications 164–165
re-amping 163
electromagnetic interference 101
EQ 124, 125, 126, 144–145, 166, 183, 211, 220–223, 224, 237, 246, 248–250
equaliser 141, 144, 220, 224, 269
equivalent input noise 269
FET (Field Effect Transistor) 269
fidelity 269
filter 63, 96, 121, 124, 139, 187, 221, 223, 224, 228, 230, 231, 236–237, 248, 269
filter frequency 269
Fingerprint EQ 144
flanking transmission 91
flash drive 270
see also solid-state drive
general MIDI/GM 270
ground loop/ground loop hum 95–96, 270–271
GUI (graphical user interface) 271
hard disk drive 271
headroom 74, 107–110, 112, 132, 149, 186, 271
high-range (high, highs) 271
hub 271
Hz/kHz 271
isolator 272
lay length 272
LCD 166
Led Zeppelin 150
lighting 166
loudness 273
loudspeaker (monitor or speaker)
positioning/angle 10–13, 39, 46–48
low-range (low, lows) 273
M-S (mid-side) 275
magnetic shielding 273
Match EQ 144
Marshall stacks 148
mastering
compression 252
editing tasks 255
maximum SPL 273
microphones (mics) 273
analogue 111
close/distant 71, 72, 124, 161–162, 182–184
dynamic 75
optimum position 139–142, 178–180, 182
overhead 71
presence peak 126
shaping sound via position 160–162
small-diaphragm capacitor 75
three-mic technique 182
tube 117
mid-range (mid, mids) 273
Mid-Side 143
MIDI 73, 147, 187, 192, 273–274
mineral wool 24–26, 33, 58, 274
mix bus 74
mixer 274
acoustic guitars 231
case study 214–215, 220–221, 229, 237–238
combining mix automation with advanced editing 240–241
initial balance 201
keep it clean 195
medium 239
polishing and shaving 209
preliminary housekeeping 197–198
problem solving 234
reverb space 217
simply the wrong sound 237
vocal reverbs 225
modal distribution 274
modelling 134, 144, 148–150, 274
modes (room) 274
monitor 274
see also loudspeaker (monitor or speaker)
monitor controller 274
monitoring 1
checking bass problems 9–10, 48
do’s and don’ts 60
magic triangle 13
placement of speakers 1–2, 11–12
pointing down long room dimension 10
mono 275
MTC (MIDI time code) 275
multi-timbrality 275
mutual angle 275
near-coincident 275
NOS 276
ohm 276
optimisation (of computer) 276
Orange Book 256
output sensitivity 276
OVU 108
passive loudspeaker or monitor 42, 44–45, 46, 113, 277
patch 277
PCI (peripheral component interconnect) card 277
PFL (Pre Fade Listen) 108
phantom power 16, 117–118, 277
phono plug (RCA-phono) 277
pitch bend 277
plug-in 148–150, 170, 179, 237, 277–278
power 278
polyphony 278
power amplifier 278
power soaks 152
powered loudspeaker (or monitor) 278
presets 157
project studio 13, 59, 61, 69, 77, 84, 93–94, 102, 114, 133, 137, 151, 178, 193, 237, 278
proximity effect (or bass tip-up) 124, 137, 138, 139, 159, 278
PZM (Pressure Zone Microphones) 180, 182
quantisation 279
rack mount 279
RAM 279
recording space
keyboards (real/virtual) 73–75
reflections/resonances 71
reflection 279
reflective areas 180
angled wall panels 31
floors 71
mirror analogy 31
non-parallel walls/shaped ceilings 31–32
resonances 71
reverb decay 279
right-brain activity 197
room
modes 274
width/length effect 10
sample 280
see also bit rate
satellite (speaker) 279
self noise 279
sequencer 280
shockmount 280
sine wave test sequence 18–19, 48
SMPTE TimeCode 280
solid-state drive 280
see also flash drive
sound
vibrational energy 78
wavefront 79
sound absorbers 20
commercial products 38
curved 120
diffusing/reflecting sound 30–32
egg box myth 30
expanded polystyrene panels 29
free bass absorption 37
open-plan-office dividing screens 29–30
role 52
studio sofa (bed, mattress) 33, 56, 179
sound card 280
sound leaking 77
ceilings 90
complaints 83
masked by daytime noise 85, 86–87
spaced array 281
speaker 281
see also loudspeaker (monitor or speaker)
speaker emulation 153
‘The Spherical Bermuda Triangle of Death’ 8
SPL (sound pressure level) 281
SRA (stereo recording angle) 281
standing waves 5
Stratocaster guitar 148
studio vibe 128
subwoofer 281
level, phase, cut-off frequency 51
positioning 50
surround 282
sweet spot 71
synthesis 282
tape op 196
target sound 144
templates 128
TRS (tip-ring-sleeve) 105, 282
TS (tip-sleeve) 106
tub combo 73
tube see valve
tuned traps 32
tweeter 13, 14, 16, 46, 47, 247, 282
USB (Universal Serial Bus) 282
vibrato 283
vocal booths 121
treatment 65–67, 69 vocal recording 116–117
boxy-sounding 118
case study 122
processing prior to recording 131–132
studio ‘vibe’ 128
summary 132
VU meter 108
W (watt) 283
walls
cavity wall 80
dry wall/studding 84
plasterboard-on-studding 82, 83
vibrational energy 80
WAV 256
way (as in 2-way or 3-way) 283
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