I'm going to guess that, like me, you're not a high end pro with lots of gear and knowledge, or you wouldn't likely be asking this question.
If I were just starting out...hey wait a minute...I am just starting out!
I'd first buy "How to build a small budget recording studio from scratch," by Mike Shea (ISBN0-07-138700-5), because if your room sucks, EVERYTHING sucks.
Then I'd buy "The audio pro home recording course," by Bill Gibson. This comes in two volumes, has 4 CD's of audio examples you can hear, and I would think that from it, one could learn all one needed to to create decent recordings.
Back in the day of Alesis ADAT recorders, I made a whole record with my band from Michael Molenda's book: "Making the Ultimate Demo" It's a bit dated regarding equipment(1993) but the recording techniques should be tried and true, and they guy who mixed it for us told me it had been well recorded.
I'm going to guess that, like me, you're not a high end pro with
I'm going to guess that, like me, you're not a high end pro with lots of gear and knowledge, or you wouldn't likely be asking this question.
If I were just starting out...hey wait a minute...I am just starting out!
I'd first buy "How to build a small budget recording studio from scratch," by Mike Shea (ISBN0-07-138700-5), because if your room sucks, EVERYTHING sucks.
Then I'd buy "The audio pro home recording course," by Bill Gibson. This comes in two volumes, has 4 CD's of audio examples you can hear, and I would think that from it, one could learn all one needed to to create decent recordings.
Back in the day of Alesis ADAT recorders, I made a whole record with my band from Michael Molenda's book: "Making the Ultimate Demo" It's a bit dated regarding equipment(1993) but the recording techniques should be tried and true, and they guy who mixed it for us told me it had been well recorded.
That's my 2 cents.
Keith