Suggested Books on Recording/Engineering?

[silverwulf]

I'm looking to get more involved in the recording/engineering side of things, and I thought I would buy some books to not only learn from, but also use as good references. What are some books that would would suggest that cover just about everything from recording, mixing, mastering, etc? Thanks in advance!

 

[Genius Gone Insane]

A sort of bible would be "modern recording techniques"...If you're a newbie, I HIGHLY recommend purchasing "home recording for dummies"--it's not too technical but is a great introduction to everything....great for reference for instance compression settings etc

 

[Hopkins-WitchfinderGeneral]

Yeah, Huber - Modern Recording Techniques

Production-Mixing-Mastering With Waves (if you use waves plugins that is)

The Mixing Engineers Handbook

 

[silverwulf]

Thanks for the input guys...I see the Mixing Engineer's Handbook cited. Wat do you guys think of the Recording Engineer's Handbook and the Mastering Engineer's Handbook form that same series?

 

[Exsanguis]

Other than the Mixing Engineer's Handbook, I'd have to say Bob Katz's book on mastering(forgot the name). It's an amazing resource, and while some stuff will be over your head the first time you read it, it'll prove immensely helpful in the long run.

 

[adrianvillan]

"Profiting from your Music and Sound Project Studio" by Jeffrey Fisher is an easy to read well rounded book.

 

[Impy]

Other than the Mixing Engineer's Handbook, I'd have to say Bob Katz's book on mastering(forgot the name). It's an amazing resource, and while some stuff will be over your head the first time you read it, it'll prove immensely helpful in the long run.

It's called Mastering Audio, and yeah, it's a really good book to read. Take your time reading it, as Exsanguis says it can be a handful sometimes the first read.

 

[_RiseInside_]

the complete title is mastering audio - the art and the science by bob katz.
it´s great but as mentioned in the book, it´s for intermediate and avanced users.

 

[Seizure.]

anyone got a couple of cool links to stuff like this? especially stuff like how to improve your stereo imaging would be greatly apreciated.

 

[Seizure.]

here are some i found on soulseek:

hope they are somewhat readable..

 

[Hopkins-WitchfinderGeneral]

Thanks for the input guys...I see the Mixing Engineer's Handbook cited. Wat do you guys think of the Recording Engineer's Handbook and the Mastering Engineer's Handbook form that same series?

Yeah why not, read as much as you can, use what you think is good and discard what you think isn't any good.

 

[Nitronium Blood]

Andy should write his own book. So should Nordstrom.

Fuck it, they should just write a book together.

That read would be awesome masterbation.