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Modern Recording Techniques, Seventh Edition [Paperback]

David Miles Huber (Author), Robert E. Runstein (Author)
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Publication Date: October 1, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0240810694 | ISBN-13: 978-0240810690 | Edition: 7

We have entered an exciting age in audio production. Conventional limitations in recording have subsided or vanished entirely, making it possible to create and record your own music in ways that few ever dreamed possible. This expanded, up-to-date edition of Modern Recording Techniques can help guide you through the process of creating, understanding and mastering the professional and project studio. The tips, tricks, and tools in this best-selling book will enable you to record music in new and innovative ways that'll help you express your talents to their fullest potential. This definitive guide to audio covers the latest audio technologies, and includes expanded and enhanced sections on the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), plug-ins, looping, groove tools, studio techniques, surround sound, mastering and more. Accompanied by an interactive companion website (www.modrec.com) featuring a searchable audio glossary, this dynamite book/website combination leaves no recording question unanswered, while offering you the chance to share ideas, get tips, and seek out advice when and where you need it. With Modern Recording Techniques, 7th ed., you can: * Explore the tools for getting better results in both the professional and project recording studio * Gain in-depth insights into digital audio technology, the digital audio workstation (DAW), surround sound production, electronic music and MIDI, synchronization, analog and digital console technology, mixing, console automation and more * Master the basics of dynamics, noise reduction, and other forms of signal processing in both the analog and the digital domains * Learn practical microphone placement techniques, monitoring fundamentals, CD mastering and important tips on getting your music to market * Check out new developments in new media, desktop audio and music technologies for the Web



*THE go to resource providing tips and techniques for getting the best results from music recording, be prepared with the know how required when working in the recording studio
*Includes over 500 technical diagrams, screenshots and product illustrations, makes information accessible and aids understanding
*Companion website provides tutorials and video content, with practical examples of the principals- clarifying how they work

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"This expanded, up-to-date edition can help guide you in creating, understanding and mastering the pro and project studio. The tips, tricks and tools in this best-selling book will enable you to record music in new and innovative ways that'll help you express your talents to their fullest potential. Accompanied by an interactive companion website (modrec.com) that leaves no recording question unanswered."--Music Connection Magazine

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We have entered an exciting age in audio production. Conventional limitations in recording have subsided or vanished entirely, making it possible to create and record your own music in ways that few ever dreamed possible. This expanded, up-to-date edition of Modern Recording Techniques can help guide you through the process of creating, understanding and mastering the professional and project studio. The tips, tricks, and tools in this best-selling book will enable you to record music in new and innovative ways that'll help you express your talents to their fullest potential.
This definitive guide to audio covers the latest audio technologies, and includes expanded and enhanced sections on the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), plug-ins, looping, groove tools, studio techniques, surround sound, mastering and more. Accompanied by an interactive companion website (www.modrec.com) featuring a searchable audio glossary, this dynamite book/website combination leaves no recording question unanswered, while offering you the chance to share ideas, get tips, and seek out advice when and where you need it.
With Modern Recording Techniques, 7th ed., you can:
* Explore the tools for getting better results in both the professional and project recording studio
* Gain in-depth insights into digital audio technology, the digital audio workstation (DAW), surround sound production, electronic music and MIDI, synchronization, analog and digital console technology, mixing, console automation and more
* Master the basics of dynamics, noise reduction, and other forms of signal processing in both the analog and the digital domains
* Learn practical microphone placement techniques, monitoring fundamentals, CD mastering and important tips on getting your music to market
* Check out new developments in new media, desktop audio and music technologies for the Web
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 672 pages
  • Publisher: Focal Press; 7 edition (October 1, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0240810694
  • ISBN-13: 978-0240810690
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.5 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,976 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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Pros:

Not sure how much the 7th edition differs from previous editions, but I feel this book is a solid reference for beginner/intermediate recording. It touches on every part of the recording process and has a lot of broad info (though some parts are way more useful than others).

There are some useful bits throughout the book that helped me get more mileage from my recording space and processes. The sections about setting up monitors in a room (with example pics), approaches to absorbing/diffusing sound and standing waves, and the general tips on working with computer-based DAW's were great. There is also plenty of useful info on sitting instruments in a mix based on frequency, panning, and reverberation.

Cons:

More than $40 is too much for a recording reference book that is not even hardcover.

The scope is so large that it does not dive too deep into any one facet of recording. To the author's credit he encourages you to use the web for more in-depth material (but I wanted that material in a book).

