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Home Recording for Musicians for Dummies

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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?

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.

This book is great!!!! I have been messing around with home recording for about 2 years, So I say I am still new at this. This book has got me off on the right foot, and helped to set up the studio I have now. It has also shown what kinda of upgrades I can make in the future. I now have everything that I want to get in the future laid out in the order I want/need to get them. I highly recommend this book

I have used dummies books for just about everything I need to learn about that I don't already know. They have always been found to be helpful and full of information that I would have otherwise either not understood or had no clue about.
I have been messing around with recording myself for quite some time. I recently purchased Cakewalk Sonar Producer edition for my laptop to do some home recording for a demo I am producing. I purchased the venerable Power Books on the subject, as well as used the online Help. All of which are fine for the program, but if you really want to learn what it takes to record a great sound, you need this book. It covers all the topics, in a simple, straight forward way, for an amateur musician to understand all the concepts, hardware and processes involved in getting that great sound out of your hard work. There is no frustration here trying to figure out what it all means. No lengthy babbling about what, how and why.
If your a pro, well, Dummies books certainly aren't for you unless you need a reference, however, if you just simply want to learn how to do it, this is the book for you.
With all that being said, I have already cut three songs that I previously recorded without using this book and the sound is light years ahead of my original recordings.
If you are going to school to study Sound or Sound reinforcement, then reading this book will give you a hedge in your classes.
Stop trying to do it yourself without learning the basics and get this book. It will save you a lot of frustration and time and have you produce that sound you've always been looking for!

I recently purchased a Zoom HD16 Digital Recorder (which is a mixer and a drum machine and CD recorder all in one) and looked at the "easy to read" manual that came with it and said "WHAT?" The manual uses terminology that only a sound man could understand and skips explaining the terms. This book explains these terms and what exactly you need to do to get a great sound out of your recordings. I play guitar, run a chorus, a teen praise band, and sing for children professionally-- and I wanted to record the songs I had written and the choir and the band. I regularly use a 20 channel mixer but I did not really understand what the capabilities of the mixer were. I didn't see a need to use the PAN dials or other features --this book tells you why you should. It explains wiring, microphones, plugs, Computer recording programs, effects, MIDI, editing, copying, bouncing, and all the stuff needed to get you ready to record at home--and More! And even if you do not record your music but use a mixer --you should read this book. It explains sound in an easy-to-understand way for us "Dummies".

Just good all around info, for the novice. Much can be learned by the newbie, and this book will facilitate greater understanding, as the reader progresses to much deeper and complicated material. I highly recommend it, unless you already have a good fundemental grasp of the subject. I've been involved with it (recording) for a while, and basically bought it for friends and musicians to review. Even so, I still learned a thing or two myself. Good book, for it's intended audiance.

....at least until I read Jeff Strong's book. I needed a book that would explain the basic elements of recording, mixing, and mastering. This book provided that, and then some, and at the same time managed to explain everything in a very clear and concise manner. Jeff takes the reader through all the stages of music creation, from choosing the type of recording studio (DAW vs a studio-in-th-box), micing techniques, MIDI basics, to the mixing and mastering phases, as well as how to get your music out to the masses (via internet streaming, CD production, etc). I bought this solely for the purpose of learning some basics in mixing and mastering...I was pretty ignorant when it came to things like panning, EQ, compression and signal processing. Not anymore. I actually know how to use EQ and Compression parameters now! Thanks, Jeff.

I bought this book and Guerrilla Home Recording at the same time. I found myself bouncing back and forth between them, each adding to overall learning experience. If the reader is starting at zero level, this is an especially good choice. Not only do you get the basics, but also a good sense of how to make knowledgeable purchase decisions and good practical recording advice.
I recommend reading the whole book before spending the first dime on equipment and software. Other books may fill in the blanks if you are the kind (like me) that wants a little more technical depth, but this book does exactly what it needs to do.

This is a remarkably thorough and comprehensive overview of the recording process for home recordists. It is loaded with useful, detailed, PRACTICAL information, such as compressor settings, equalization, microphone placement etc. It is also written in such a way that you can follow the whole process from beginning to end without having to fill in the blanks by yourself as is the case with some other books on home recording. It's not just for beginners, but also great for people with some knowledge and familiarity with music recording. Highly recommended as your first (maybe only) book on recording.

This is a great book for home recording enthusiasts looking to sharpen their skills. Every aspect of the recording process is covered in depth using easy to understand language and examples. I definately recommend this book to anyone interested in learning the recording process.