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29th October 2007, 10:23 AM
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| Must-have Books? Hi folks! Which books are unavoidable for a real GS? I´m not talking about Books like: "How to record for Dimwitted"  Are there any treasures to read through? Recommendations including Book Title, Author and the international Booknumber would be nice. 
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29th October 2007, 10:24 AM
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   | Bruce Swedien's Make Mine Music
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29th October 2007, 11:40 AM
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| Seems to be a good Tip. Incoming Christmas Gifts increased by 1. 
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29th October 2007, 11:47 AM
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| ummm. Recording the Beatles? |
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29th October 2007, 02:17 PM
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| "Restoring an Old House" |
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29th October 2007, 02:25 PM
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| "Recording Tips For Engineers" (For Cleaner, Brighter Tracks) by Tim Crich. Humorous and informative. Includes great starting points for EQ and compression settings for most instruments. Sections on micing, mixing, studio ettiquete, etc. Published by Focal Press. Recording Tips For Engineers
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29th October 2007, 02:52 PM
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| Mastering Audio, Second Edition: The art and the science by Bob Katz The Money Pit by O Connor (Hardcover - 1978) 
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29th October 2007, 02:57 PM
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| anything by Bob Katz. Yamaha's Sound Reinforcement Manual. Its really boring to read straight through. But its manily for a refrence book for when you need to know something quickly. Its great. |
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29th October 2007, 02:59 PM
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29th October 2007, 03:16 PM
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| Music, Physics and Engineering by Harry Olsen. Jim Williams Audio Upgrades |
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29th October 2007, 03:21 PM
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 +75 that single book has taught me more than I've learned in all of my recording classes put together.
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29th October 2007, 03:38 PM
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| Gear Head Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Austria
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| Wow, that seem to be some great Books. Can´t wait till I´m gonna read them. Keep em comin
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29th October 2007, 04:25 PM
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| I own: - "Modern Recording Techniques" by David Miles Huber and Robert E. Runstein - "Mastering Audio; the art and the science" by Bob Katz - "Professional Microphone Techniques" by David Miles Huber and Philip Williams - "The Art of Mixing" by George Peterson - "The Complete Pro Tools Handbook" by José "Chilitos" Valenzuela |
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29th October 2007, 04:59 PM
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| Master Handbook of Acoustics: F Alton Everest Recording Studio & Design: Philip Newell Mastering Audio: Bob Katz Music, Physics and Engineering: Harry Ferdinand Olson On the Sensations of Tone: Hermann Helmholtz Fundamentals of Musical Acoustics: Arthur H. Benade Science and Music: Sir James H. Jeans The Physics of Musical Instruments: Neville H. Fletcher & Thomas D. Rossing Insider Audio: Tom Lehrman Modern Recording Techniques: David Miles Huber and Robert E. Runstein Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles: Geoff Emerick and Howard Massey Making Records: The Scenes Behind the Records: Phil Ramone and Charles L. Granata Recording Engineer's Handbook: Bobby Owsinski Loudspeakers: For music recording and reproduction: Philip Newell and Keith Holland The Art of Sound Reproduction: John Watkinson The Sound Reinforcement Handbook: Gary Davis and Ralph Jones Sound Engineer's Pocket Book: Michael Talbot-Smith The Sound Studio: Alec Nisbett Sound Studio: Audio techniques for Radio, Television, Film and Recording: Alec Nisbett That'll keep you going ;) but I've a good few hundred more here if you really want ;)
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29th October 2007, 05:04 PM
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| A&R Here, There and Everywhere Behind the Glass Bob Katz mastering book Art of Electronics (should be mandatory reading before being allowed to touch a console or Protools, or call yourself an 'engineer')
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29th October 2007, 07:03 PM
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Which one? money pit or mastering audio? | |
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29th October 2007, 07:05 PM
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29th October 2007, 07:09 PM