The book is verbose. All the practical and useful tips are buried between pages, and there is no decent summary of the really important items at the start or end of each chapter, which is frustrating for note-takers. Blue text is used to highlight special ideas or points on each page, but it is abused so much that the emphasis fails. 35% of the words could have been cut from the book while still retaining the same ideas and principles.

A more concise version of the most important recording principles can be found in McLan's 1997 "Using Your Portable Studio" which is old, but presents the same amount of timeless practical recording knowledge in far fewer pages.

Other thoughts:

Would have gotten 4-5 stars if it was more condensed, and spent more pages on real-world recording scenarios and applications (like specific trade-secrets from big-name engineers, or case studies would have been great additions).

I have been looking for a book containing real-world step-by-step recording practices and processes written like a recipe book, but I have discovered that such a narrow approach is better suited to a website. So, for more advanced and specific how-to's on techniques in mastering, mixing, midi sequencing, and the like, take the author's advice and search the web.
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If you want to enter the recording world and you don't know where to start, this is the perfect book to do so. If you are currently just starting your audio engineer career, this is also a great choice. It's full of graphs, figures and well explained diagrams. Can't go wrong with this one.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This review is for the Kindle edition of Modern Recording Techniques. This book is my first Kindle book, and so far I am fairly pleased. I bought the book for my HP TouchPad and its included Kindle Reader (Beta). Compared to the physical copy of the text, which is quite large (over 600 pages long!), my tablet is light and tiny!

Reading the textbook is actually pleasant. The text is not as dense as other textbooks, so it is a fairly easy read. The diagrams are both clear and useful, and they definitely help with my understanding of the subject. In the Kindle edition, there are also links inside the text, so whenever the text references another section of itself or another chapter, you can touch the link and instantly navigate to the location it references. There is also a back button, allowing a reader to instantly return to the previous page after clicking the link.

However, the main complaint I have with this textbook, and the reason I must knock it down one star, is that it does not come with a table of contents. It has a lovely index of links at the end, but the inability to jump to chapters or even read the table of contents is a serious flaw, and its exclusion was a tremendous oversight. The only advantages to the Kindle edition, which you cannot resell when your class has ended, are its portability and the ability to jump to linked locations. Due to other reviewers who also noticed that the table of contents was missing, I was able to make an informed decision when I purchased this edition, but it is still disappointing.

For those of you who, like me, are still interested in the Kindle edition of the textbook, go ahead and buy it! If you want to make your own table of contents, place bookmarks in the following locations:

1485, 2121, 2592, 3169, 4193, 4442, 4993, 5762, 6000, 7014, 7603, 7949, 8053, 8703, 9430, 9575, 9909, 10182, 10349, 10697, 10998, 11140, 11178, and 11299.

While it is not an actual table of contents, it will allow you to find the necessary chapters much more quickly than if you had no bookmarks at all, a tremendous boon if you are reading this book for a class and not on your own time.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Boring but maybe useful at some stage in my life
This book was used for my audio class and it is very boring but I may read in the future
Published 1 month ago by William K. Mangus
Holy bible for a sound engineer
What a great book specially for a beginner !!!!! As I said its the holy bible for beginner !!! :)
Published 4 months ago by Panchala Fernando
Nice update to original
We have the first issue of this book, now this one. It's a great update. What a contrast. Interesting to see the progression. Read more
Published 4 months ago by K. D.
Beware the Kindle edition
This is a fine book, and all the griping about the price cuts no mustard with me. I have the 6th edition, but needed the 7th for a studio recording class. Read more
Published 8 months ago by James H. Bovee
Two Thumbs WAY up!
If you are in the slightest bit serious about this career, this is a great way to get some GREAT information. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Rick G
Informative explanations, maybe a bit dated.
I purchased this for an audio engineering course I was taking and I thought it adressed the core concepts very well. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mickey
Great Deal
The book was perfectly what I ordered and expected. It was on time and I had no problems with this transaction. I would do business with this seller again.
Published 13 months ago by Elizabeth M. Kaeding
Must Read.
This is a great book for audio professionals. I would call it a must read. So if you are serious about learning the business, pick it up.
Published 17 months ago by Stephen S Hewett
Hard to believe it's a used book.
My book arrived in good condition, just like the seller said. It arrived way before the expected time. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Donna
From Home Studio to Secret of Success
thank you so much! the book arrived immediately as need. its very insightful and easy to understand. two thumbs up
Published 19 months ago by R. Trivinos
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