Introduction
Chapter 1 Help!
Problems with Understanding Technical Terms
Problems with Sound Quality
Lipsync Problems
Edit and Mix Problems
Random Strangenesses
It Just Doesn't Sound as Good as What I Hear at the Movies
Chapter 2 Vibrations to Volts to Bits
A Tree Falls in a Forest
How Sound Works
Loudness
Analog Audio
Digital Audio
Digital vs. Analog
Chapter 3 The Studio: Acoustics and Monitoring
Facility Goals
Acoustics
Monitoring
Chapter 4 The Studio: Equipment and Wiring
Hardware for Audio
Wiring for Audio Post
Guerilla Problem Solving
Chapter 5 The Studio: Audio Software
Audio Software
File Exchange and Networking
Chapter 6 Planning the Track
Different Media Are Heard Differently
Spread Things Around
Pre-Production for Postproduction
The Postproduction Sequence
Chapter 7 Getting Audio into the Computer
Transfer Technology
Digital Audio Transfers
Analog Audio Recording
Synchronization
Troubleshooting the Transfer
Chapter 8 Voice-over Recording and Dialog Replacement
What's Needed for Voice-over Recording
The Human Factors
ADR
Chapter 9 Editing Dialog
Waveform-based Techniques
Audio-based Editing
Learning How to Listen Quickly
Phonetic-based Editing
Some More Tips for Great Edits
Room Tone or Presence
Restoring Lipsync by Eye
Chapter 10 Finding and Editing Music
Getting the Music
Music Editing
Chapter 11 Working with Sound Effects
Sound Effect Sources
Placing and Editing Sound Effects
Sound Effects Design
Chapter 12 Equalization
Frequency Bands
Equalizer Characteristics and Types
Tuning an Equalizer
Equalizer Cookbook
Chapter 13 Dynamics Control
Characteristics and Controls
Types of Dynamics Processors
Dynamics Cookbook
Chapter 14 Time-Domain Effects
The Short Delays
Long Delays
Reverberation
Chapter 15 Time and Pitch Manipulation
Speed-based Effects
Changing Pitch and Time Independently
Time and Pitch Cookbook
Chapter 16 Noise Reduction
It's Not Really Noise Reduction
A Few Other Noise Reduction Facts
Single-ended Processing
Noise Reduction Examples
Chapter 17 Other Effects
Stereo Simulation
Other Phase-inversion Tricks
Modulation and Harmonics
Harmonic Exciters
Cookbook: Creating New Effects by Combining Old Ones
Chapter 18 The Mix
What a Mix Needs
Controlling levels
Putting Things in Perspective
Time-savers
Mixing Elsewhere
Layback
Chapter 19 After the Mix
Testing the Track
Data Compression and Streaming
Release Formats
Afterword
Appendix A Glossary
Appendix B About the CD
Track Listing
Notes on the CD
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