Learn from the best, these are the top selling books and guides on home recording and music production right now. Hopefully investing a small amount now on a good manual will save you hours of frustration.
Recording, mixing and producing your own music, video voiceovers and movie soundtracks is a rewarding, and potentially lucrative, hobby. However, the learning curve can be quite steep, especially when you just got started. So this is a list of the top 10 books on audio production. I have more than a few books on my shelf. So useful when you want to get beyond the basics, and look up stuff about microphones, speaker position, effects and production techniques.
Although YouTube is full of how-to videos (and I have my own channel where I have uploaded some), the great thing about a good book is usually the author has taken the time and trouble to break complicated processes down into simple steps in a logical way.
The list below is always up to date, and so these are the books that are helping you right now to make better recordings in your home studio.
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Books and Guides on Recording and Sound
- 8th Edition Includes 672 Pages
- Huber, David Miles (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- BABYBOOKS: Custom Voice Recordable photo and scrapbook - 10 minutes of total personalized recording time to remember your daughter or granddaughter's first...
- PERFECT FOR ALL SIZE PHOTOS: FIts 3x5, 4x6, 5x7,6x8 and 8x10 photos. Easily customize the page layout to fit your photo needs.
- BABY SHOWER GIFT: Ideal for a baby's first photo album to capture a moment time for forgetful grandmothers and grandfathers. Give your daughter or granddaughter...
- Alan Parsons' Art & Science of Sound Recording - The Book
- In book form, Parsons has the space to include more technical background information, more detailed diagrams, plus a complete set of course notes on each of the...
- " Written with the DVD's coproducer, musician, and author Julian Colbeck, ASSR, the Book offers readers a classic "big picture" view of modern recording...
- Hardcover Book
- Beletsky, Les (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- Strong, Jeff (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 408 Pages - 11/08/2011 (Publication Date) - For Dummies (Publisher)
- Thompson, Daniel M. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 484 Pages - 08/01/2018 (Publication Date) - Berklee Press (Publisher)
- Pohlmann, Ken (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 352 Pages - 12/18/2012 (Publication Date) - McGraw-Hill Education Tab (Publisher)
- Owsinski, Bobby (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 190 Pages - 01/18/2017 (Publication Date) - Bobby Owsinski Media Group (Publisher)
- Senior, Mike (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 444 Pages - 08/16/2018 (Publication Date) - Routledge (Publisher)
- Focal Press
- Katz, Bob (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
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Online Courses In Audio Engineering and Digital Audio
To find out more, you could check out some of the excellent courses on audio engineering that are available on the Udemy online course platform. Another option is to think about a subscription to LinkedIn Learning. For a modest monthly fee you can access all their courses on audio production.
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