Craig Anderton's Home Recording for Musicians
Tweak writes: This is the classic book
on setting up a home studio, revised in 1996. Craig Anderton was the
original editor-in-chief of Electronic Musician Magazine (and still does the
back page column for Keyboard.) While this book is a bit light on MIDI and
digital audio stuff, it covers all the 'core stuff' the beginning home
recordist needs to know with lots of pictures and its a breeze to read.
Link to read more about this book and
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Tips for Recording Musicians by John Harris
Tweak Notes:
This is a easy to read book of professional studio tips. At first I was
thinking, "yeah right!" but as I read through the tips I found out lots I didn't
know. This is perfect for the person building a pro or project studio whose
relatively new at the game. Yet the tips definitely have the sound of
experience.
How
to Set Up a Recording Studio by David Mellnor
Tweak Says:
Exactly as the title says. This book covers studio design, walls, setup,
building racks, patchbays, wiring. There's also a good discussion about
about modern tools for the studio, multitracks, interfacing computers and
some darn good advice on gear.
Recording Techniques for Small Studios by David Mellnor
Tweak writes:
You've got the gear but are not sure how to use it optimally--this book
was made for you. This book is for those using project studios and home
studios. Lots of tips on recording with mics, multitracks, using compression,
eqs, gates and more. Practical advice for those getting up to speed.
The Mastering Engineer's Handbook Bobby Owsinski has tapped into a
format that really works for this book, as well as the also excellent Mixing
Engineers Handbook. Who better to teach the dual black arts of mixing and
mastering than the best in the business