Recording Secrets For The Small Studio

Veteran Sound On Sound magazine contributor Mike Senior shows you how to achieve commercial-grade recordings even in the smallest studios, by applying power-user techniques from the world’s most successful producers.

Recording Secrets For The Small Studio is an intensive training course specifically designed for small-studio enthusiasts who want a fast track to release-quality results. Based on the backroom strategies of more than 200 famous names, this thorough and down-to-earth guide leads you through a logical sequence of practical tasks to build your live-room skills progressively from the ground up. On the way, you’ll unravel the mysteries of many specialist studio tactics and gain the confidence to tackle a full range of real-world recording situations. User-friendly explanations introduce technical concepts on a strictly need-to-know basis, while chapter summaries, assignments, and extensive online resources are perfect for school and college use.

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Amazon Five-star Review“Goes deep where most books on the subject are superficial… I learned more in this book than I did from school!”

Free On-line Resources! Demonstration Files, Backing Stems, Studio Best-buys…

The book’s extensive accompanying on-line resource pages provide hundreds of in-depth audio demonstration files, the 'Recording Secrets' Library Of Mic Positions, detailed budget-friendly hardware/software recommendations, and lots of links to further reading.

About The Author: Mike Senior is a professional engineer who has worked with Wet Wet Wet, The Charlatans, Reef, Therapy, and Nigel Kennedy. He specialises in adapting the techniques of top producers for those working on a budget. Since 2007 he has been a regular writer for Sound On Sound magazine’s popular Session Notes, Mix Rescue, The Mix Review columns, proving time and again that you can achieve commercial-grade results with affordable gear – once you know how!

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Published by Focal Press, a division of Taylor & Francis
352 pages, ISBN 978-0-240-81580-0, Hi-res cover image

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