Mic It!

Capture great sound in the first place and spend less time "fixing it in the mix" with Ian Corbett¿s Mic It! With this updated and expanded second edition, you¿ll quickly understand essential audio concepts as they relate to microphones and mic techniques and learn how to apply them to yourrecording situation. Mic It! gives you the background to explore, discover, and design your own solutions, enabling you to record great source tracks that can be developed into anything from ultra-clean mixes to massive, organic soundscapes.

Beginning with essential audio theory and a discussion of the desirable characteristics of "good sound", Mic It! covers microphones, mono and stereo mic techniques, the effect of the recording space or room, and large classical and jazz ensemble recording. This second edition also features new chapters onimmersive audio, immersive recording concepts, drum tuning, and recording techniques for audio for video. M