This is an excerpt from a full length DVD available at <a class="link" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ProAudioDVDs.com.">www.ProAudioDVDs.com.</a> <br /><br />Host David Wills has toured with major artists such as Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Whitney Houston, Chicago and Diana Ross and provides you with a professional's perspective but always demonstrated in an informal, easy to understand way. <br /><br />Here's a complete listing of the subjects that are covered... <br /><br />0:01:00 INTRODUCTION <br />0:02:00 Using the Index Card <br />0:02:20 PORTASTUDIO Video Tutorial Video <br />0:02:30 What's covered in this video <br />0:04:05 What do you want to do with your Portastudio? <br /><br />0:05:10 GETTING STARTED <br /><br />0:08:30 THE BASICS <br />0:08:50 Using Microphones <br />0:09:05 Dynamic Microphones <br />0:10:05 Condenser Microphones <br />0:10:10 Powering Condenser Microphones <br />0:10:40 Dynamic vs. Condenser <br />0:11:10 Pickup Patterns <br />0:11:55 Drum Kit Example <br />0:12:50 Frequency Cancellation <br />0:14:50 Microphone Guidelines <br />0:15:35 Vocal Microphones <br />0:16:25 Controlling Plosives <br />0:17:15 TASCAM TIP # 1...Use Panty Hose for a Pop Filter <br />0:17:25 Miking Vocals <br />0:18:55 TASCAM TIP # 2...Helping PITCH and TIMING <br />0:19:15 Click Tracks <br />0:19:50 Setting up a CUE mix <br />0:20:45 TASCAM TIP # 3...Using Effects without recording them <br /><br />0:21:00 GETTING CREATIVE <br />0:21:20 Negative or Reductive EQ <br />0:23:25 Compression explained <br />0:23:45 Dynamic Range <br />0:23:55 Noise Floor <br />0:24:05 Distortion level <br />0:25:10 Threshold <br />0:25:15 Ratio <br />0:25:45 Compression Guidelines <br />0:26:30 Printing Effects to tape <br />0:28:55 Using your Bathroom as a Reverb Chamber <br />0:30:05 TASCAM TIP # 4...Creating Space with Effects <br />0:31:10 Pitch Control <br />0:31:30 Making a "psuedo" 12-string guitar part <br />0:32:10 Using Pitch to help you hit a high note <br />0:34:10 Tape speed tricks <br />0:35:10 Drum Machine "octaver" example <br />0:36:00 Backwards Effects <br />0:37:05 Creating a reverse reverb effect <br />.....much more