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Instrument and Vocal Recording from Hal Leonard

Author Bill Gibson takes a direct approach to teaching recording engineering in this 260-page book with accompanying DVD disc. One of six books (so far) in the Hal Leonard Recording Method Series, these are "all-beef" lessons designed to quickly move a student through the many practical tasks and real world problems a recording engineer would encounter. The student gets a written test at the end of each chapter for verifying what has been learned--it test more accurately what has not yet sunk in.

With the recording arts mostly a practical craft, the enclosed DVD reinforces new concepts by providing both audio samples and short video vignettes of what it should sound like and what it should exactly look like i.e. in the case of positioning a mic on a guitar amp in a certain way. Next to actually attending a recording school, this is the best way I've seen used in a printed book.

Instrument and Vocal Recording takes you through chapters on: acoustics; the recording of both electric and acoustic guitars; a big chapter of getting a drum sound; bass; vocals; and piano. I liked the way Gibson handled the many issues that can come up during a vocal session--problems actually relating more to the producer or singer than the engineer but most important to be resolved by someone if a good recording is to be realized.

And that may be the theme of this book and others in this series: to tackle each task(s) by breaking down and identifying the individual steps required to accomplish it and in the process learn and refine the underlying families of craft--be they technically, artistically or physiologically oriented.

Instrument and Vocal Recording is a great ways for the self-starter who wants to "cut to the chase" and learn the salient points of basic recording engineering. It sells for $39.95 and is available from Hal Leonard publications. Hal Leonard publications are available through Music Dispatch at www.musicdispatch.com or at: 800-637-2852.


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