[.ca] Sound Recording Advice: An Instruction and Reference ... (ISBN 0972138307)

At long last, a musician's guide to home recording studios!!:
As a musician and home recording hobbyist for many years, I've been looking for a book like this for a long time! It is clearly written and right on target for answering the kind of questions I have. For example, given my budget what should I consider for my next piece of gear as I expand my studio? The book not only answers this question, but details 7 example studio configurations from under $500 up to $5000. It includes a lot of recommendations for particular brands and models of gear and where to shop for them. This guide is great for getting the best "bang for your buck." I found this book easy to read from beginning to end (the approach I recommend for anyone just getting started who wants a good overview of what it's all about), but it is also well organized, making it a very quick and useful reference book when you just want to look something up. Here are a few questions (there were many) that this book helped me answer as I pondered about expanding my home recording studio: What are some of the new recording formats and which ones should I consider? Should I incorporate a computer in my studio or just use standalone gear? I want to upgrade to a better mic; can you recommend a mic for recording acoustic guitar and vocals in my price range? Should I buy used gear? How can I sync up an analog reel-to-reel recorder with my MIDI sequencer? How should I mic my piano? The book answers these and a ton of other questions that home recording enthusiasts ask themselves all the time. On the back cover of the book it asks this question: "Wouldn't you rather spend less time wrapped up in technical gibberish and more time making and recording your own music?" My answer: "YES!!! THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANT!!!" That's what this book is helping me do. It's helping me put the right gear in place so I can do what I really wanted to do all along...record my music...and do it well!!!

Written in accessible and easy-to-understand terms:
Sound Recording Advice For The Home Recording Studio by John J. Volanski (an electrical and audio engineer who has operated his own home recording studio for more than 20 years) is a straightforward reference manual and instructional guide to the ins and outs of creating and operating a home sound recording studio. Focusing on the dedicated musician who may not be completely up-to-date on the latest technical jargon, Sound Recording Advice offers an invaluable series tips, tricks, and techniques for getting the most out of one's equipment. Written in accessible and easy-to-understand terms, Sound Recording Advice is very highly recommended for novice home sound recorders who aspire to professional performance standards for their work.

Should be called "used equipment buyers guide":
Although I knew it would include equipment and setup recommendations, I didn't realize to what extent. The actual "recording advice" amounted to only 35 pages, and 20 more on mixing and mastering, all ultra simplified. Even the equipment recommendations seemed to dismiss the reality of today's ultra high quality, low cost digital equipment (relatively speaking). The author constantly refers the reader to the internet. Having already spent a day brousing internet articles I didn't find the author had anything to add. Of the half dozen books I've read so far on the subject of recording, this has been the least useful by very very far.