THE MICROPHONE
How a Microphone Works
Kinds of Microphones
Dynamic Microphone.
Condenser Microphone.
Electret Condenser Microphone.
Crystal, Ceramic, and Carbon Microphone.
Pressure Zone Microphone.
Stereo Microphone.
Pickup Patterns
Omnidirectional.
Directional.
Unidirectional.
Shotgun.
Parabolic.
Cardioid.
Hyper- or Supercardioid.
Bidirectional.
Noise-Canceling.
Impedance
Balanced and Unbalanced Lines
Plugs and Adapters
Microphone Output
Frequency Response
Microphone Stands and Mounts
Shock Mounts.
Desk Stands.
Floor Stands.
Boom Mike Stands.
Lavaliers and Lapel Clips
Face Mike
Coping with Cables
CHOOSING AND USING THE PROPER MICROPHONE FOR A RECORDING
General Rules
One Person, One Microphone
Hand and Stand Mikes.
Lavalier and Lapel Clips
Wireless Mikes.
Shotgun.
Two People, One Microphone
Several People, Several Microphones
Musical Recording
Stereo Microphones
Redundant Mikes
Double system sound
Banishing Unwanted Noise from a Recording
Wind.
Hand Noise.
Stand Noise.
Room Noise.
Feedback.
Testing a Microphone
Test 1.
Test 2.
Automatic Volume Control
Manual Volume Control
Inputs to the Mixer
Phantom power.
Outputs from the Mixer
Mike Out or Mike Level Out or Lo Level Out.
Line Out or Hi Level Out or Aux Out or Audio Out.
Headphone.
Stereo and multichannel mixers
Monitoring Audio
Adjusting Audio Levels
Controlling Excessive Volume Levels
Hi level on consumer gear is different from hi level on professional equipment
Other Gadgets on Mixers
Mic/Line Input.
Multiple Inputs Per Control.
Low Cut Filters.
Peak Level Indicator.
Professional Audio Control Boards
Audition or Cue.
Talkback or Studio Address or Stage Announce.
Foldback.
Aux send/return.
Parametric equalizer.
Digital Mixers
Segue
Music Under, Sound Mix, Voiceover
Several Performers-Each with His Own Microphone
Cueing a CD Player
BASICS OF SOUND RECORDING
Overdubbing Example
RECORDING STEREO
With Mikes
From CDs and Tapes
Stereo Broadcasts
Stereo connectors
RECORDING AUDIO THAT IS TO BE EDITED
OTHER AUDIO DEVICES
Noise Reduction Systems
Dolby.
Special effects devices
Gate.
Reverb or Reverberation.
Echo.
Delay.
Compressor/Limiter.
Audio Patch Bay
PRERECORDED MUSIC AND EFFECTS
Music and Sound Effects Libraries
Popular Music
Home Brew
Music Selection
Professional Narrators
Atmosphere
COMMON AUDIO AILMENTS AND CURES
THE MAGIC OF BALANCED LINES
Hum Removal With a Ground Lifter
Protecting Whole Audio Systems From Hum
Phase reversal
AUDIO ON VCRs
VHS and SVHS Linear
VHS and SVHS Hi-fi
8mm and Hi8 Hi-fi AFM Sound
8mm and Hi-fi Stereo PCM Sound
Sound on Digital Video Recorders
EARPHONES AND STUDIO INTERCOMS
Audio Safety
MONITOR SPEAKERS
DIGITAL AUDIO
Digitized Audio
Compact Disc (CD) and Digital Audio Tape (DAT)
Differences between Analog and Digital Recording Setups
DAT vs. Minidisc (MD)
WAVE Files
MIDI
Choosing a Digital Format
Making a digital recording
Audio Compression
Editing Digital Audio
Editing Audio between DVRs
Room
Microphone
Cable
Inputs
Mixers

 

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