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Title: Musician's Guide to Home Recording: How to Make Great Recordings at Home by Peter McLan, Larry Wichman, Peter McIan ISBN: 0-8256-1378-7 Publisher: Music Sales Corp Pub. Date: December, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.42 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Soild, but outdated...
Comment: A very good starter book for sure. In other words, if ya know little about recording or sound mechanics, pick it up, but it is definetly outdated. Its amazing how far sound recording has come in the last 15 or so years. The digital machines mentioned in here are nothing like the ones out now. Even the portastudios in here are obsolete. Generally good advice for most instruments but hey, I'm a drummer and that section needs to be revamped big time. No serious mentions of the perks of edrums in the studio, and that is a major plus in todays recording studio. Like I said earlier, if McLan decides to upgrade this book, it will be the go-to guide for beginners, but as is, it is a solid, not spectacular book.
Rating: 2
Summary: Out Of Date
Comment: The general content in the area of how-to was ok, but with so much reference to open reel tapes and minimal to digital recording made it disapointing. Copyright dated 1988, 1994, the changes not covered that have taken place in the last five years are amazing. The pointers on mic-ing are good, along with ideas on getting cleaner recorded tracks. I am getting a lot more out of "Home Recording Power!" by Ben Milstead. It is slanted toward the CakeWalk Sonar software, but gets things moving fast! The sugestions are current as well.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good but Dated
Comment: I already own this book. [...]You are not going to get much info on current multitracking digital recorders. This book is the second edition, circa somewhere around '96. Lots of tape info. That is about the only shortcoming. It has a wealth of info for the beginner on topics of recording techniques for instruments, breaking them down such as guitar (electric or acoustic), keyboards, bass, drums and includes vocal recording. It really helps you in setting up microphone placement, gives tips for creating the sound 'atmosphere' for the room you are recording in. Tips on proper effects use or over use and provides invaluable info on microphones. It has basically an addendum in the form of another chapter with some digital theory and info on early digital equipment but, it does not matter how good your equipment is if you don't follow the techniques and other advice for microphone setup and vocal style. It's a good book but needs updating to cover the affordable digital equipment now available for the home recording buff who is not interested in splicing tape.
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Title: Craig Anderton's Home Recording for Musicians by Craig Anderton ISBN: 0825615003 Publisher: Music Sales Corp Pub. Date: December, 1996 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Using Your Portable Studio: A Complete Course to the Art of Using a Portable Studio by Peter McIan, Peter McLan ISBN: 0825614376 Publisher: Music Sales Corp Pub. Date: April, 1996 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Home Recording for Musicians for Dummies by Jeff Strong ISBN: 0764516345 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 05 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: Basic Mixing Techniques by Paul White ISBN: 1860742831 Publisher: Sanctuary Press Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: The Mixing Engineer's Handbook by Bobby Owsinski ISBN: 0872887235 Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: 01 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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