The Recording Engineer's Handbook - Softcover

Owsinski, Bobby

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1285442016 ISBN 13: 9781285442013

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

Synopsis

Bobby Owsinski's The Recording Engineer's Handbook has become a music-industry standard, and this fully updated edition once again offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the art of audio recording. Written with special emphasis on today's technology and the evolving marketplace, THE RECORDING ENGINEER'S HANDBOOK, THIRD EDITION, includes a complete overview of recording as it's done by most musicians and producers today--in the home studio. In the book's first section, Recording, you'll learn everything from how microphones work to specific techniques for recording drums, individual instruments, vocals, and much more. In the second section, The Interviews, you'll benefit from the wisdom and down-to-earth practical advice offered by a host of recording professionals, including legends like Al Schmitt, Eddie Kramer, Frank Filipetti, and many others. Learn the art of recording from renowned author, teacher, producer, and engineer Bobby Owsinski, and, in the interviews, explore the creative processes behind not only today's hits but also the classic cuts we've enjoyed for years. Pick up your copy of THE RECORDING ENGINEER'S HANDBOOK, THIRD EDITION, and see why this book has become a standard text on audio recording in college courses all over the world.

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Review:

PART I - RECORDING. Introduction. 1. How Microphones Work. 2. Common Microphones. 3. Basic Recording Equipment. 4. Digital Audio Workstation Recording Overview. 5. Basic Stereo Miking Techniques. 6. Basic Recording Techniques. 7. Preparing The Drum Kit For Recording. 8. Recording The Drum Kit. 9. Individual Instrument Miking Techniques. 10. Recording Basic Tracks. 11. Recording Overdubs. 12. Surround Recording Techniques. PART II - THE INTERVIEWS. Chuck Ainlay. Steve Albini. Michael Beinhorn. Michael Bishop. Bruce Botnick. Ed Cherney. Wyn Davis. Frank Filipetti. Jerry Hey. Eddie Kramer. Mark Linett. Mack. Al Schmitt. Addendum 1: Final Recording Checklists. Glossary. Index.

About the Author:

A long-time music industry veteran, Bobby Owsinski started his career as a guitar and keyboard player, songwriter and arranger, eventually becoming an in-demand producer/engineer working not only with a variety of recording artists, but on commercials, television and motion pictures as well. One of the first to delve into surround sound music mixing, Bobby has worked on over a hundred surround projects and DVD productions for a variety of superstar acts. Combining his music and recording experience with an easy-to-understand writing style, Bobby has become one of the best-selling authors in the music recording industry with 19 books that are now staples in audio recording, music, and music business programs in colleges around the world, including the best-selling Mixing Engineer's Handbook, Recording Engineer's Handbook, and Music 3.0:A Survival Guide For Making Music In The Internet Age. A frequent moderator, panelist, and program director for a variety of industry conferences, Bobby has served as the longtime producer of the annual Surround Music Awards, and is one of the creators and executive producers for the "Guitar Universe" and "Desert Island Music" television programs. Visit Bobby's production blog at bobbyowsinski.blogspot.com/, his Music 3.0 blog at music3point0.blogspot.com, and his website at bobbyowsinski.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 1285442016
• ISBN 13: 9781285442013
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 400