rel="nofollow" href="#uc848e5bc-f686-53dd-b3a1-7ad46c8008f5">Part 2: Working with Microphones Chapter 6: Understanding Microphones Meeting the Many Microphone Types Assessing Your Microphone Needs Deciding How Many Microphones and What Kind Finding the Right Mic for the Situation Partnering Mics with Preamps Considering Compressors Analyzing Some Microphone Accessories Caring for Your Microphones Chapter 7: Taking a Look at Microphone Techniques Singling Out Close Miking Detailing Distant Miking Assessing Ambient Miking Selecting Stereo Miking Creating Miking Combinations Chapter 8: Miking Your Instruments Getting a Great Lead Vocal Sound Getting Good Backup Vocals Examining Electric Guitar Miking Exploring Electric Bass Miking Miking Acoustic Guitars and Similar Instruments Maneuvering Horn Mics Placing Mics for a Piano Setting Up Mics for Strings Digging into Drum Set Miking Getting Your Hands on Hand Drums Perfecting Percussion Miking
7 Part 3: Recording Live Audio Chapter 9: Getting a Great Source Sound Making Sense of the Signal Chain Setting Optimal Signal Levels Understanding Pre and Post Levels Getting Great Guitar, Bass, and Electronic String Instrument Sounds Creating Killer Keyboard Tracks Recording E-Drums, Drum Machines, and Electronic Percussion Making the Most of Microphones Chapter 10: Recording Audio Performing Your First Take Punching In and Out Exploring Overdubbing Submixing Bouncing Keeping Track of Your Tracks Chapter 11: Understanding Electronic Instruments and MIDI Meeting MIDI Gearing Up for MIDI Chapter 12: Recording Electronic Instruments Using MIDI Synchronizing Your Devices Sequencing Saving Your Data Transferring Data Using MIDI Chapter 13: Working with Loops Understanding Loops and Loop Types Choosing Loop Formats Setting Up Your Session Adding Loops to Your Sessions Editing Loops Creating Loops
8 Part 4: Editing and Enhancing Your Tracks Chapter 14: Getting into Editing Understanding Digital Editing Finding the Section You Want to Edit Editing to Improve the Sound of a Performance Creating a Performance That Never Happened Discovering Other Ways to Use Editing Chapter 15: Editing MIDI Data Understanding MIDI Windows Editing MIDI Data Editing Program Data Changing Continuous Controller Data Quantizing Your Performance Transposing Your Performance Saving Your Data Transferring Data Using MIDI