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Golden Moment - Recording Secrets from the Pros (Softcover)

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Reading this book made me feel like I had my own private interview room with accomplished engineers and producers constantly shuffling in and out. Some of the industry's top engineers share tips and advice about inexpensive gear (microphones especially), recording techniques, and mixing. Highlights include an extensive description and explanation of mic preamps by Millenia Media's John LaGrue, and an entire chapter dedicated to unconventional and interesting recording techniques (such as reshaping studio sounds with stomp boxes and complex filters). The specific gear recommendations were also very helpful for a novice like myself.

Recommended for those just starting out with recording as well as the more seasoned recordist who's looking to broaden his/her craft.

I was rather disappointed by this book. There are a lot of interviews that ask basically the same questions; "What microphones do you use", "what gear do you use". The interviews are short, about one page, so the different producers doesn't really have any room to elaborate, and as a consequence not very many "recording secrets" are reviled.

The book is nice casual reading, but don't expect to really get some useful information out of it.

Plenty of musician's books will tell you how to record - but will they make recording an art rather than a science, and will they help all kinds of musicians, from classical to rock, understand how hit recordings work? Learn from the engineering wizards themselves in The Golden Moment: Recording Secrets From The Pros, which gathers the collective knowledge of 50 seasoned pros under one cover. From new trends in high-resolution digital audio and podcasts to setting up an effective home studio and getting the most from equipment, dedicated musicians won't want to be without their very own copy of The Golden Moment: Recording Secrets From The Pros.

I found this book very interesting reading & full of great tips & inside information for the audio engineer.
One of the featured studios is the studio I just completed a basic recording class. Pogo studio owned by Mark Rubel. Great story about Mark & Pogo studio.
Go out & buy this book! You will be glad you did!
Dave Huffman