Recording classical music / Robert Toft.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Toft, Robert, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sound recordings--Production and direction.

Sound recordings.

Sound--Recording and reproducing.

Sound.

Music--Acoustics and physics.

Music.

Physical Description:

xi, 168 pages ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Contents:

Part 1 Fundamental Principles p. 1

1 Soundwaves p. 3

Enclosed Spaces p. 7

2 Audio Chain From Sound Source to Listener p. 13

Integrity Within an Audio Chain p. 13

Basic Concepts and Terminology p. 13

Part 2 Production p. 21

3 Microphone Types p. 23

The Behavior of a Pure Diaphragm p. 23

Condenser Microphones p. 24

Dynamic and Ribbon Microphones p. 28

4 Microphone Characteristics p. 31

Frequency Response p. 31

Directional (Polar) Patterns p. 31

Random Energy Efficiency (REE; Also Called Directivity Factor) p. 33

Distance Factor p. 34

Proximity Effect p. 35

Phase p. 37

5 Stereo Microphone Techniques p. 45

Coincident Pairs p. 47

Near-Coincident Arrays p. 51

Spaced Microphones p. 54

6 Tracking p. 59

Critical Listening p. 59

Setting Levels p. 60

Room Ambience p. 61

Part 3 Post-Production p. 63

7 EQ p. 65

Digital Filters p. 65

Common Practices (A Place to Start as Listening Skills Develop) p. 70

8 Control of Dynamic Range p. 73

Compressors p. 73

Limiters p. 79

Dynamic EQ p. 82

De-essers p. 84

9 Reverberation p. 89

Digital Reflection Simulation p. 89

Convolution p. 102

10 Delivery p. 105

File Types p. 105

Loudness and Meters p. 107

Part 4 Common Recording Strategies p. 123

11 Solo Piano p. 125

Recording in Stereo p. 126

Unfavorable Room Acoustics p. 127

12 Soloists With Piano Accompaniment p. 129

Voice p. 129

Violin p. 130

Cello p. 131

Clarinet, Oboe, Flute p. 131

Trumpet Trombone, French Horn p. 132

13 Small Ensembles p. 135

Piano Trio p. 135

String Quartet p. 135

Chamber Choir p. 136

14 Sessions p. 137

Solo Piano p. 137

Solo Cello p. 138

Double Bass and Piano p. 139

15 Studio Techniques: Re-Creating the Aural Sense of Historic Spaces p. 143

Pre-Production p. 144

Production p. 147.

Notes:

"A Focal Press Book" -- on the front cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Toft, Robert, author. Recording classical music

ISBN:

9780815380252

0815380259

9780815380245

0815380240

OCLC:

1100425268

Publisher Number:

99982383813