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Modern Recording Techniques

A Practical Guide to Modern Music Production
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Modern Recording Techniques is the essential guide to sound and music recording, suitable for beginners and experienced producers alike. This comprehensive book covers the art and technology of music production, including the latest advances in digital audio workstations (DAWs), networked audio, MIDI 2.0, signal processing, and immersive audio formats such as Dolby Atmos. The tenth edition features expanded chapters with practical tips and insights, supported by video tutorials that enhance understanding through audio and visual examples.
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Modern Recording Techniques is the bestselling, authoritative guide to sound and music recording. Whether you’re just starting out or are looking to improve your skills, this book provides an in-depth guide to the art and technologies of music production and is a must-have reference for all audio bookshelves.

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Modern Recording Techniques is the bestselling, authoritative guide to sound and music recording. Whether you’re just starting out or are looking to improve your skills, this book provides an in-depth guide to the art and technologies of music production and is a must-have reference for all audio bookshelves.

Using its familiar and accessible writing style, this new edition has been fully updated, presenting the latest production technologies and including detailed coverage of digital audio workstations (DAWs), networked audio, musical instrument digital interface (MIDI), signal processing, and much more. Modern Recording Techniques is supported by a host of video tutorials, which provide additional listening and visual examples, making this text essential reading for students, instructors, and professionals.

This updated tenth edition includes:

  • Newly expanded "Art and Technology" chapters, providing more tips, tricks, and insights for getting the best out of your recording, mixing, monitoring, and mastering
  • An expanded MIDI chapter to include MIDI 2.0
  • More in-depth coverage of digital audio and the digital audio workstation
  • Greater coverage of immersive audio, including Dolby Atmos Production

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781032197166

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 October 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Focal Press

Edition: 10th edition

Illustration: 15 Tables, color; 94 Line drawings, black and white; 368 Halftones, black and white; 462 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 191.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 1720g

Pages: 680

About the Author

David Miles Huber is a 4x Grammy®-nominated producer and musician in the electronic dance and surround-sound genres, whose music has sold over the million mark. His latest music and collaborations can be heard at davidmileshuber.com and davidmileshuber.bandcamp.com.

Emiliano Caballero is a 2x Latin Grammy®-nominated mix engineer, recording engineer and music producer based in Los Angeles, California (www.emilianocaballero.com). He produces his own music under the name "Zelmar" (www.zelmarmusic.com) and is also one of the co-founders of the plugin company Leapwing Audio.

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