books on audio engineering

[Meatplow]

Can anybody recommend me an excellent resource manual (or three) on all things related to audio engineering? :)

Thankyou.

[Seafroggys]

Books or websites?

[Motleyguy]

"Assistant Engineers Handbook" - Tim Crich

This is more a manual and set of protocols for aspiring audio engineers, really only worth a read if you're planning on attempting to find work in a professional recording studio. Doesn't delve much into the technical side of things.

"Recording Tips For Engineers" - Tim Crich

Lots of great tips and lots of mic selection suggestions and techniques.

"Modern Recording Techniques" - David Miles Huber & Robert E. Runstein

This one contains some basic techniques, but delves a a bit into acoustic theory, speaker design etc. Can be a bit of a boring read at times.

There's a great book by Yamaha too, delves fairly deep into acoustic theory, electrical theory and what not, it's more based for a live sound application, but can be applied to recording as well. However, I lent it to a buddy of mine and cannot for the life of me remember what it's called or who wrote it. It has a black cover.

Also, for home recording tips and tricks, definitely check out

http://www.hometracked.com

and don't forget to check out my "mics & mic techniques" thread.

[AKid2]

What exactly do you mean by audio engineering? Do you mean making home recordings (one extreme) or designing equalizers, for example (another extreme).


If you're interested in latter, let me know and I can give you some info.

[Motleyguy]

By audio engineering I mean the art and science behind the recording arts. This ranges from home recording guys, to engineers working in a professional studio. The engineer is the person that gets the sounds, and records what you hear.

[Meatplow]

Just the art and science, yep. Thanks for that post Motleyguy.

Books or websites?

i'd prefer a book, but I won't discount websites if they are exceptionally useful

What exactly do you mean by audio engineering? Do you mean making home recordings (one extreme) or designing equalizers, for example (another extreme).

If you're interested in latter, let me know and I can give you some info.

Thanks, i'll keep you in mind if I ever do :)

[TriggerNYC]

"Recording Tips For Engineers" - Tim Crich

Lots of great tips and lots of mic selection suggestions and techniques.

"Modern Recording Techniques" - David Miles Huber & Robert E. Runstein

This one contains some basic techniques, but delves a a bit into acoustic theory, speaker design etc. Can be a bit of a boring read at times.

i have the latter (huber/runstein) and i must say it is pretty boring, and all the information covered is spread out all over the place. i find simple questions i have get answer in three parts in three different sections of the book. very hard to follow, but i am not all that intelligent. im a guitarist with a home studio.

the former (crich) is better? im assuming so, so ill probably pick it up. thanks motley guy for another helpful post.

[pikester]

The Yamaha one is called the Yamaha Sound Reinforcement Handbook. It contains lots of sweet stuff about acoustics and electrical stuff, but is pretty dry.

[naut]

i find simple questions i have get answer in three parts in three different sections of the book..

i understand, as i have the same book; but that's pretty much the case with any educational text. on this certain subject, naturally particular techniques/concepts/etc will be discussed throughout the book and not just within their sections as they'd presumably have multiple correlations.

[Motleyguy]

The Yamaha one is called the Yamaha Sound Reinforcement Handbook. It contains lots of sweet stuff about acoustics and electrical stuff, but is pretty dry.

That's the one! It is really, really, really dry.

[Aaron]

No reverb?

[TriggerNYC]

i understand, as i have the same book; but that's pretty much the case with any educational text. on this certain subject, naturally particular techniques/concepts/etc will be discussed throughout the book and not just within their sections as they'd presumably have multiple correlations.

i got it at school (it was reqired at five towns college) and i just feel like it was slapped together. idk if thats bc two guys wrote it instead of one but i feel like it could have been a lot more concise.

it kind of gives me the feeling that like, they want you to read the whole goddam thing front to back like a novel, instead of using it as a reference guide. i mean, ive read it, but sometimes when i want to look back at things, they kind of mention stuff half-assed, and u need to put the pieces together on your own. again, if you read the whole thing front to back and make notes it should be ok, but for me personally, i dont have time to sift through chapters when im working.

[Motleyguy]

No reverb?

Nice! You win!

[Aaron]

tehehe.

[Meatplow]

"Recording Tips For Engineers" - Tim Crich

Lots of great tips and lots of mic selection suggestions and techniques.


i ended up purchasing this, i received it in the mail today. so far it is awesome, thanks :chug:

[Motleyguy]

Yeah, it's a good read man.

[TriggerNYC]

i spose i gotta pick it up