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1.		Modern Recording Techniques, Sixth Edition from Focal Press Price: $35.30 Customer Review: This book provides a thorough breakdown of techniques and procedures commonly used in today's recording environments. I haven't fully investigated the contents of the book, but everything I have come across so far has been very good material. Lots of information in here. Used this book for one of my... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


2.		Mastering Audio, Second Edition: The art and the science from Focal Press Price: $35.95 Customer Review: Just what I needed, specific information and guidance in Mastering Audio. I found it a great help and well worth the money. I would recommend the book to others for sure.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


3.		The Sound Reinforcement Handbook from Yamaha Price: $34.95 Customer Review: Despite its vintage, this book remains an excellent introduction to sound reinforcement, with a great mix of theory and practical advice. I wasn't a complete beginner when I bought it, but I still learned plenty. Years later, I still use it as a sourcebook when solving problems or shopping for new... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


4.		Understanding Audio: Getting the Most Out of Your Project or Professional Recording Studio from Berklee Press Price: $16.47 Customer Review: A textbook for students of no direction.The author dips into everything possible in the subject of audio production ,in a schematic, superficial, lightweight, naive and easy way that the reader is left without real information, motivation ,inspiration or means of accomplishing anything - being... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


5.		Practical Recording Techniques, Fourth Edition: The step-by-step approach to professional audio recording from Focal Press Price: $30.99 Customer Review: This is a great book. I bought it as a textbook for a class I took, and I very much enjoyed it. It has great, detailed instructions on everything from setting up a home studio to how to mic different instruments to tips on creating good sound. It's also fairly up-to-date and has lots of real-world... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


6.		Home Recording For Musicians For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) from For Dummies Price: $14.95 Customer Review: I have used dummies books for just about everything I need to learn about that I don't already know. They have always been found to be helpful and full of information that I would have otherwise either not understood or had no clue about. I have been messing around with recording myself for... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


7.		Audio Engineering: Know It All, Volume 1 (Newnes Know It All) (Newnes Know It All) from Newnes Price: $59.95	Click here for more information


8.		260 Drum Machine Patterns from Hal Leonard Corporation Price: $9.95 Customer Review: I bought this book years (decades?) ago. The copyright year says 1987; I probably bought it a couple of years later back when I had an Alesis HR-16 drum machine. I remember programming in a few drum patterns from the book and being pleased with the results, it's just that back then I didn't... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


9.		Live Sound Reinforcement (Mix Pro Audio Series) from Artistpro Price: $19.77 Customer Review: Being new to sound reinforcement I was looking for a book that would provide me a solid understanding of live sound reinforcement. The included DVD that comes with this book allowed me to quickly understand the principles and made reading the text in the book more immediately understandable. I found... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


10.		The Musician's Guide To Home Recording from Amsco Publications Price: $19.46 Customer Review: Overall the book is informative if you are looking for an overview of recording and some of the techniques used. The book is very dated with both its reference to artists and equipment that are reviewed. I was looking for more information regarding the digital domain. This book is based firmly in... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


11.		Sound and Recording, Fifth Edition: An Introduction (Music Technology) from Focal Press Price: $39.55 Customer Review: When most of the class was buying spain's IORTV translated fourth edition at retailed price 32 euros I recieve it from New Zeland just beneath my feet a few thosand miles away and upside down, the 38 euros fifth edition. Simply outstanding, these days the latest edition matters, specially on Sound... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


12.		Practical Home Theater: A Guide to Video and Audio Systems (2008 Edition) from Quiet River Press LLC Price: $17.95 Customer Review: It all started when I finally broke down and got the big Sony Bravia 52" LCD in anticipation of the big HD switchover. Merry Christmas! Picture was great, but the audio didn't seem up to par. Problem was, in my day we plugged two speakers into a tuner, and called it a day. What's SACD mean? What the... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


13.		Home Recording For Musicians from Amsco Publications Price: $24.95 Customer Review: Although I found this book quite well written I can't say that it provided any information to me that I didn't already have. I do have a degree in electronics and have spent a considerable number of years working with home studio equipment but I still felt that Craig's book could have put more... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


14.		Real Sound Synthesis for Interactive Applications (Book & CD-ROM) from AK Peters, Ltd. Price: $44.10 Customer Review: One of the best volumes I've come across in the field of sound synthesis on personal computers. Provides a solid introduction to this field for those who wish to create sound on a PC (as opposed to play back previously- recorded sound).	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


