Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-327) and index.
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Exercises; Foreword by Rupert Neve; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1: Understanding Sound and the Aesthetic Qualities of Audio Recordings; Chapter 1. The Elements of Sound and Audio Recording; The States of Sound; Physical Dimensions of Sound; Perceived Parameters of Sound; Summary; Chapter 2. The Aesthetic and Artistic Elements of Sound in Audio Recordings; The States of Sound and the Aesthetic/Artistic Elements; Pitch Levels and Relationships; Dynamic Levels and Relationships
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Chapter 7. Evaluating Loudness in Audio and Music RecordingsReference Levels and the Hierarchy of Dynamics; Program Dynamic Contour; Musical Balance; Performance Intensity versus Musical Balance; Exercises; Chapter 8. Evaluating Sound Quality; Sound Quality in Critical Listening and Analytical Listening Contexts; Sound Quality and Perspective; Evaluating the Characteristics of Sound Quality and Timbre; Summary; Exercises; Chapter 9. Evaluating the Spatial Elements of Reproduced Sound; Understanding Space as an Artistic Element; Stereo Sound Location; Distance Localization
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Environmental CharacteristicsSpace Within Space; Surround Sound; Exercises; Chapter 10. Complete Evaluations and Understanding Observations; The Overall Texture; Relationships of the Individual Sound Sources and the Overall Texture; The Complete Evaluation; Summary; Exercises; Part 3: Shaping Music and Sound, and Controlling the Recording Process; Chapter 11. Bringing Artistic Judgment to the Recording Process; Part 3 Overview; The Signal Chain; Guiding the Creation of Music; Summary; Chapter 12. The Aesthetics of Recording Production; The Artistic Roles of the Recordist
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Rhythmic Patterns and Rates of ActivitiesSound Sources and Sound Quality; Spatial Properties: Stereo and Surround Sound; Conclusion; Exercises; Chapter 3. The Musical Message and the Listener; The Musical Message; Musical Form and Structure; Musical Materials; The Relationships of Artistic Elements and Musical Materials; Equivalence and the Expression of Musical Ideas; Text as Song Lyrics; The Listener; Conclusion; Exercises; Part 2: Developing Listening and Sound Evaluation Skills; Chapter 4. Listening and Evaluating Sound for the Audio Professional
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Why Audio Professionals Need to Evaluate SoundTalking About Sound; The Listening Process; Personal Development for Listening and Sound Evaluation; Summary; Exercises; Chapter 5. A System for Evaluating Sound; System Overview; Sound Evaluation Sequence; Graphing the States and Activity of Sound Components; Plotting Sources Against a Time Line; Summary; Exercises; Chapter 6. Evaluating Pitch in Audio and Music Recordings; Analytical Systems; Realizing a Sense of Pitch; Recognizing Pitch Levels; Pitch Area and Frequency Band Recognition; Melodic Contour; Exercises
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The Art of Recording articulates and explores the ways recorded sound is different from live sound, and how those differences can enhance music, including surround sound. It presents a system for developing the critical and analytical listening skills necessary to recognize and understand these sound characteristics--the same skills necessary to create quality recordings-- and for talking about or describing sound.The Art of Recording also considers audio recording as a creative process. The reader will learn to guide the artistry of music recording from its beg.