Book description
Invaluable advice that will be music to your ears!
Are you thinking of getting started in home recording? Do you want to
know the latest home recording technologies? Home Recording For
Musicians For Dummies will get you recording music at home in no
time. It shows you how to set up a home studio, record and edit your
music, master it, and even distribute your songs.
With this guide, you?ll learn how to compare studio-in-a-box,
computer-based, and stand-alone recording systems and choose what you
need. You?ll gain the skills to manage your sound, take full advantage
of MIDI, mike common instruments, do overdubs and replace missed
notes, understand the mastering process, and prepare your music for
duplication.
- Explains how to put together all the things your home recording
studio should have
- Shows you how to perform multitrack recording and venture into
MIDI sequencing
- Details ways to clean up your tracks by becoming an expert at
mixing and editing
- Addresses choosing the gear that suits your project
- Walks you through adding computers and software to your
recording tools and enhancing sound with professional editing tips
- Features instructions for setting up microphones, connecting
electronic instruments, and orking with MIDI and electronic instruments
- Includes advice for editing tracks, mixing, mastering, and
distributing your songs
Whether you?re a beginning musician or a pro, Home Recording For
Musicians For Dummies teaches you home recording basics so you
can begin recording music at home and create great CDs.
Jeff Strong is a musician and the author of seven books, including
Drums For Dummies and PC Recording Studios For Dummies. He has
released more than two dozen CDs and is Director of the REI Institute
(www. reiinstitute. com), a MusicMedicine research organization and
therapy provider.
