I'm looking for a few good books that would possibly be considered as a "standard" that have a lot of GOOD Detailed information in it about the various recording steps.
I just bought "The Recording Engineer's Handbook" last night and LOVE it so far. Only heard good things about this book.
Is "The mixing Engineer's Handbook" any good?
and how about "The Mastering Engineer's Handbook". These are all from the same author so these books may be a little repetitive and I would like to get ideas from different authors, but if these books are good I'll get them.
I've asked this same question on another forum and a few guys posted back with over 100 titles that they said they own and have read them all. I think they just went on Amazon.com and looking for recording books! lol.
Either way I'm only looking to be 2 or 3 more books right now, what are some good, detailed books on recording/mixing/etc.
Dave
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Karbo, the book you're thinking of is "Modern Recording Techniqu
Karbo, the book you're thinking of is "Modern Recording Techniques" and I think a new edition came out recently.
I have the "Mix Engineer's Handbook" and really got a lot out of it, especially the interviews.
SRH by Yamaha was my Live Sound Reinforcement textbook in school
Book Recs One of my textbooks in school right now is the "Handb
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One of my textbooks in school right now is the "Handbook for Sound Engineers" by Glen M. Ballou. At 1500 pages or so, it's pretty brutal. But it has an astonishing amount of material in it about how things work. Its' chapters were written by Bill Whitlock of Jensen Transformers, David Miles Huber who wrote/updated the Modern Recording Techniques book that Karbo and McCheese were talking about (also a great book), along with an impressive list of other figures. Parts of it are really thick with technical stuff, and other parts read quick and easy, but it is highly informative throughout.
"The Sound Reinforcement Handbook" by Yamaha... It's intended a
"The Sound Reinforcement Handbook" by Yamaha...
It's intended audience is Pro Sound, but it is still a must read for anyone in the industry. It is considered a classic piece of reading material now I believe. It should be listed here under the "Recomended Books " link...
There is also another one that is great but I can't remember the title (Studio Recording Techniques 4th ed....?? ). It was standard issue for recording schools in my area for many years. I will give you the correct title/author when I get back to the studio and check.
Best regards-
Karbo