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A basic overview of the recording process -- Sound and psychoacoustics -- Studio acoustics -- Signal characteristics of audio devices -- Equipping your studio -- Monitoring -- Microphones -- Microphone technique basics -- Microphone techniques for instruments and vocals -- Equalization (EQ) -- Effects and signal processors -- Mixers and mixing consoles -- Digital audio -- Computer recording -- DAW signal flow -- DAW operation -- Judging sound quality with critical listening -- MIDI and loops -- Session procedures -- Mastering and CD burning -- On-location recording of popular music -- On-location recording of classical music -- Web audio, streaming, and online collaboration