Includes index.

Part 1 : getting started with home recording. Understanding home recording -- Getting the right gear -- Getting connected : setting up your studio -- Meet the mixer -- Multitrack recording -- Part 2 : working with microphones. Understanding microphones -- Taking a look at microphone techniques -- Miking your instruments -- Part 3 : recording live audio. Getting a great source sound -- Recording audio -- Understanding electronic instruments and MIDI -- Recording electronic instruments using MIDI -- Working with loops -- Part 4 : editing and enhancing your tracks. Getting into editing -- Editing MIDI data -- Part 5 : mixing and mastering your music. Mixing basics -- Using equalization -- Digging into dynamics processors -- Singling out signal processors -- Automating your mix -- Making your mix -- Mastering your music -- Creating your finished product -- Part 6 : the part of tens. Ten invaluable recording tips -- Ten (or so) ways to distribute and promote music.

"Today, the tools to create high-fidelity, multi-track audio are found on computers, tablets, and even smartphones. This no-jargon guide shows you how to use technology to lay down, edit, mix, and master your ideas, as well as how to polish songs and distribute your finished product."-- Provided by publisher.