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THE BASICS
General studio procedures
Engineer's and assistant's duties
Maintenance procedures
Control room and studio acoustics
Meeting your client's expectations

RECORDING SESSIONS
Session preparation
Analogue tape machine line-up
Choosing a microphone
Concerns, awareness and anticipation
Fault finding

TECHNIQUES
Vocal and drum microphone techniques
Use of EQ and dynamics
Outboard devices, reverbs and effects
Stereo recording techniques and phase

THE CONSOLE
Signal Flow and patchbay
Foldback and cue mixes
Recording, bouncing and overdubbing
Metering and levels

THE COMPUTER
Using timecode, machine control
Session management, cues and tracks
Auto location and drop-ins
Total Recall

MIXING
Balance and EQ
Fader subgrouping
Automation
Editing and mastering