How to Do a Demo Quality Recording in Your Bedroom

(Book). Whether you've got a four-track cassette deck, digital recorder, or a computer you've turned into a recording studio, How to Do a Demo-Quality Recording in Your Bedroom jump starts your skills quickly. It's written in a simple do-this, do-that approach. Topics covered include: expectations for home recording * connectors and cables * signal flow * overview of Cubase, Emagic Logic and Samplitude 6.0 * connecting the computer's audio card to the mixing board * recording procedures * how to set levels * how to apply effects in the mix * and much more. Includes a 38-page gallery of microphone positions for grand piano, amp miking, acoustic guitars, drums, vocalists and choir based on Shure microphone techniques.