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 enlarge | Author: Howard Massey
Publisher: Miller Freeman Books
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 49225
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 7.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 0879306149
Dewey Decimal Number: 781.64149
UPC: 073999305890
EAN: 9780879306144
ASIN: 0879306149
Publication Date: October 30, 2000
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 pure genius January 30, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I highly recommend that anyone in the music business read this book-- wether or not you are interested in making hits. it's full of really useful information, basically there is no one approach-- everyone has hits on their own terms.
all extremely talented and intelligent people are interviewed.
recommended for home-recordists especially.
Interesting interviews with legendary engineers February 8, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is an fine set of interviews with engineers who have worked with the legends of rock and roll. Most of the time is spent discussion mic positioning, filtering, and mixes. There is some coverage of analog versus digital, and some amusing anecdotes about the performers. It's a fun read for those looking to glean a bit more sage wisdom from the pros. There are no diagrams, detailed specifications or settings to impart. This is higher level, about the approach of sound design and how one works with tricky personalities.
Good Hands on-Nuts and Bolts(knobs and Mic's) Kind of stuff January 19, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The author asks a bunch of recurring questions to nearly all the subject producers. Any musician/composer with some time under his belt struggling to self produce at an objectively professional caliber will recognize the starkly relevant real world challenges underlying those questions. The fact that so many of the questions repeat from one interview to the next only makes the many varied answers all the more interesting. If you're a starry eyed wanna-be mesmerized by the supposed glamour of pop music making, look elsewhere. If you want to know how the grunts in the trenches actually make hit records, don't read this book once; read it repeatedly. I still am. As much to absorb the no bs, no excuses, no slacking, know your stuff, just get it done, mind-set common to these seasons pro's. (no young bucks here)
 Not Bad... December 16, 2002
I would not say that this is the best book to buy for the aspiring project studio owner. While there are some neat stories, etc, the interviews don't give you much other than the "GO do it your own way, your ears are always right, when we recorded x-famous person, blah, blah, blah, ".. I found the Mix Engineers handbook was more practical. I have read a few of the recording and mixing books available, and while this was a fun read, it was the least practical. If you are looking for production/recording tips get studiobuddy and then buy the recording and mix engineers handbooks.
One of the best recording books I've ever found October 30, 2002
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is one of the best recording books I've ever found. Great interviews with most of the world's top producers and engineers. Anyone on any will learn and be entertained by this book. It gives insight into recording, mixing and the music business. I don't read many books and I never read them twice. I'm in the middle of reading this book for the third time. My only complaint is that some heros are left out (Jimmy Iovine, T-Bone Burnett, Chris Thomas), but it's still incredible how many star producers and engineers are here!
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