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40 year home studio build

Part 1 - Guitar rig

Part 2 - Microphones, pre-amplifiers and A to D converters

Part 3 - Outboard effect processors

Part 4 - Compression & EQ


Audio interconnection

01 Introduction to audio interconnection

02 Basic audio lead concepts

03 Why are there so many types of audio interconnection?

04 Introduction to audio signal types

05 Audio signal types - line level

06 Audio signal types - digital

07 Audio signal types - mic, phono and pickup level

08 Audio signal types - loudspeaker and headphone level

09 Three example audio signal paths from guitar to DAW

10 Stereo and mono audio

11 Audio phase and polarity

12 Balanced and unbalanced audio signals

13 Audio connectors

14 Audio cables

15 Phantom power

16 Direct injection and DI boxes

17 Audio patch bays

18 Digital audio synchronisation

19 RF interference and ground loops

20 Making audio leads and soldering

21 Common audio leads and their uses

22 Connecting a capacitor microphone

23 Connecting a dynamic microphone

24 Connecting audio devices with Toslink leads

25 Connecting audio devices with AES3 or SPDIF coaxial leads


Audio signal types

01 Introduction to audio signal types

02 Audio signal types - Line level

03 Audio signal types - Digital

04 Audio signal types - Mic, phono and pickup level

05 Audio signal types - Loudspeaker and headphone level


Compression

01 How to compress a snare drum

02 The 40 year home studio build Part 4 - Compression & EQ

03 Compression action diagrams


Digital audio

01 Introduction - what is digital audio?

02 Binary and digital data

03 Data size, data capacity and data rate

04 The six physical forms of digital data

05 What is an analogue to digital audio converter?

06 Analogue to digital audio conversion - The 2 primary parameters

16 Digital audio interconnection signal types

17 Digital audio synchronisation

18 Connecting audio devices with Toslink leads

19 Connecting audio devices with AES3 or SPDIF coaxial leads


Equipment talk

Differentiating microphone pre-amplifiers

Focusrite Rednet 3 case study


Microphones

01 Introduction to microphones

02 Microphone electronics

03 Microphone types

04 Microphone polar pattern diagrams

05 Microphone handling, power & interconnection

06 Phantom power

08 Connecting a dynamic microphone

10 Connecting a capacitor (condenser) microphone

11 Ribbon microphones

12 Connecting a ribbon microphone

13 Differentiating microphone pre-amplifiers

14 The 5 primary microphone recording factors


Sound wave theory

01 Introduction to sound wave theory

02 What is sound?

03 Loudspeakers, sound waves & the inner ear

04 Waveform diagrams

05 Waveform diagram amplitude & frequency examples

06 Phase & harmonics

07 Complex sounds

08 Speed of sound

09 Why do sound waves lose energy & diminish?

10 Audio spectrum

12 Audio dynamic range

13 Audio loudness metering

14 Air, electrical & magnetic pressure sound waves


Time domain (delay) effects

01 Introduction - what are time domain (delay) effects?

02 Tape delay pt 1 - concepts & inter-connection

03 Tape delay pt 2 - the five parameters

04 Phasing, flanging and chorus

05 Automatic double tracking and slapback delay

06 Conventional echo and delay effects


Visualising sound

01 Introduction to visualising sound

02 Waveform diagrams

03 Waveform diagram amplitude & frequency examples

04 Frequency response diagrams

05 EQ diagrams

06 Dynamic range diagrams

07 Compression action diagrams

08 Microphone polar pattern diagrams

09 Impulse response diagrams

10 Audio metering

11 Audio loudness metering


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