Practical Recording Techniques - 2nd Edition
Select Format
Select Condition 
Book Overview
Practical Recording Techniques, Second Edition is a hands-on, practical guide for beginning and intermediate recording engineers, producers, musicians, and audio enthusiasts. The book prepares the reader for work in a home studio, a small professional studio, or an on-location recording session. The book offers up-to-date information on the latest recording technology, such as digital tape recording and computer workstations. The book prepares the reader for work in a home studio, a small professional studio, or an on-location recording session.rding, hard-disk recording, keyboard and digital workstations, SMPTE, and MIDI. It also guides the beginner through the basics, showing how to make quality recordings with the new breed of inexpensive home-studio equipment. Other topics include: - choosing and operating recorder-mixers based on cassette, Mini-Disc, and hard-disk; - hum prevention; - the latest monitoring methods; - microphone selection and placement; - audio-for-video techniques;- troubleshooting bad sound; guidelines for good sound.With its step-by-step approach and easy-to-read format, this is the ideal book for anyone who wants to create professional sounding recordings.Bruce Bartlett is a microphone engineer, audio journalist, and recording engineer. He has written over 600 articles on audio topics for such magazines as Modern Recording, db, Recording, EQ, Mix, Recording Engineer/Producer, Radio World, Pro Audio Review, Audio, and the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. He has also written a number of books including Stereo Microphone Techniques (Focal Press). A member of the Audio Engineering Society and Syn Aud Con, he holds a degree in physics and several patents on microphone design. He is also a musician and runs a 16-track digital studio specializing in live recording. Jenny Bartlett is a freelance technical writer who specializes in audio and computer software.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:024080306X
ISBN13:9780240803067
Release Date:June 1998
Publisher:Focal Press
Length:488 Pages
Weight:1.80 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 7.0" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Best in Class
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
If you always seem to be a bit be-fuddled when it comes to recording audio, this book will definitely help you as it did me. I experienced several "light-bulb" and "Ohhhh, that's what that is for!" moments while studying the contents of this book. My only wish would be for a comprehensive "mix" section dealing with external gear as well plug-ins. For instance, you always see on a piece of gear, "48 inputs available during mix-down". Other than that I can only give this text a very solid rating. Great book.
Practical Recording Techniques
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
As a multimedia instructor, I'm always looking for better ways to explain things. In the case of preparing audio for video presentations, I've been reading in four texts lately. Practical Recording Techniques is one of the best in this category. One of the book's strengths is the manner in which it is organized. This makes it fairly easy to go directly to a subject and find the answer to a question. I recommend it.
GREAT INTRO to home audio recording, editing and mixing
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I am new (just a few weeks) to home recording, DAWs, and all the hardware, software and terminology that goes with it. I saw this book in the store and quickly fell in love with it. FYI, I am the kind of person who will read a book cover to cover when I am trying to learn something new, as long as it is easy to read and techincally sound. This book is both, and covers much more than just recording as stated in the title. It starts out with some basic terms and concepts, which make the rest of the book easier to follow. It then discusses the following topics (not a complete list and not necessarily in this order): - studio equipment, connections, speakers, mics, and other components - different microphone types and how they might be placed in different recording situations - bit rate and sampling rate recommendations - an explanation of when and how to use various SW effects (equalizers, reverb, compressors, limiters, delays, etc) - and tips for mixing and mastering for newbies This book was JUST what i needed when i needed it. It may not be for anyone who already has experience or knowledge in the field though. Before i got this book, I tried to read Mixing Audio by Roey Izhaki. That book was very highly recommended (by online reviews), but was difficult for me to read just starting out. I will try to read that one again in a week or so and see if this one has better prepared me. (Another review to come, hehe). Happy recording/editing/mixing/mastering/etc !!! :-)
Good reference
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This book is somewhat dull to read straight through. It includes alot of details that may not be relevant and gives alot of examples that may be completely useless to the reader. Many concepts and passages are repeated throughout the book. That being said, the book makes for an excellent reference for many circumstances. From studio microphone techniques to recording live events, this book gives in-depth details and offers more than just one suggestion for all situations. It also includes a 4 page sound glossary and a nearly 50 page general glossary. This is a great buy for any non-professional recording studio.
Reevaluation
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
After seeing what other people have given 4 and 5 stars to, I definitely have to give Practical Recording Techniques 5 stars! I thought I was supposed to leave some room for growth!
Copyright © 2025 Thriftbooks.com
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks ® and the ThriftBooks ® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
ThriftBooks ® and the ThriftBooks ® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