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| David Moulton's Total Recording. Not as easy to find, and not cheap, but worth every penny. Real science and math behind acoustics, gain-staging, and so forth—but written for us dumb musician-types. Put another way: It's rigorous and technical, but it doesn't seem that way. Which is a way of saying it's legit. Some of the other "layman's" texts out there—I'll single out the Owinski and Huber books—are great in the broad strokes, but they're not really 'legit' in the same technical way as the Moulton text (or the Katz book, which is also great). Just my two cents. D. |
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29th October 2007, 07:32 PM
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| -'Recording the Beatles' by Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew: A bargain at $100! An incredibly well done book with loving attention to detail. The quality of the artwork, the printing itself and the meticulous research makes this a total winner. -'Behind the Glass' by Howard Massey: Straight interviews with some of the top mixer/producers. A great read and tons of useful info straight from the horse's mouth. Very useful because it's not a method and shows how everybody does things differently. - 'Make Mine Music' by Bruce Swedien : Another great book with lots of good info and great stories from a master craftsman with a very positive attitude. All you need is love. - 'Mixing with your mind' by Mike Stavrou: Now for something completely different. Thought-provoking, daring and tremendously useful. -'Temples of sound' by Jim Cogan and William Clark: Inside the great recording studios. A fantastic historical perspective that's nevertheless not written in the 'devotional' way that most authors treat their holy subjects. It makes for a great read and the pics are worth the price of admission alone. - 'The ground beneath her feet' by Salman Rushdie: A great rock and roll novel with some unexpected twists. - 'High Fidelity' by Nick Hornby: Both hillarious and deep.
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29th October 2007, 07:47 PM
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29th October 2007, 08:03 PM
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| I have a library full, and gear-wise, these hold the key. The VTL Book ..David Manley All You Need Is Ears ..George Martin Mastering Engineers ..Bobby Owsinski (namely, the Doug Sax interview) Sessions With Sinatra ..Charles Granata .
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29th October 2007, 08:12 PM
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| Practical Techniques For The Recording Engineer - Sherman Keene (one of Zappa's Engineers!) Tape Op Vol. 1 There Are No Electrons - Kenn Amdahl (great for us electronically retarded) |
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29th October 2007, 08:26 PM
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30th October 2007, 09:28 AM
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| Gear Head Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Austria
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| Seems im gonna read for a long long time These Books might be the next Investment which probably will get me further than any preamp or mic.  Thanks for sharing your treasures so far, going to create an Amazon shopping list with the Books mentioned so far. 
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30th October 2007, 02:29 PM
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| It will probably be a little hard to find, and cost WAY too much, but an early edition of the Audio Cyclopedia by Tremaine is a treasure trove of pre-digital technical information. Essential if you are into vintage stuff. |
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30th October 2007, 02:47 PM
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30th October 2007, 04:27 PM
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|  . the real frank zappa book, with peter occhiogrosso. down to earth, funny as all hell, and informative... great thoughts, observations and philosophy on creativity, art and business. frank cuts through much of the BS in the industry and everyday life in his own truly unique style. for any creative, independent, thinking person - it is truly a pleasurable read... .
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6th August 2008, 07:40 AM
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| Books with information about Consoles! I went to school and they did the completely digital thing and told me that "Analog everything will die soon because of pro tools and other DAWs". So we didn't have a Neve, SSL, or API large format console. I know if I could get my hands on one for a day or so that I could pick it up really easy, and most of the larger studios won't let interns touch the equipment, and they don't want interns who don't know about these boards, so in my case it's a catch 22. Are there any books, publications, or notes from anyone's classes that reflect the use of any large format analog boards? I am pretty good at signal flow, but these things just intimidate me for some reason, compared to Pro Tools. |
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6th August 2008, 08:14 AM
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| Is the Bob Katz book for those who want to be mastering engineers?
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6th August 2008, 08:19 AM
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| "Think on these things" by Krishnamurti "The Doors of Perception" by Aldous Huxley "On the Geneology of Morals" by Freiderich Neitzsche "Government IS Violence" by Leo Tolstoy  |
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