Home Recording For Musicians For Dummies (For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback)) [Paperback]

Jeff Strong (Author)

Book Description

Series: For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback) | Publication Date: August 8, 2005

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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From the Back Cover

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

About the Author

Jeff Strong is the author of seven books including Pro Tools All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies and PC Recording Studios For Dummies. Jeff is also the Director of the REI Institute, a MusicMedicine research organization and therapy provider. Jeff graduated from the Percussion Institute of Technology at the Musician’s Institute in Los Angeles in 1983 and has either worked in or owned a recording studio since 1985. Every week, he records dozens of custom client CDs using the equipment and techniques found in the pages of this book. He has also released ten commercially available CDs, four of which can be found at www.reiinstitute.com.

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
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #844,273 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jeff Strong, the author of Home Recording For Musicians For Dummies, is President of the REI Institute, which is a MusicMedicine research organization and therapy provider. Jeff graduated is his ninth book.

Customer Reviews

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67 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

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

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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?

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

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

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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.

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent source of information, September 19, 2003

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"aceofaxe" (Spangdahlem AB, Germany) - See all my reviews

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

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