Home Recording For Musicians For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) (Paperback)

by Jeff Strong (Author) "If you're like most musicians, you've been noodling around on your instrument for a while and have finally decided to take the plunge and get..." (more)
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Product Description
Build a home studio to fit any budget

Explore equipment and techniques for making top-notch recordings at home

You've picked a perfect time to start recording! From PC-based to studio-in-a-box, today's equipment lets you put together a professional quality CD right at home, if you know how to use it. This guide covers everything from microphone placement to multitracking and mastering, helping you choose the right tools and use them like a pro.

Discover how to:

• Create a studio around your budget
• Direct signal flow to maximize your sound
• Apply the best microphone techniques
• Use compressors and limiters properly
• Build a space for optimum mixing

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Build a home studio to fit any budget

Explore equipment and techniques for making top-notch recordings at home

You've picked a perfect time to start recording! From PC-based to studio-in-a-box, today's equipment lets you put together a professional quality CD right at home, if you know how to use it. This guide covers everything from microphone placement to multitracking and mastering, helping you choose the right tools and use them like a pro.

Discover how to

• Create a studio around your budget
• Direct signal flow to maximize your sound
• Apply the best microphone techniques
• Use compressors and limiters properly
• Build a space for optimum mixing

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 2 edition (August 8, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764588842
• ISBN-13: 978-0764588846
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #177,587 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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55 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just buy it, February 7, 2004

By	joeash20000 (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Home Recording for Musicians for Dummies (Paperback)

For a long time i have been messing around with recording on a 4-track and my pc but getting bad results, but having no idea why, or what i need to do or buy to get some quality recordings. So i bought this book and it has opened up a whole world of home digital recording to me that i never had any way of accessing before. i now feel like i could confidently walk into a shop and buy the things i need and know exactly what im talking about, and know exactly what im looking for. If you want to get into home recording and dont know where to start, just buy this book, its all you need. I cant comment on whether more experienced musical technicians would find it insteresting as well, but im sure it would make a good reference book for them.
what are you waiting for?

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best..thanks, August 6, 2005

By	Peter Kern "TheVoice" (TS, Florida) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Home Recording for Musicians for Dummies (Paperback)

When all else failed, I turned to this book. It is humorous, made me feel like I was not stupid, and was LOADED with information that was in a language I understood. Looking back on other books I had purchased before this one, I realized it had the same info. The author of this amazing book is no dummy. He knows how to communicate for the everyman. I have made some astounding projects thanks to Home Recording for Musicians for Dummies by Jeff Strong. With the deepest of gratitude.

45 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I wish I had this two years ago !!, February 25, 2002

By	DJ Papabear (Indianapolis, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Home Recording for Musicians for Dummies (Paperback)

My only dislike of this book is that it didn't come sooner for me. I don't consider myself a novice, nor do I think of myself as an expert. I fall somewhere in the middle and think I can still benefit greatly from the topics covered in this book.

Unless you've gone to college as a sound engineer, there is something useful for you in this book !