Audio Sampling: A Practical Guide

Description

Bringing sampling to a new generation of audio engineers and composers Audio Sampling explains how to record and create sampled instruments in a software setting. There are many things that go into creating a sampled instrument and many things that can go wrong, this book is a step by step guide through the process, from introducing sampling, where it begins to recording editing and using samples, providing much sought after detailed information on the actual process of sampling, creating sampled instruments as well as the different ways they can be used.

The software used is the NN-XT a sampler that is a part of the Reason studio software and ProTools LE, however the material discussed is applicable and can be used with any sampler.

The companion website has exclusive material including a comprehensive comparison of the different hardware software available, as well as audio examples and video clips from each stage of the process

1 Introduction to Sampling
What is sampling?
A sampler survey
Basic Sampler Expectations
Other expectations
Additional software sampler features
Benefits to using samplers without creating your own instruments
Benefits to creating your own sampled instruments
Summary

2 Making connections
Required equipment
Capturing the sound source
Using microphones
Using a line input / instrument input
Using microphone preamplifiers
Using analog to digital converters
Using audio interfaces
Using an alternative audio interface
Hooking it all together
Cable types
Balanced vs. unbalanced
Grounding
MIDI connections
General equipment tips and tricks

3 Source preparation
Choosing your source
Preparing your source
Understanding your source
Putting it all together

4 Recording the First Sample
Ear training
Goals
Transparent listening
Focused listening
Listening memory
Projected listening
Summary
Basic Acoustic Issues
Microphone Choice and Placement
The recording session
Tidying up

5 Sample Editing
Editing styles
Basic editing
Advanced editing in the digital audio workstation
Adding additional effects/processors

6 Creating the Instrument
Importing files into zones
Advanced mapping
Fine tuning
An example of mapping
Additional sampler features

7 Using Samples
MIDI
Musical terms and definitions
Sampling, composition and orchestration: a maximum of ingenuity with a minimum of resources
Musical terms
Compositional Techniques
Performance characteristics
MIDI Performance control
Observations

8 Examining the roots of sampling
Timetable of processes
Timetable of historically innovative systems
Bibliography

9 Thoughts on the future of sampling
Modeling
Future uses of sampling
Summary

描述

《音頻取樣》將取樣引入新一代音頻工程師和作曲家的世界。本書解釋了如何在軟件環境中錄製和創建取樣樂器。創建取樣樂器需要許多步驟，也有很多可能出錯的地方。本書通過逐步指南，從介紹取樣開始，到錄製、編輯和使用樣本，提供了對取樣過程的詳細信息，包括創建取樣樂器的不同方法。

本書使用的軟件是Reason工作室軟件中的NN-XT取樣器和ProTools LE，但所討論的內容適用於任何取樣器。

附帶網站提供了獨家資料，包括對不同硬件和軟件的全面比較，以及每個過程階段的音頻示例和視頻片段。

目錄

1. 取樣介紹
- 什麼是取樣？
- 取樣器調查
- 基本取樣器期望
- 其他期望
- 附加軟件取樣器功能
- 使用取樣器而不創建自己的樂器的好處
- 創建自己的取樣樂器的好處
- 總結

2. 連接設置
- 所需設備
- 捕捉聲源
- 使用麥克風
- 使用線路輸入/樂器輸入
- 使用麥克風前置放大器
- 使用模數轉換器
- 使用音頻接口
- 使用替代音頻接口
- 將所有設備連接在一起
- 電纜類型
- 平衡 vs. 不平衡
- 接地
- MIDI 連接
- 一般設備技巧和技巧

3. 聲源準備
- 選擇聲源
- 準備聲源
- 了解聲源
- 綜合應用

4. 錄製第一個樣本
- 耳朵訓練
- 目標
- 透明聆聽
- 專注聆聽
- 聆聽記憶
- 預測聆聽
- 總結
- 基本聲學問題
- 麥克風選擇和放置
- 錄製會議
- 整理

5. 樣本編輯
- 編輯風格
- 基本編輯
- 數字音頻工作站中的高級編輯
- 添加其他效果/處理器

6. 創建樂器
- 將文件導入區域
- 高級映射
- 微調
- 映射示例
- 附加取樣器功能

7. 使用樣本
- MIDI
- 音樂術語和定義
- 取樣、作曲和管弦樂：以最少的資源獲得最大的創意
- 音樂術語
- 作曲技巧
- 演奏特點
- MIDI 演奏控制
- 觀察

8. 檢視取樣的根源
- 流程時間表
- 歷史創新系統時間表
- 參考文獻

9. 對取樣未來的思考
- 建模
- 取樣的未來用途
- 總結