This book will demystify the decibel, clarify music software, uncover SCSI secrets and make sense of MIDI. Wilkinson takes a look under the hood of a great home studio and gives all the relevant information on studio connections, MIDI, cables, signal routing, equipment operation and applications. You'll also get details on music software, recording techniques and many other helpful hints to guide you through your home studio!
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74 of 88 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great book for starting your own home studio!!,
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This review is from: Anatomy of a Home Studio (Paperback)
This book gives a general overview of what you have to keep in mind when you want to start your own home studio. It describes theoretical concepts like acoustics as well as the more practical stuff like setting up proper electrical wiring. It also gives a clear overview of the different types of audio equipment you can encounter in your search for the perfect studio. The book is well structured and there are some ironic touches added as well.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good book "If you have some experience with recording",
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This review is from: Anatomy of a Home Studio (Paperback)
Scot Wilkinson wrote this book for those who are familiar with recording and wanted an idea or better understanding of how their equipment works the way it does (hence the title "Anatomy of a Home Studio). This book has very little tips or techniques on the equipment it covers. Its not a skill or how to book.
I bought this book for a class and for reference at home for a setup I had just put together. I was a beginner at the time I purchased the book and had little knowledge on the concepts of decibels, MIDI, signal flow, or the physics of sound (which are some of the topics covered in this book). Being a begginer, after reading everything in the book more than once, many of the topics covered in the book remained unclear to me (though the book, for its purpose, is very helpful). After I had learned more about recording and setup (through classes and other books), I was glad I had purchased this book, as it does help you understand how your equipment works in a technical manner. So unless you have some form of a recording setup and have a working knowledge of how to use your equipment, dont buy this book, because you might not understand very much of the topics covered. But if you want to learn the science of how your equipment operates when its on or how signals are routed...etc; then this book will be very helpful to you and may even make you a better recording artist or engineer for it too!
14 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Do I have the patience to want to sit down with this??,
By Jeffrey J. Sanders "psychedelic tunesmith" (www.mountainmirrors.com) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Anatomy of a Home Studio (Paperback)
No-but, hey, to each his own. Right? Honestly, a very comprehensive book(much like a high-school science text book...outstanding). All meat with no potatoes. If you're studying to go into the field of engineering as a living or are an electronics genius, this review is sheer blaspheme. If you want to make good music on your home studio, get The Musician's Guide to Home Recording and a good dose of spirit- then press record. Peace.
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Anyone reading this book is probably involved with sound in one way or another. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
piezo triggers, spectral enhancers, most modern synths, receiving synth, repro head, sync converter, hex pickup, terminator power, multitimbral synths, most synths, subcode data, analog tape decks, aux send, mod wheel, wind controllers, sound module, guitar controllers, digital decks, quantization value, analog decks, sync tone, pitch shifter, most sequencers, aux returns, virtual tracks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bank Select, Program Change, Note Off, Sound Canvas, System Exclusive, Channel Mode, Control Change, System Common, Courtesy Ken, Machine Control, System Real Time, Capital Tones, Information Field, Registered Parameter Numbers, Song Position Pointer, Sound Controller, Value Selected Bank, All Notes Off, Fast Forward, Omni Off, Active Sensing, Big Bottom, Circle of Fifths, Courtesy Switchcraft, Manufacturers Association New!
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Anyone reading this book is probably involved with sound in one way or another. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
piezo triggers, spectral enhancers, most modern synths, receiving synth, repro head, sync converter, hex pickup, terminator power, multitimbral synths, most synths, subcode data, analog tape decks, aux send, mod wheel, wind controllers, sound module, guitar controllers, digital decks, quantization value, analog decks, sync tone, pitch shifter, most sequencers, aux returns, virtual tracks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bank Select, Program Change, Note Off, Sound Canvas, System Exclusive, Channel Mode, Control Change, System Common, Courtesy Ken, Machine Control, System Real Time, Capital Tones, Information Field, Registered Parameter Numbers, Song Position Pointer, Sound Controller, Value Selected Bank, All Notes Off, Fast Forward, Omni Off, Active Sensing, Big Bottom, Circle of Fifths, Courtesy Switchcraft, Manufacturers Association New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Principles of Digital Audio by Ken Pohlmann on page 48
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Band by Mark Bliesener on page 219
- Recording in the Digital World: Complete Guide to Studio Gear and Software (Berklee Guide) by Thomas E. Rudolph in Back Matter
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