What is the best home recording book?

[Stevo7]

Can anyone suggest a good home recording book for a beginner who doesn't have much experience with recording. I am planning to record a album in the new future and would like to learn as much as I can before I get started.

Here is my setup, if that helps any:

Firepod
Software: Cubase and Cakewalk
Mics: 1 Studio Projects B1, 3 sm57
Laptop and 2 Rokit 5 speakers

I don't plan on buy much more, so I don't really need the kind of book that will tell me how to put together a studio, I need to learn technique and how to get the most out of what I have.

Thanks alot.

 

[ez_willis]

You won't find anything in a book that you can't find on this site. You'll find it quicker here, too.

Go to the Newbies Forum and start reading. When you get to page 12, exit the Newbies Forum and go to the Rack Forum(go ahead and skip the Microphone Forum, hasn't been all that helpful for years, unless you're planning on recording a Rap album and need to know the best Mic under $100), then work your way down the list.

If you have questions, feel free to use the Search function, if you can't find your answer, post in the appropriate Forum.

 

[rory]

I would tend to lean the other way and suggest reading some books, not that people here don't have good information, but the golden nuggets are usually hidden with big piles of turds. I would do what EZ said, but also pick up Behind the Glass, the ______ Engineer's handbook (there are many in the series, I like the recording engineer's one the best), Tape Op is pretty interesting, and while you're at it, it would be worth getting a book on electricity and circuits; a high school or 101 level text book would be worth it.

If you are going to do a search, I would recommend doing a member search for Harvey Gerst and read what he has to say.

 

[SouthSIDE Glen]

Any one of these books are fine for behinners. Most - if not all - of them should be avalable at your local Borders bookstore. Head up there and skim through them and see which one speaks to you the best.

G.

 

[ermghoti]

The Mixerman Diary

 

[BigRay]

Must Read Books...Also, be sure to peruse the the Audio Engineering Society's Internet Archive. (AES)...there is a fee, but it is well worth it. http://www.aes.org/e-lib/ I have learned a lot from snooping around there..
http://www.saecollege.de/reference_material/index.html

Sound Recording Handbook
Master Handbook of Acoustics
Behind The Glass
Total Recording
Tape Recorders
Sound recording practice
Professional Microphone Techniques
Principles of Digital Audio
The New Stereo Soundbook
The Microphone book
On Location Recording Techniques
Electroacoustical Reference Handbook
Audio Engineering
Handbook of Recording Engineering
Audio Dictionary
Handbook of Recording Engineering
From tinfoil to Stereo, a history of recording
Yamaha Sound Reinforcement Handbook
Mastering Audio
The Mixing Engineer's Handbook[/QUOTE]

 

[bennychico11]

I recommend Recording Tips for Engineers by Tim Crich. Very easy read and it covers a lot.
And this site.

 

[scrubs]

Any one of these books are fine for behinners. Most - if not all - of them should be avalable at your local Borders bookstore. Head up there and skim through them and see which one speaks to you the best.

G.

I have the "Home Recording for Musicians (For Dummies)" book off that list. It's pretty basic and a decent overview, but there are some very obvious factual errors. He states that figure 8 mics have no proximity effect and that perpetuates the myth that SDC's are lacking in bass response compared to LDC's. Other than that, it's probably a good beginner book.

 

[bilco]

Can anyone suggest a good home recording book for a beginner who doesn't have much experience with recording. I am planning to record a album in the new future and would like to learn as much as I can before I get started.

Thanks alot.

Print this out; it ought to be in a book somewhere:

http://www.artistcollaboration.com/~tekker/Harvey Threads/HarveyThread.doc

Read it and reread it and reread it.............

bilco