Best Books??

[Philly Stress]

What are the best books and "Reference Manual" to invest in on Recording, Mixing and Producing?? Suggestion Please.....

[Nosound]

Paul White has some cool books about recording and he write's in laymens term. Worth checking out. Goodluck

[warhead]

Sound and Recording: An Introduction / Fifth Edition - by Francis Rumsey and Tim McCormick is invaluable. I have the fourth edition of it, and I'm here to tell you...it's not just some simple little compilation of techniques or diagrams but it's the kind of technical knowledge that if every recording engineer could remember (my problem, I don't have a real technical brain) we'd all be considered genius. So it sticks around my place like a bible of sorts.

I cannot recommend it enough, you won't outgrow it either.

Another I own is The Mixing Engineer's Handbook - by Bobby Owsinski and it again is a constant read that you can always reference etc. One of those few books that really makes you think about the mixing process, and tons of real world scenarios laid out by well respected mix engineers. Again, I cannot recomment enough and it's not a one shot read...you keep it...you reference it.

Behind the Glass: Top Record Producers Tell How They Craft the Hits - by Howard Massey is an outstanding read over and over again as well. Everything from a technical approach, gear selection and use...to the human side of things and dealing with artists and defining the role of the producer & engineer. I love it for the same reasons I love the other two, you learn a ton and can constantly read it and pick up on new things.

War

[bluesman714]

I just bought a copy of "Mixing With Your Mind"....This, in my opinioin is a very good book, kind of expensive, but worth it I believe, full of good ideas, written in an easy to understand style that makes things like setting compressors easy to understand. This was especially helpfull for me..... I have the Mixing Engineers Handbook & Behind the Glass....also good books. I have been re-reading these for some time now & always seem to gleen some new information everytime I pick one of them up. All of them have great information that you will refer to time and again.
As the great Alfred E. Neuman once said "You should learn from the mistakes of others, because you will never live long enough to make them all yourself."

[rynugz007]

Good thread, i second behind the glass. Its not really a technical details book, its just a good interesting read.

I thought the mixing engineers handbook was pretty useless. Its similar to behind the glass as far as not being much for in depth technical info but theres also a lack of interesting storytelling.

[bluesman714]

The Mixing Engineers Handbook does have a good chart/guide for figuring reverb times......this was information that I did not have at the time & it did make a big impact on the quality of my mixes. For me, this alone was worth the comparitively small purchase price. You are right about the storytelling aspects.....Behind the Glass is a much more fun read, but it too has usefull information....you have to pick the details of the techniques out of the storys......that is probably why I keep finding different tidbits upon multiple readings.....that plus the fact that it really is filled with great stories written by some of the people we most admire & aspire to!!!

[Earwitness]

I also have subscriptions to Mix, TapeOp, Recording, EQ, and can not say enough for just monthly reading in mags. AND I get different things out of each mag...
I read the manuels to my equipment, I think there was a good beggining read in a waves booklet that came with a bundle?
Just keep your eyes peeled, books on Amazon, Ebay or my favorite hang out Boarders:-)
sam

[whosyourdaddy00]

Mastering Audio, the Art and the Sience, by Bob Katz helped me alot in understanding what the mastering house has to go through....didn't really help my mixes much, but i feel like i have a better grasp of what makes a 'good mix'.

cheers all, good thread indeed!

wyd

[funkcore]

All of those magazines are good but I can't stress how great Tape Op is! It's one of those magazines you read something in, stare off into space, and just get hit with the oh sh*t effect and then dive into the next article. And the price for a subscription is FREE!!!! http://www.tapeop.com/ -Marty

[Revilo]

What about these? Can anyone recomend them?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/024...lance&n=283155

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/088...72608?n=283155

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/024...lance&n=283155

http://www.kiqproductions.com/html/_...ing__info.html


Oliver

[Tridact]

I'll second The Mixing Engineer's Handbook by Bobby Owsinski. This introduced me to a lot of simple mixing concepts - has some great EQ compression, and of course the reverb/delay charts. I also like how there are bits from well known producers after each concept. I keep it right by my desk.

[troublejr]

Originally Posted by Tridact

I'll second The Mixing Engineer's Handbook by Bobby Owsinski. This introduced me to a lot of simple mixing concepts - has some great EQ compression, and of course the reverb/delay charts. I also like how there are bits from well known producers after each concept. I keep it right by my desk.

I'll third The Mixing Engineer's Handbook by Bobby Owsinski. Also, check out Modern Recording Techniques by Huber. It's full of a lot of info that most students or those learning go "Ah nuts, I don't need to learn about this. Who cares about dB and sine waves and polarity. Let's just mic the JCM 800 with 57's." Then a couple years down the road, or sooner, they realize they should have taken the time to learn all that.

My .02 cents

-t

[Nerdyrocker]

I think one of my ABSOLUTE favorite books on the subject of sound/music/recording/etc is "Temples of Sound" by Jim Cogan and William Clark. It is a history of all of the great recording studios across the US.

Another fantastic book is "Confessions of a Record Producer" by Moses Avalon.

James Miles Huber's "Modern Recording Techniques" should be read by anyone aspiring to be an engineer.

These are 3 of the 50 that I have. These are my favorites by far.

[Meriphew]

Originally Posted by troublejr

Also, check out Modern Recording Techniques by R. Huber.

I was at a studio a few weeks back (having my latest album mixed) sitting down at the Neve console to have a listen to the song the mix engineer had just mixed. When the song was done I turned around and Huber was standing there behind me. It was pretty wierd. He was there returning a mic which he had borrowed.

[troublejr]

Originally Posted by Meriphew

I was at a studio a few weeks back (having my latest album mixed) sitting down at the Neve console to have a listen to the song the mix engineer had just mixed. When the song was done I turned around and Huber was standing there behind me. It was pretty wierd. He was there returning a mic which he had borrowed.

Yeah I guess he lives up in Seattle. When I lived up there I read he was teaching extension classes at UW.

-t

[T.RayBullard]

The Microphone Book- John Eargle
Sound Recording-John Eargle
Handbook of Recording Engineering John Eargle
On Location recording techniques-Bruce Bartlett
New Stereo Soundbook
Mastering Audio -Bob Katz