Build Your Own PC Recording Studio - Softcover

Chappell, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072229047 ISBN 13: 9780072229042

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2003

Synopsis

Regardless of whether your taste is heavy metal, hip-hop, or classical, this book will show you how to set up, operate, and maintain a working home recording studio. Learn to choose the right equipment for your music, produce audio for the Internet or a CD, and even get construction tips for building an optimal recording environment.

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About the Author

Jon Chappell (New York, NY) is a multi-style guitarist, composer, and arranger. He studied guitar under Carlos Barbosa-Lima at Carnegie Mellon University, and then earned his master's degree in music composition from DePaul University. He has served as editor-in-chief of Guitar Magazine, and was the founder and first editor-in-chief for Home Recording magazine. Chappell is the author of several books, including Guitar for Dummies (more than 400,000 copies sold) and Rock Guitar for Dummies, and the forthcoming Jim Marshall: The Father of Loud, the biography of the Marshall amp designer. He has written extensively for Keyboard, EQ, Guitar Player, Electronic Musician, Onstage, Drum!, Rolling Stone, and the New York Times, and has recorded with Pat Benatar, Judy Collins, Graham Nash, and Bruce Springsteen. Chappell composes and produces music in his home studio for film and TV, and has contributed to such shows as National Public Radio's All Things Considered, Walker, Texas Ranger, Northern Exposure, B. Smith with Style, and the feature film Bleeding Hearts, directed by actor/dancer Gregory Hines.

From the Back Cover

Now you can make all the music you want from home using a single computer for multitrack recording, mixing, applying effects, mastering, and burning a CD. Learn to make the simple modifications necessary to convert your computer, speakers, and workspace into a home studio. Master the basics of recording audio and MIDI instruments, hardware, and software. No previous recording experience is necessary, and as long as you understand the basic workings of a computer, you'll benefit from this well-written resource. "Build Your Own PC Recording Studio" is a complete, illustrated step-by-step guide to the skills, tools, and peripherals you'll need to produce master-quality recordings at home.Record, edit, mix, process, master, and burn your own CDs Choose the right equipment for your music and audio projects Convert your existing workspace into an acoustically optimized environment Produce audio for the Internet Discover cost-effective upgrades that make the most of what you already have Get the latest coverage of music-specific hardware and software applications Design, package, and print your own CDs

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072229047
• ISBN 13: 9780072229042
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272