Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Part I: Home Recording Studio Basics 7 Chapter 1: Understanding Home Recording 9 Chapter 2: Getting the Right Gear 19 Chapter 3: Getting Connected: Setting Up Your Studio 49 Part II: Recording 101 81 Chapter 4: Meet the Mixer 83 Chapter 5: MIDI and Electronic Instruments 99 Chapter 6: Understanding Microphones 115 Part III: Getting Ready to Record 143 Chapter 7: Getting a Great Source Sound 145 Chapter 8: Taking a Look at Microphone Techniques 159 Chapter 9: Miking Your Instruments 173 Part IV: Laying Track: Starting to Record 197 Chapter 10: Multitrack Recording 199 Chapter 11: Recording Audio 209 Chapter 12: Recording and Editing MIDI Data 217 Part V: Turning Your Tracks into a Finished Song 233 Chapter 13: Editing Your Performance 235 Chapter 14: Mixing Your Music 255 Chapter 15: Dialing In Signal Processors 281 Chapter 16: Mastering Your Music 305 Chapter 17: Creating Your Finished Product 319 Part VI: The Part of Tens 339 Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Distribute and Promote Your Music 341 Chapter 19: Ten Invaluable Recording Tips 355 Index 361

About the Author

Jeff Strong is a veteran musician, recording engineer, and teacher, as well as founder of The Strong Institute, which creates products to assist in therapy through music. Jeff is also the bestselling author of Pro Tools All-in-One For Dummies and Drums For Dummies .