Home Recording for Musicians is the definitive book on understanding and using, today's recording technology. Whether amateur or professional, you will find that this book is packed with useful tips on every aspect of recording, from the initial purchase of your gear to mixing and assembling a master tape or CD.

Build a home studio to fit any budget Explore equipment and techniques for making top-notch recordings at home You've picked a perfect time to start recording! From PC-based to studio-in-a-box, today's equipment lets you put together a professional quality CD right at home, if you know how to use it. This guide covers everything from microphone placement to multitracking and mastering, helping you choose the right tools and use them like a pro. Discover how to: Create a studio around your budget Direct signal flow to maximize your sound Apply the best microphone techniques Use compressors and limiters properly Build a space for optimum mixing

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This highly successful book from 2004 has now been brought fully up to date. If you are interested in making music on your computer, then this is for you. You can start from scratch with the basics on software, recording methods and mixing techniques, and then move on to the exhaustive reference section covering resources and technical information, with in-depth studies of software, effects and equipment. There is also advice on how to distribute and promote recordings, releasing music, organizing gigs and legal and copyright issues.

A comprehensive, accessible guide for musicians who are trying to keep up with technology, this title shouls serve as an inspiration to anyone thinking of the best way to make music more easily. It brings together all the techniques, simplifies the jargon and shows you how it's done.

(Technical Reference). Gone are the days when home recording was limited to four tracks of tape hiss on a cassette porta-studio. Now, limitless digital multitrack recording and a vast array of outboard effects and processors are available to anyone with a computer. Add a few other essentials such as a microphone, some headphones & monitors, and you've got a home studio capable of making professional recordings worthy of airplay and release. What you might not have is the know-how to harness all that vast potential ... which is where the Home Recording Handbook comes in. Author Dave Hunter shows you how to make pro-sounding recordings without pro budgets. Packed with tips and techniques born out of years of recording experience, supported by specially recorded audio tracks, this is an essential volume for the working musician.

From recording a single violin to a whole orchestra, Andrew Halifax reveals the techniques and secret knowledge of professional producers. The handbook covers live recording, studio techniques, equipment, microphone placement, recording techniques and even the sampling of classical instruments. As relevant for the classical musician as the modern pop producer, the book also reveals how to effectively arrange and mix an orchestral arrangement, use the new range of software strong samplers and master the final recordings for commercial release.