Studio setup and sound conditioning. The sweet spot: how to turn that sow's ear of a workspace into a silk purse / by Rusty Cutchin --
Supply-side recording: cheap studio upgrades ; Adventures in airspace: making the most of your listening environment / by David Darlington --
Filling in the cracks: if you really want to contain sound from room to room, you must seal the deal / by Arty Skye --
Build your own studio baffles: how to fight reflections and win / by Jerry Tardif --
How to construct a sound panel / by Levin Pfeufer --
Stupid mic stand tricks / by Emile Menasché --
Function over beauty: a do-it-yourself keyboard stand / by Jon Chappell --
Cables and connectors. The quest for signal integrity: all about connections, cables, and those pesky adapters / by Pat Kirtley --
Cable guy, Part 1: Wiring your own cables can improve your sound and save you money ; Cable guy, Part 2: Tips and techniques for wiring your own cables / by Bill Philbrick --
The convenience connection: Simplifying your life (or at least your studio) with patchbays / by David Darlington --
Gear: selection and issues. More gear: you can't live with it / by Rusty Cutchin --
Introduction to microphones: all about the essential recording tool ; What's so hot about tubes? Why this vintage technology is still champ in the digital arena ; Calibration: how to make sure your gear is all on the same page / by Pat Kirtley --
The ins and outs of SMPTE: timecode unraveled / by David Darlington --
Monitors and monitoring. Output, output, output: the bottom line on gear / by Rusty Cutchin --
Subwoofer strategies: put some boom in your room / by David Darlington --
Monitoring 101: Creating a quality monitoring environment / by Pat Kirtley --
Recording. Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes: technology marches on / by David Darlington --
Unconventional wisdom: exploding the 12 great myths about recording / by Pat Kirtley --
Pre-production: the session before the session / by Rusty Cutchin --
Isolation on the cheap / by Mike Levine --
Vocals 101: tips for getting the best from your singer ; Singers unlimited: techniques for vocal comping ; Make mine hot: getting your best level / by David Darlington --
Mind over meters: a guide to setting levels / by Pat Kirtley --
Effects. Coping with compressors: demystifying those dynamic controllers / by David Darlington --
Compression / by Julian McBrowne --
(Sonic) barbarians at the gate: 'Quiet down out there!' ; Stir of echoes: reverb revealed / by David Darlington --
Mixers, mixing, and mastering. Making sense of mixers: signal flow basics / by Jerry Tardif --
Anatomy of a channel strip: out of one, many ; Grand Central Station: your mixer's central section / by David Darlington --
Mixer logic / by Jon Chappell --
Desktop mixing: your digital audio workstation console ; Organizing your mix: clear the way for a clean result / by David Darlington --
Active listening: how to avoid getting lost in the details on your way to a great mix ; A CD mastering primer: preparing your disc for the duplicator / by Pat Kirtley.