The Art of Digital Audio Recording

An active producer, recording engineer, and instructor, Steve Savage has been the primary engineer on seven Grammy-nominated CDs. He is the author of numerous books, including the forthcoming Bytes & Backbeats: Repurposing Audio in the Digital Age.

• INTRODUCTION; WHY COMPUTERS; WHAT DOES IT SOUND LIKE?; SIGNAL PATH; RECORDING ROOMS AND CONTROL ROOMS; STUDIO MONITORS; MICROPHONES AND MIC PLACEMENT; MIXING BOARDS AND CONTROL SURFACES; EQ: GENERAL INFORMATION; DYNAMICS (COMPRESSORS AND NOISE GATES); FX: DELAY; FX: REVERB; BEYOND TRADITIONAL DSP; SET UP; HEADPHONE MIXES; SURVEY OF RECORDING TECHNIQUES FOR INSTRUMENTS AND VOICE; EDITING FUNCTIONS; SCREEN "REAL ESTATE"; VIRTUAL TRACKS (PLAYLISTS); ADVANCED EDITING; INSERT/PLUG-INS; SEND & RETURN; AUTO-SWITCHING (AUTO-INPUT); MIXING REQUIREMENTS; BUILDING A MIX; AUTOMATION AND RECALL; MIX COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION AND DELIVERY; WHAT, WHY, HOW AND WHERE; SESSION FLOW; TALKBACK; PLAYBACK VOLUME; ADDENDUM; 1. HOW TO WALK INTO A COMMERCIAL STUDIO AND BE THE ENGINEER; 2. RESEARCHING AND BUYING GEAR: INTERNET VS. BRICK AND MORTAR; APPENDIX; DIGITAL AUDIO FORMATS, DELIVERY AND STORAGE; INDEX

Steve Savage is the best - his mellow, positive personality makes him a pleasure to work with. I'm very happy with the two projects we've done together. He's very together in the studio, and with Steve there are no technical problems to interrupt the flow of the music making. He's a smart guy and his musical opinions are solid. I'm glad he wrote this book.