Audio Production Techniques Chapter 11

Advanced Techniques

• Cleanup (Chapter 11): Involves meticulous steps to create clean tracks with minimal unwanted distractions. The goal is to reduce aural distractions.

• Noise on a Track: Represents unwanted sounds on an audio track.

• Noise Removal: Procedures to remove noise from an audio track as a routine step.

• Clicks and Pops: Sound effects like clicks and pops on an audio track. They arise from various audio issues.

• Timing of Clicks and Pops: Different situations trigger clicks and pops; the timing might vary .

• Headphone Listening: Using headphones is preferred for listening to a track pass to gauge clarity, and find issues more easily.

Fixing Issues

• Fixing Click/Pop Trouble Spots: Techniques to fix those annoying click/pop problems in audio files. These may involve adding fades.

• Demo Recording Detection: Certain characteristics in recordings might indicate it's a demo recording.

• Bad Fades: Fixes for imperfect fades that don't work on an audio track properly.

• Reducing Distortion: Natural techniques to reduce unwanted, unnatural sound distortions.

• Alternative Level Adjustment: Methods for adjusting levels when the standard DAW tools aren't available.

Sound Enhancement

• Improving Bass and Kicks: Methods to make the bass sound stronger and the kick drum clearer.

• Popular Track Tuning Programs: List of commonly used programs for audio tuning.

• Pitch Correction: The effect of using pitch correction technology. Fine-tuning is important, but overcorrecting can make the track sound unnatural.

• Drum Replacement Pioneer: Person who first developed drum replacement techniques in the 1970s during work on Steely Dan records.

• Making Drum Replacement Sound Natural: Three steps to make drum replacements sound more real. These steps are not clearly identified in the provided text.

Mixing Automation

• Pre-Automation Mixing: Methods used to prepare complex song mixing, before automation is applied.

• Fader Automation Modes: Descriptions of the five fader automation methods. Details lacking.

• Adding Dynamics with Automation: Ways to integrate automation for dynamics to mix. Details lacking in the provided text.

• Definition of Gain Staging: Gain staging's purpose.

• Pre-Fader/After-Fader Functionality: Reasons why pre-fader and/or after-fader functions exist in audio consoles.

• Channel Fader Level Restrictions: Channel fader levels are restricted for good mixing practice.

Recording Details & Advantages

• Lower Recording Levels: 24-bit depth allows for recording lower levels in an audio track without losing quality.
• Advantages of Lower Recording Levels: Using 24-bit depth allows for recording at lower signal levels without compromising sound quality. It decreases chance of distortion.

Explore advanced techniques in audio production, particularly focusing on cleanup methods to minimize aural distractions. This quiz covers topics such as noise removal, fixing click and pop issues, and the importance of headphone listening in achieving audio clarity.