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ALEXANDER ADVANCED TRAINING MAGAZINE

VOLUME 2 - ISSUE 2 - February 15, 2001

FEATURING THE TIP CYCLOPEDIA

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CATEGORIES

HOME & LIVE RECORDING | INSTALLATION | LIVE SOUND | MAINTENANCE | HOME STUDIO TECHNIQUES
RECORDING | COMPRESSION & DYNAMICS PROCESSING | STUDIO SET-UP | CONSOLE OPERATION
MIXING | MIXING TECHNIQUE | EQUALIZATION | DELAY & REVERBERATION |
PRODUCTION | PROMO & MARKETING | MIDI | MUSIC BUSINESS | PRODUCTION TECHNIQUE
MASTERING | HARD DISK RECORDING & EDITING | MASTERING TECHNIQUE
DISTANCE STUDY | EQUIPMENT TOURS | QUICKSTARTS | STUDY MODULES | COURSE OUTLINES | TEXTS & REFERENCE

FEATURED ARTICLES

FEATURE

ALEXANDER MAGAZINE TIP CYCLOPEDIA
By Robert Dennis
Over 100 tips that are entered under the title name, under a category (like "Mixing") and under a keyword (like "Guitar").  Select the first letter of the tip's title, category or keyword from the list above to jump to appropriate section of the index. 

Level: All Levels

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ADDED FEATURE

REQ ARTICLE INDEX
By Robert Dennis
Over 60 articles that have previous been published in Recording Engineer's Quarterly, arranged in alphabetical order of category, name and keyword.

Level: Basic & Intermediate

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DISTANCE STUDY FEATURE

SOLID STATE LOGIC 4000 CONSOLE TOUR
By Robert & Daniel Dennis
THE SSL 4000 Console is probably the most popular console used to record hit records.  See the different controls on the console and find out their use interactively.

ADDITIONAL DISTANT STUDY POSTS

Level: Advanced

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DISTANCE STUDY FEATURE

IMAGING WITH REVERBERATION
By Robert Dennis
One of the biggest differences between mixing today and mixing 30 years ago is the different types of delay and reverberation that are available to today's mixing engineer.  To use these programs effectively, the student needs to know how different types of reverberation affect the audio paining that is trying to be created with mixing. BMP Interactive material with added text for Alexander readers.

ADDITIONAL DISTANT STUDY POSTS

Level: Intermediate

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PRODUCTION FEATURE

DO YOU REALLY NEED A RECORDING CONTRACT?
By Robert Dennis & Tom Gelardi
Some serious and knowledgeable industry sources say no.  We say yes but that you need to realize the when and how.   We all agree that a national recording contract is only PART of the answer - here's the rest of the story.

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION POSTS

Level: Intermediate

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MIXING

PAST ISSUE THREADS - MIXING TECHNIQUE 
Previous Alexander & Recording Engineer's Quarterly articles related to this topic.  (Use browser back button to return here).
USING A DAT RECORDER | RECOMMENDED METHOD OF OBTAINING A MIX | DECIBEL: THE HARDEST & MOST IMPORTANT TERM IN AUDIO | GETTING DRUM IMPACT - PART 1 | GETTING DRUM IMPACT - PART 2 | GETTING DRUM IMPACT - PART 3 | GETTING DRUM SIGNALS FOR TRIGGERING

Level: Variable

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PAST ISSUE THREADS - EQUALIZATION 
Previous Alexander & Recording Engineer's Quarterly articles related to this topic.  (Use browser back button to return here).
USING EQUALIZATION - PART 1: THE EQUALIZATION PRIMER | USING EQUALIZATION - PART 2: EQUALIZATION IN MASTERING | USING COMPLIMENTARY EQUALIZATION | RECOMMENDED EQUALIZATION FREQUENCIES | USING THE EQUALIZER'S Q CONTROL | EQUALIZATION & MIXING INTERACTIVE STUDY MODULE

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PAST ISSUE THREADS - EFFECTS
Previous Alexander & Recording Engineer's Quarterly articles related to this topic.  (Use browser back button to return here).
DELAY BASICS | DELAY TIME MODULATION | DELAY ECHO EFFECTS | DELAY / BPM CHART | REVERBERATION BASICS | REAL REVERBERATION EFFECTS | OTHER REVERBERATION EFFECTS | REVERBERATION PARAMETERS | OTHER REVERBERATION NOTES | THE LEXICON LARC

Level: Variable

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RECORDING

PAST ISSUE THREADS - RECORDING TECHNIQUES 

RECORDING APPROACHES A chapter-size article that can guide you in any situation.
ADVANCED RECORDING PRIMER  Large studio format recording explained.
 

Level: Advanced

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PAST ISSUE THREADS - COMPRESSION 
Previous Alexander & Recording Engineer's Quarterly articles related to this topic.  Use browser back button to return here.
A COMPRESSION KICKSTART | THE EXCITING COMPRESSOR | COMPRESSOR DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS | USING THE SIDECHAIN FOR REDUCING THE "S-SOUND" AND THE POP | MORE SIDECHAIN FUN: DYNAMIC EQUALIZATION | PERCUSSIVE ATTACK & COMPRESSION | ADVANCED USE OF A COMPRESSOR |

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MASTERING

PAST ISSUE THREADS  
Previous Alexander & Recording Engineer's Quarterly articles related to this topic.  Use browser back button to return here.
MULTITRACK MASTERING | LEVELS IN MASTERING 

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HOME & LIVE RECORDING

THE HOME RECORDING PRIMER - Part 2
By Bob Dennis
In this part we move from the studio into the control room and cover the basic of using the recording console and the tape machine during the recording and mixing sessions.

