Description
VOICE RECORDING, EDITING AND MIXING
Series "Recording Studio - Manuals for the Sound Engineer" - Book 1
Format 21 x 29 cm (A4) - 222 pages
WHAT THIS BOOK IS FOR
The manual is intended to provide practical help in quickly obtaining professional-level results, aligned with the quality standards of the audio production industry, while avoiding the use of analogue outboards.
WHO THE MANUAL IS AIMED AT
Primarily to semi-professional sound engineers working in home recording
But it can also be useful for slightly more experienced sound engineers who want to delve deeper into the specific topic.
And finally, it is aimed at beginners, in order to help them correctly learn and experiment with the principles and procedures of digital audio mixing.
Preface
With this volume, I set out to provide concrete and simple help aimed at quickly obtaining professional-level results even in amateur or semi-professional production environments, such as home studios.
It covers all topics related to the treatment of the voice in the phonic field, during recording, editing, mixing and preparation of vocal stems for mastering.
To complete the basic culture for the sound engineer, there are also some brief notes on singing and a large section on the acoustic care of the room and optimisation of the take.
Some experienced sound engineers may smile at some of the expository simplifications intended to make the subject matter accessible, but they may still enjoy reading these pages as a mental 'review' exercise.
This volume and many others related to phonics are available on the website:
www.alessandrofois.com , to the menu Books
Manual Index
Introduction
Preface
Manual Index
CHAPTER 01
The human voice and singing
Sound and emission
Intonation and vibrato
Glissato
Vibrato
Melisma
The rhythm
The sung text
Consonants
Expression
Sound engineer and artistic director
The treatment of the voice
CHAPTER 02
Acoustics and point of view
Shooting room acoustics
First reflections
Standing waves and bass traps
Flutter echo
Reverberation times
Microphone position
Mobile Panels and Screens
CHAPTER 03
Recording the voice
Microphone distance
Tilting the microphone
Antipop and elastic support
Choice of microphone
Using the microphone
The preamplifier
Preamplifier selection
Registration levels
The stereo recording of the voice
Headphone monitoring
DAW settings
Elements of the recording session
Recording techniques
Ghost reverb
Helping the singer
Le takes
Corrective insertion
The recovery of a choir
CHAPTER 04
Editing, tuning and editing
Basic editing
Choose & Enter
Corrective recording
Copy & Paste
Surgical editing
Erasing
Cutting
Fading and splices
Cloning of transients and consonants
Dynamic Compressing & Expanding
Equalising
Timing
Cut & Move
Time Stretching & Time Expanding
Leveling
Cleaning
Cutting
De-breathing
Tuning
Manual tuning
Intonation errors
Auto-tuning
Auto-tuning management
CHAPTER 05
Processing the voice in the mix
Initial voice volume management
Tonal balancing
Preventive equalisation
Dynamic sanding
Dynamic levelling
Double compression
Parallel compression
Double parallel compression
On Face Voice Compression
Harmonic and tonal enrichment
Cosmetic equalisation
Enhancement
Harmonic saturation
Limiting
De-essing
CHAPTER 06
Environmental effects and fields
Setting
Environmental resonance
Echo and Delay
Reverberation
Spatiality
Direction
Sound directivity simulation
Presence and proximity
Environment field
Standard field for soloists
Increasing spatiality without reducing presence
Environmental processes
Reverberation
Eco
Delay and Chorus
Other effects
CHAPTER 07
Voice volumes in the mix
Adjusting voice volumes without touching the volume
Two types of tonal volume control
Three types of dynamic volume control
Final voice volume management
CHAPTER 08
Vocal tracks in stem mastering
What is stem mastering
How to export stems correctly
How to operate with voice stems
Addition and subtraction
Appendix
Warning on Monitoring
Conclusion
Author's biography
Copyright
Contacts
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