15.		America on Record: A History of Recorded Sound from Cambridge University Press Price: $22.49 Customer Review: Mr. Millard has done an extraordinary job of documenting the recording industry from Edison's invention of the phonograph to the present day. He integrates the social, technical and business issues into an easy-to-read, almost "unputdownable" form. Parallels in broadcasting and motion... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


16.		Home Theater For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) from For Dummies Price: $14.95 Customer Review: This was a well written basics type book. Definitely good for someone who knows nothing about home theater.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


17.		The Audible Past: Cultural Origins of Sound Reproduction from Duke University Press Price: $22.45	Click here for more information


18.		Sound Check: The Basics of Sound and Sound Systems from Hal Leonard Price: $10.17 Customer Review: Information contained in the first few chapters is a very good explination of the principles of sound reinforcement. I would highly recommend it for beginners.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


19.		The Complete Guide to High-End Audio from Acapella Publishing Price: $23.07 Customer Review: I wish I had read this book a few years ago when I started seriously attempting to have good sound at home. I have been reading lots of audio magazines and on-line sources, and if I had read this book earlier I would have gotten much more out of the time I spent. It makes me want to go back and... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


20.		Surround Sound, Second Edition: Up and running from Focal Press Price: $29.43 Customer Review: From the creator of the THX standard comes a magnificent book about Surround Sound. Period. No matter what format it's on, or if it is compressed or not, the book talks about surround sound in it is rawest form. There are some errors such as no mention of certain Digital Sound formats that were... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


21.		Guide to Sound Systems for Worship from Yamaha Price: $22.45 Customer Review: Doesn't matter if you are a beginner or a famous sound enginner. This book is a kind of a bible. Very good content, large knowledge. After the YAMAHA's Sound Reiforcement Handbook by: Gary Davis & Ralph Jones, This is for me de second most important audio enginner book more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


22.		Real World Digital Audio (Real World) from Peachpit Press Price: $32.49 Customer Review: A perfect book to get you started in your digital audio endeavors.Filled with practical information about almost anything involved ,honest and well grounded.Chapters on acoustics, toolkit,setup, installation-configuration,simple songmaking guide, recording, effects,midi control,mixing-mastering,... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


23.		The Audiophile's Project Sourcebook: 80 High-Performance Audio Electronics Projects from McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics Price: $19.77 Customer Review: Slone covers a wide range of audio projects in this book: amplifiers, preamplifiers, filters, and protection circuits. The reader is assumed to understand basic electronics terminology, but everything else is explained point by point. An easy-to-read format supplies just enough theory for... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


24.	[no image]	Audiocraft: An Introduction to the Tools and Techniques of Audio Production from National Federation of Community Broadcasters Customer Review: Randy Thom is an Academy Award-winning sound engineer who got his start in non-commercial radio. This book covers all the important basics to making good-sounding audio productions. Although it is geared towards radio production, the information, presented in clear, easy-to-understand language, is... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


25.		Digital Audio Essentials from O'Reilly Media, Inc. Price: $25.51 Customer Review: I've made a spot on my bookshelf for Digital Audio Essentials from O'Reilly Publishing. Bruce and Marty Fries are authors par excellance. Rarely will you encounter the fine points of audio so eloquently expressed. I've read several books about digital audio. Typically, as the author attempts an... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


26.		Audio in Media: The Recording Studio (Music) from Schirmer Price: $131.95 Customer Review: This is a fine book but it makes little sense to buy this softcover book, when you can purchase the hardcover book it's based on, Audio In Media (ISBN: 0534548040), for an additional eight dollars list. The hardcover book covers more subject areas including broadcast video production. I use this... more info	Customer Rating: 2.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


27.		Valve Amplifiers, Third Edition from Newnes Price: $53.95 Customer Review: I bought this book because I need to restore an old valve guitar amp. I enjoy a challenge and feel that I am a reasonable learner - however being a complete novice at electronics, I am finding that I regularly need to refer to other resources to explain what are probably reasonably basic concepts.... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


28.		High-Power Audio Amplifier Construction Manual from McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics Price: $29.71 Customer Review: Great book. Goes into fine detail on all aspects of audio power amplifier design and construction.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


29.		Fundamentals of Audio Production from Allyn & Bacon Price: $57.76	Click here for more information


30.		Cakewalk Synthesizers: From Presets to Power User from Course Technology PTR Price: $20.99 Customer Review: This book is a rare gem on a topic near and dear to my heart (Since first laying my eyes on an Arp Odyssey), but often not expounded upon with enough detail. Simon Cann, however, has provided a very deep source book for Cakewalk users in general, as well as a detailed guide for comprehending... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

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