Level: Basic

ALL ACCESS

PAST ISSUE THREADS  
Previous Alexander & Recording Engineer's Quarterly articles related to this topic.  Use browser back button to return here.
BUILDING YOUR COTTAGE RECORDING STUDIO | THE BAFFLING WORLD OF HOME RECORDING | SHIELDING BASICS | PATCHBAY BASICS | EQUIPPING YOUR STUDIO PROFESSIONALLY BUT INEXPENSIVELY | BUILDING YOUR HOME STUDIO RIGHT - Part 1 | BUILDING YOUR OWN CABLES | THE LAST PATCH PANEL | BUILDING YOUR HOME STUDIO RIGHT - Part2 | THE HOME RECORDING PRIMER - Part 1 |
 

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PRODUCTION

Level: Intermediate

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PAST ISSUE THREADS - MIDI Use browser back button to return here.
SYNCHRONIZATION - Part 1 | SYNCHRONIZATION - Part 2 | UNDERSTANDING MIDI - Part 1 | UNDERSTANDING MIDI - Part 2 | SONGWRITING WITH MIDI FOR DUMMYS | DRUM FUNCTION CHART | INTRODUCTION TO   MIDI PROGRAMMING | THE FIRST MUSIC LESSON | PENTATONIC SCALES & MELODIES |
 

Level: Basic

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PAST ISSUE THREADS - PROMO & MARKETING 
Previous Alexander & Recording Engineer's Quarterly articles related to this topic.  Use browser back button to return here.
THE NECESSITY OF TEST MARKETING | WHEN AND WHEN NOT TO TEST MARKET | HOW TO SELL TO THE RECORD COMPANY | MARKETING AND PROMOTING A NATIONAL HIT RECORD |

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PAST ISSUE THREADS - PRODUCTION TECHNIQUE 
Previous Alexander & Recording Engineer's Quarterly articles related to this topic.  Use browser back button to return here.
PLATINUM STANDARDS | DOUBLE PANNING | ADVANCED DOUBLING TIPS & TECHNIQUES | MAKING DOUBLES WITH ONLY ONE RECORDED PERFORMANCE

Level: Variable

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DISTANCE STUDY

EQUIPMENT TOURS - Interactively view controls, connectors &  features

TASCAM TMD8000 Digital Console

YAMAHA 02R V1 Digital Console

YAMAHA 02R V2 Digital Console

NEW >>>>>>

Solid State Logic 4000 Console

<<<<<< NEW

QUICKSTARTS - Step by step guide to fully using the gear

02R Quickstart

TMD1000 Quickstart

TMD8000 Quickstart

STUDY MODULES - Interactive lessons, quizzes, illustrations and audio demos

EQ & MIXING STUDY MODULE

MY ELECTRONIC TOOL KIT

PRO AUDIO SPECIALIST STUDY MODULE

RECORDING TECHNIQUES I INTERACTIVE STUDY MODULE

BASIC MUSIC PRODUCTION INTERACTIVE STUDY MODULE

STUDY MODULE LESSONS - Modified interactive lessons with additional advanced applications.

LESSONS FROM RECORDING TECHNIQUES I

LESSONS FROM BASIC MUSIC PRODUCTION

THE NYQUIST THEOREM

IMAGING WITH REVERBERATION

TEXTS & REFERENCES - Complete original texts used by RID campus students with enhanced illustrations
BASIC RECORDING MANUAL The basics of recording in one quick-reading text.
AUDIO MULTITRACK RECORDING TECHNIQUES Professional level text in the basics of recording.
HOW LIVE SOUND WORKS The basics of getting good sound at live gigs.
PUBLIC AUDIO TERMS GLOSSARY The basic terms with short definitions.
AUDIO TERMS, WHAT THEY MEAN Complete reference for terms encountered in audio.
HOW MDM RECORDING WORKS   Modular Digital Recorders explained.
ADVANCED RECORDING PRIMER Large Studio Format Recording Manual
ESSAY ARTICLES - From How Recording Works - Book I

THE 3 TO 1 RULE & PHASE CANCELLATION FULLY EXPLAINED

MAGNETISM, ELECTRICITY & SHIELDING

THE UNIVERSAL MICROPHONE PLACEMENT

DIRECT PICKUPS

USE OF CONDENSER MICROPHONE PAD SWITCHES

USING DIGITAL CONSOLES

WHAT IS A CONSOLE?

SUPPLEMENT ON CONSOLE AUTOMATION TERMS

Go HERE for descriptions of the How Recording Works - Book I articles.

ESSAY ARTICLES - From How Digital Recording Works  

DIGITAL VS ANALOG

ANALOG, DIGITAL, TUBE, SOLID STATE & DELAY

MICING TECHNIQUES FOR DIGITAL & ANALOG RECORDING

SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DIGITAL & ANALOG RECORDING

CLEANING MDM RECORDERS

MIXING WITH DIGITAL AND ANALOG RECORDING

SETTING LEVELS FOR DIGITAL AND ANALOG RECORDING

DIGITAL: INTERFACE FORMATS

COURSE OUTLINES -
BASIC MUSIC PRODUCTION  
RECORDING TECHNIQUES I RID's first professional level recording course
PRO AUDIO SPECIALIST RID's most basic course in audio and recording.  

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