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Recording on a Budget: How to Make Great Audio Recordings Without Breaking the Bank

Audio recordings are the calling card with which musicians share and promote their work so a knowledge of recording techniques and technologies is essential to the 21st century musician. Recording On a Budget provides a comprehensive introduction to the recording arts from a budget-conscious perspective. Written by a professional musician and educator, this book is ideal for musicians, educators, music students, songwriters and hobbyists.

A central theme of the book is that it is possible to make quality recordings with a modest selection of recording tools. Chapters cover the selection and use of all of the components of a project studio including microphones, mixer, computer, digital audio workstation software, and signal processors. Additional chapters provide a solid foundation in acoustics, audio recording, podcasting, mixing and mastering. The final chapter of the book features do-it-yourself projects that can be completed with a modest selection of tools.

Most musicians have developed their ears to a high level so a special focus is placed on the development of recording technique through experimentation and the application of critical listening skills. The book is supported by an online resource of nearly 250 audio excerpts detailing all of the primary topics of the book.

Recording on a Budget is ideal for:



· Musicians who are interested in recording a quality CD or demo


· Choir, orchestra, and band directors who want to record vocal or instrumental ensemble


· Student performers and composers who wish to record a performance or produce their own music


· Bands interested in recording live concerts or recording an album in a home studio


· Videographers interested in recording location sound, voice-overs or music


· Songwriters who wish to produce a quality demo


· Podcasters
and ALL who want to make quality recordings without spending fortunes on equipment.

Readers will learn


· to cut budget corners without sacrificing audio quality


· to choose the right microphone for the job (and where to place it)


· to assemble an equipment rack, mixing desk, and speakers stand


· to avoid common mistakes


· And to be creative and have fun with recording technology

Visit the companion website at www.oup.com/us/recordingonabudget for free selection of sample recordings!

moogerfooger is the trademark for a series of analog effects pedals manufactured by Moog Music. There are currently five different pedals produced, however one of these models is designed for processing control voltages rather than audio signal. A sixth model, the Analog Delay, was released in a limited edition of 1000 units and has become a collector's item.

Audio moogerfoogers consist of a black wedge-shaped box, approximately 5 inches by 9 inches, with walnut edges. The face contains an array of knobs, switches and LEDs. All moogerfoogers have a knob that allows the user to fade the effect from a completely dry to a completely wet signal. There is also a stomp switch that allows the user to toggle the effect on and off and a knob that controls the gain. True to the nature of modular synthesizers, all parameters on the pedals are variable using control voltages which may be plugged into the rear of the pedal using 1/4" jacks.

moogerfoogers are assembled by hand in Asheville, NC and represent a limited supply of completely analog electronic music equipment that is currently manufactured anywhere.

In 2000, digital effects recording studio Bomb Factory worked with Bob Moog to develop music plugins for Pro Tools based on the MF-101, MF-102, MF-103, and MF-104. The plugins allowed the user to replicate the effects of the moogerfoogers while editing or processing digital audio on their computer.

The MF-102 is an analog ring modulator. This moogerfooger heterodynes the dry audio signal with a carrier frequency that is generated by an internal oscillator. The user can vary the frequency of the carrier oscillator from 600 mHz to 4 kHz. The MF-102 also features an independent low frequency oscillator (LFO) that changes the frequency of the carrier oscillator. The user can select the frequency (from 100 mHz to 25 Hz) of the LFO and whether the signal is a square or sine-like (really a triangle) wave. The user can also vary the amount, if any at all, which the LFO affects the carrier frequency. Like the MF-101, the MF-102 was released in 1998.
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The old and the new. Welcome to Professor Cross's basement recording studio.

For the audiophiles: Against the wall are various (tube and solid state) Ampex reel-to-reel tape recorders. The equipment on the shelves include a Marantz 7T pre-amp, ThorenzTD-124, and two McIntosh MC-60 tube amplifiers (hidden behind the table). LC just received a pair of Benchmark's ADC1 and DAC1, which are connected to his PowerBook G4, running Peak Pro 5. Yours truly was involved in connecting the digital bits to the analog tubes.

Enjoy a stylish, user-friendly design and huge recording capabilities with this Olympus VN-100 Digital Voice Recorder!This white pocket recorder features 128 MB of built-in flash memory, allowing you to record up to 74 hours and 40 minutes of audio in LP mode. Large buttons make it easy to operate and navigate on the 0.94-inch LCD display. Once done recording, you can listen to content in Slow and Fast playback, which gives you the options of listening in either 25% slower or 50% faster than real time.With a built-in microphone all you need to do is just hit 'Record' and sit back while your professor does all the talking. You can always choose to plug an external mic in if you want to, though --- there's both a jack for a microphone and headphone. If your scribbled notes are causing nothing but headaches, then let the Olympus VN-100 Digital Voice Recorder do all the work. Order yours today!