Recording Tips for Engineers, For Cleaner, Brighter Tracks, 2nd Edition [Paperback]

Tim Crich (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 3, 2005

Get ahead in the business - be the engineer everyone wants to hire - achieve success with the very best recordings. Tim Crich's bestselling Recording Tips for Engineers provides the knowledge you need to rise to the top. From years of experience working with big name rock stars, Tim Crich shares his expertise and gives you all the essential insider tips and short cuts.

Great for engineers of all levels, this guide is packed with simple and practical advice using real life studio situations. The bulleted lists and clear illustrations will save you valuable time and allow for fast in session reference.

Includes:

* Tips on proper microphone choice, setup and placement
* Full sections on equalization and compression methods
* Guidance on recording drums, guitars and vocals
* Advice on creating professional mixes
* Best ways to take control of your recording environment

* Packed with insider tips and short-cuts to achieve the very best recordings
* Written in a concise and entertaining style for fast, in-session reference
* Learn from an experienced pro who has worked on records by the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, KISS, Billy Joel, US, David Bowie, Bon Jovi and many more!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This book provides a readable and witty introduction to the real world of music recording. Highly recommended." - Music Tech

"Crich has plenty of clear, useful suggestions for recording and mixing." - Electronic Musician

"What an accomplishment... Hands down Tim Crich writes the best manuals in the business."
Simon Andrews, Owner, Right Track Studios

"Crammed with everything you need, and I mean everything. Simple explanations with brilliant illustrations, every conceivable studio tip and trick, a few 'rock star' anecdotes and, as usual, Tim's humor is great."
Bob Schwall, Battery Studios

"Loaded with recording gems, all at a glance. No other book has so much useful information right at your fingertips. A major companion to Tim's Assistant Engineers Handbook."
Mark Hermann, Recording Engineer

"This book gives many time saving shortcuts and quick creative solutions that most engineers take years to acquire through practice. I would highly recommend the book - I haven't seen anything quite like it and I think it's what a lot of people really want!"
Chris Puram, Recording Engineer

"I've learned a lot from Tim's book, and it's fun to read."
Bruce Bartlett, Recording Engineer

"This book deserves to be read by all recording engineers and kept in the studio as a handbook to reach for on a daily basis."
Mike Collins, Recording Engineer

"What makes this book so useful is the format. Each chapter is divided into small sections that provide the gist of each recording tip. The result is that normally complex ideas are distilled into easy to understand principles (helped even more by some superbly clear illustrations)...The most profound chapter is the first one...The tips here are essential for anyone planning a career longer than six months in the industry, and are eminently practical and down to earth. This book is worth it's purchase price for this one chapter alone!...Industry gold in a handy package." - Music Mart magazine

Book Description

Over a thousand easy-to-use tips, hints, tricks, how-tos, setups, explanations and suggestions for today's recording engineer, musician and home studio user.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press; 2nd edition (May 3, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0240519744
• ISBN-13: 978-0240519746
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #762,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tips to follow, November 2, 2005

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Matt (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Recording Tips for Engineers, For Cleaner, Brighter Tracks, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

Tim Crich does an amazing job of laying this book out intuitively. He touches on information overlooked in many of the books I've read in the past. As someone seeking information in audio recording mixing, you search for tips and "reliable" hints to utilize when recording and mixing. You end up reading a ton of opinionated garbage in the process. This is the book to go with.

There are tons of useful tips in this book. All bases are covered, from mic placement to mixing tracks, these are tips you will be using in practice.

I actually e-mailed Tim Crich with a question about recording and he responded within a few days' time, which both shocked and pleased me.

Great book with great writing and humor!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! Excellent! Excellent Book!, April 15, 2006

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David Widmar (Cleveland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Recording Tips for Engineers, For Cleaner, Brighter Tracks, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

This book is excellent! I've been recording since 1998 and I have had to stumble my way through learning new techniques through trial and error. I wish I had read this book the first day I started; it would have saved me a lot of time and gained me a lot of understanding and know how. Although, in the author's intro, he says that the book is intended for the guy that knows a little more of what he's doing, and not the beginner, this book is great for both the beginner and the experienced engineer. He offers a lot of recipe's for getting great sounds but also reminds the reader (with "maybe's") that these are all just good starting points and you have to make adjustments as you go, according to the music and the situation. The book is packed with a lot of advice from beginning to end. It is a very fun read; he has a lot of humor in it along with superb advice so you'll be constantly intrigued to continue learning and reading more. A lot about compression, eq, mic placements, studio set up, respecting the instuments, studio courtesy and organization and on, and on, and on- from technical to personal to musical- it's fantastic! Whether you're new at recording, or a seasoned engineer, you'll benefit somehow from this book, and for under $20 don't even think about it, just buy it. You won't regret it. Enjoy!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ..an entertaining read..., January 17, 2006

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Vicnts4 "Victor" (India) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Recording Tips for Engineers, For Cleaner, Brighter Tracks, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

This book is a very different one. It does not have the technical and geeky feel to it , yet delivers all the required tips and tricks for a better recording experience on apart of the recording engineer, well almost.
From the book I could definitely say that tim is involved mostly on acoustic bands of the rock genre. That is good but what about dance bands, electronic acts and the like...these genres ahave a very different approach to recording, production, arrangements and mastering. For example, he writes that a drum fill should be different in verses and choruses and that different elements of a drum kit should be utilised as much as possible to keep the sound varied. What about a two bar loop of a blistering hip hop track? That would be so minimalistic but still that contributes to the overall feel of the track and the repitition is required. What about an IDM track that has precision breakbeats that vary every bar? That would be an overkill wouldnt it?
The mixing techniques explained are avery basic but definitely eye opening. And he tries to summarize mastering in one page....

Overall a very informative and humourous writing that keeps the readers entertained.