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The Musician's Guide to Audio (The Musician's Guide to Home Recording)
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Acknowledgments
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About This Book
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Getting The Most Out Of Your Audio
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Tips And References
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Introduction to Audio
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Analog Audio Basics
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Analog Audio Recording And Playback: Vinyl And Tape
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Analog Audio Drawbacks
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Digital Audio Basics
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How Digital Audio Maintains Fidelity
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Digital Audio Issues
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Frequency, Period, And Wavelength
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About Waveforms And Harmonics
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Key Takeaways
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Analog and Digital Audio Connections
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Balanced And Unbalanced Lines
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Unbalanced Connections
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Balanced Connections
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Is Balanced Better?
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Signal Level Categories
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Analog Audio Connector Types
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Xlr Connectors
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1/4-Inch Phone Connectors
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Combination Jacks
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1/8-Inch Stereo Mini Connectors
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Digital Audio Connector Types
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S/pdif (Sony/philips Digital Interface)
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Aes/ebu (Audio Engineering Society/european Broadcast Union)
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Adat (Alesis Digital Audio Tape) Optical Interface
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Madi (Multichannel Audio Digital Interface)
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Computer Audio Connectors
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Usb (Universal Serial Bus)
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Firewire (Also Called Ieee-1394)
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Thunderbolt
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Key Takeaways
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Measuring and Specifying Audio
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Measuring Audio
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Level Meters
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Spectrum Analyzers
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Phase And Correlation Meters
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Real-Time Analyzers
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Understanding Audio Specifications
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The Problem With Ears
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Frequency Response, Hearing, And The Decibel
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Why Flat Response Is Good
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The Decibel
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Common Audio Specifications
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Signal-to-Noise Ratio
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Total Harmonic Distortion
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Intermodulation Distortion
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Crosstalk
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Key Takeaways
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Digital Audio Sample Rates
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Understanding And Choosing Sample Rates
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The "high-Resolution" Sample Rate Controversy
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Avoiding Foldover Distortion
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Pros And Cons Of Recording At Higher Sample Rates
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Direct Stream Digital (Dsd)
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Key Takeaways
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Bit Resolution
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Distortion And Bit Resolution
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Accuracy Vs. Resolution
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Hardware Resolution Vs. Recording Software Resolution
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Headroom In Digital Systems
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DC Offset
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File Bit Resolution
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Dithering Demystified
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Dithering To The Rescue
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How To Hear The Results Of Dithering
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Noise Shaping And Different Dithering Types
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How To Apply Dithering
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Data Compression And Audio
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The Mp3 Audio Format
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Data Compression Formats
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Choosing The Right Encoder Settings
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Converting To A Compressed Format With Itunes
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Key Takeaways
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Obtaining the Benefits of Higher Sample Rates in Lower-Sample-Rate Projects
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Clocking and Networked Audio
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Clocking With External Devices
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Word Clock
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Networked Audio
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About The Author
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