Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »
My library | Help | Advanced Book Search | Web History | Sign in

Books

Home Recording For Musicians For Dummies

 (Google eBook)
Front Cover
5 Reviews
John Wiley & Sons, Oct 14, 2011 - Music - 408 pages
Tune in to this fun and friendly guide and get great sounds!

If you're ready to record your own musical masterpiece, then you need this fun and friendly guide. Updated to cover the latest technologies and recording techniques, this new edition shows you how to set up a home studio, record and edit your music, master it, and even distribute your songs. Experienced musician, recording engineer, teacher, and author Jeff Strong provides easy-to-understand explanations of figure out mic placement, adjusting compression, and recording a variety of instruments.

With this guide, you'll learn how to compare studio-in-a-box, computer-based, and stand-alone recording systems and choose what you need. You'll gain the skills to manage your sound, take full advantage of MIDI, do overdubs and replace missed notes, understand the mastering process, and prepare your music for duplication. You'll also get up to speed on tools that let you record on the go or lay down tracks on a tablet computer.

  • Reviews the equipment you need to get started and have "plug and record" capability
  • Blends tried-and-true recording techniques used in studios with affordable options you can use at home
  • Presents recording advice for working with a mixer, connecting electronic instruments, and choosing the best microphones
  • Walks you through laying down tracks, working with multitrack recordings, capturing audio, and more
  • Features tips for editing tracks, mixing, mastering, and adding effects

Whether you're a beginning musician or a pro, Home Recording For Musicians For Dummies teaches you home recording basics so you can begin recording music at home and create great sounds.

  

What people are saying - Write a review

User ratings

5 stars
1
4 stars
4
3 stars
0
2 stars
0
1 star
0

Review: Home Recording for Musicians for Dummies

User Review  - Steven Gaskin - Goodreads

It took me from knowing next-to-nothing about recording and mixing to having a good understanding of the basics, and most importantly, of where I need to go next to keep learning, so as an introductory book, it's done everything it needed to. I liked the writing style too. Read full review

Review: Home Recording for Musicians for Dummies

User Review  - George Bradford - Goodreads

So, my new year's resolution for 2010 was to record an entire album of original songs. I would write them. I would play every instrument. I would record the tracks. I would mix it together. I would ... Read full review

Related books

Contents

Introduction
1
Home Recording Studio Basics
3
Home Recording Studio Basics
7
Getting the Right Gear
19
Getting Connected Setting Up Your Studio
49
Recording 101
81
Recording 101
86
Understanding Mixer Basics
88
Miking Your Instruments
173
Laying Track Starting to Record
197
Recording Audio
209
Recording and Editing MIDI Data
217
Turning Your Tracks into a Finished Song
233
Mixing Your Music
255
Dialing In Signal Processors
281
Mastering Your Music
305

MIDI and Electronic Instruments
99
Understanding Microphones
115
Caring for Your Microphones
139
Getting Ready to Record
143
Taking a Look at Microphone Techniques
159
Creating Miking Combinations
171
Creating Your Finished Product
319
The Part of Tens
339
Ten Invaluable Recording Tips
355
Index
361
Copyright

Common terms and phrases

About the author (2011)

Jeff Strong is a veteran musician, recording engineer, and teacher, as well as founder of The Strong Institute, which creates products to assist in therapy through music. Jeff is also the bestselling author of Pro Tools All-in-One For Dummies and Drums For Dummies.

Bibliographic information