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; 1. THE STARTING POINT - SOUND MEETS THE COMPUTER; 2. THE ESSENTIALS - WHERE AND HOW RECORDINGS ARE MADE; 3. RECORDING SESSIONS - A PRACTICAL GUIDE; 4. EDITING - THE NEW FRONTIER; 5. THREE FUNDAMENTALS - TECHNIQUES EVERY RECORDIST NEEDS TO KNOW; 6. MIXING - THE MOST CREATIVE AND THE MOST CHALLENGING STAGE; 7. MASTERING - ONE LAST SESSION; 8. THREE BEST PRACTICES - EASY WAYS TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF YOUR SESSIONS; ADDENDUM; 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.

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; 1. THE STARTING POINT - SOUND MEETS THE COMPUTER; 2. THE ESSENTIALS - WHERE AND HOW RECORDINGS ARE MADE; 3. RECORDING SESSIONS - A PRACTICAL GUIDE; 4. EDITING - THE NEW FRONTIER; 5. THREE FUNDAMENTALS - TECHNIQUES EVERY RECORDIST NEEDS TO KNOW; 6. MIXING - THE MOST CREATIVE AND THE MOST CHALLENGING STAGE; 7. MASTERING - ONE LAST SESSION; 8. THREE BEST PRACTICES - EASY WAYS TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF YOUR SESSIONS; ADDENDUM; 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.

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; 1. THE STARTING POINT - SOUND MEETS THE COMPUTER; 2. THE ESSENTIALS - WHERE AND HOW RECORDINGS ARE MADE; 3. RECORDING SESSIONS - A PRACTICAL GUIDE; 4. EDITING - THE NEW FRONTIER; 5. THREE FUNDAMENTALS - TECHNIQUES EVERY RECORDIST NEEDS TO KNOW; 6. MIXING - THE MOST CREATIVE AND THE MOST CHALLENGING STAGE; 7. MASTERING - ONE LAST SESSION; 8. THREE BEST PRACTICES - EASY WAYS TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF YOUR SESSIONS; ADDENDUM; 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.