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(RECORDING INSTRUCTION) . Recording music can be a daunting task, especially in the present day with its ever-changing technologies and environments. This one-of-a-kind collection of modern, easy-to-understand techniques for recording music in a variety of settings provides tools and information that set you well on your way to capturing high-quality sounds on par with those recorded by seasoned professionals. Veteran producer, engineer and author Bill Gibson succinctly presents a wide variety of subjects, including: preproduction * room environments * interfaces * microphone types and techniques * recording drums, guitar, bass, piano, vocals and electronic instruments * studio recording effects * and more.
About the Author
I'm an audio engineer (live and studio) , producer, musician, and author. Anyone who makes it into the world of music an audio, eventually develops a skillset that includes some musical insights, some technical insights, a formidable desire to succeed, passion for great music/audio, and a huge capacity to persist where others might give up! Through school, hard knocks, online courses, and now a healthy dose of Google, it's possible to build a very functional technical and/or artistic skillset. But, a very exciting part of the journey through a career focused on the disciplines of music and audio is the realization of where you fit into the mix - or sometimes where the mix creates a you-sized hole. It used to be that everyone wanted to work in a big fancy recording studio because that was the ticket to being part of great music - I still love recording and producing projects in a big fancy studio, by the way. But your skillset, today, can take you into so many exciting activities that you never even thought about loving to do. Granted, music production at the highest level is available to all without the need for studio fat-cats ("the man") or record execs - see: Macklemore and Billie Eilish/Finneas O'Connell! If making music is your dream, go for it, and go for it with all your heart! Don't be denied! Persist! Adjust! Repeat! Take heart that a career in music and recording - well, pretty much any career - is a lot like songwriting. A great song is often rewritten, even if subtly, dozens of times before the song blossoms and starts touching hearts and changing lives. And often it's that one last subtle lyric change that can bring a tear to listener's eye. Keep an open mind and keep tweaking your career until it blossoms.Here's the really exciting part. Your unique and exciting path lies right in front of you. You might find your way in audio production, audio for video games, musical composition, the broadcasting field, film sound and music, equipment design, manufacturing, sales, podcasts, video production, advertising, corporate presentations, and this list goes on and on. You don't need to be a rock star to build a great life in music. But, there is one constant no matter where you find yourself thriving in your creative pursuits. Go for it! And, go for it with all your heart! Don't be denied! Persist! Adjust! Repeat!I've done so much in this musical world. I've recorded and produced LOTS of albums (Uhh ... CDs, projects, streams? ) ; I've worked on films, written and produced music for video presentations; I've played thousands of gigs on drums, guitar, bass, and keys; I've produced and mixed an amazing blend of genres from pop to rock, alternative to symphonic, punk to rap, to vocal dowap groups to choirs, symphonies to country, rock-a-billy to urban, and grunge to bluegrass. I've produced countless instructional videos, and I have written and developed more books and vide
