Digital Multitrack Recording Using PCs
What You Will Learn:
- Sound creation and propagation
- Learn the difference between Analog and Digital Signals
- Elementary digital signal processing
- Affordable H/W and S/W for Digital Audio Workstations
- Best miking practices for many applications
Course OutlineFundamentals Sound Waves and Models Inverse Square Law Decibel and SPL Phase Relationshps Digtal Audio Concepts Analog Signals Difital Signals ADC and DAC Sample Rate and Nyquist Frequency Word Size and Fidelity Advantages of Digital Audio DAW Hardware Architecture Power Supply CPU Main Memory Busses Hard Disk Drive Sound Card Serial I/O Optical Drives |
DAW Software Overview MIDI vs. Audio Session Plannng Recording MIDI Recording Audio Sequencing Editing Audio Mixing Bit Rate Conversions and Dither Burning and File Types Audio Device Drivers What Drivers Do How to get Drivers ASIO and WDM Bridging the Gap Buffer Size Sample Rate Word Size Clock Master Monitoring Synchronization Latency |
DAW Optimazation OS Optimizations CPU Optimizations Hard Drives Latency System Integration External Digital Mixers External Analog Mixers Connecting External Effects Input Devices Microphone Types Pickup Patterns Balanced vs. Unbalanced Lines DI Vocal and Instrument Miking Close, Mid, and Distance Miking Critical Distance Best Miking Practices |
Next Session: Ottawa, Date TBA
Location: Will be announced on schedule
Sample workbook
and seminar slides