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Are you thinking of getting started in home recording? Do you want to know the latest home recording technologies? Home Recording For Musicians For Dummies will get you recording music at home in no time. It shows you how to set up a home studio, record and edit your music, master it, and even distribute your songs. With this guide, you’ll learn how to compare studio-in-a-box, computer-based, and stand-alone recording systems and choose what you need. You??… More >>
Home Recording For Musicians For Dummies
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#1 by Anonymous on April 19, 2010 - 12:19 am
This book is basically recording 101. I think it actually even advertises it as that. Well…It only covers basics and the basic techniques of compression, expansion, etc. It doesn’t get much more into anything beyond that or advanced. True, if I hadn’t taken Audio Arts I at my college, I would’ve bought it…But I did and I see I already know 90% of the info in it.
Rating: 3 / 5
#2 by Anonymous on April 19, 2010 - 12:54 am
This book helped me win the song contest http://www.songoftheyear.com for songwriters
Rating: 4 / 5
#3 by Blayton Crown on April 19, 2010 - 3:28 am
I am usually a skeptic of this series but I thought I would give it a try. The chapters are rather informative and give a lot of good insight into the ideas behind making better sounding recordings at home on a limited budget. You might take into consideration other books of this nature because they will tell you the same thing without making you feel like an idiot.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Jennifer J. Joy on April 19, 2010 - 3:59 am
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”.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Shastastan on April 19, 2010 - 5:28 am
There is a wealth of information in this book, but I’m not so sure it’s for dummies. I have no background with sound equipment, but I don’t consider myself stupid. Having gone through a few chapters, I think that I will benefit from it over a period of time. For now, at least, I’m not planning on buying any other books on this subject. I should point out that I’m only an amateur musician and mainly interested in making backups for small gigs as opposed to making a commercial cd. I have a lot to learn about sound and related equipment and this book has been helpful so far.
Rating: 4 / 5