Reddit reviews Modern Recording Techniques (Audio Engineering Society Presents)

Absolutely. I can’t believe how far I had to scroll to find this comment.

Supplement with this one as well: Modern Recording Techniques (Audio Engineering Society Presents) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1138954373/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_UVzrDbZR5H4QB

They give you a good idea of where to start if you’re new and are immensely helpful to beginners.

I’m just gonna come out and say this:

Try reading an audio engineering book before buying anything.

I don’t wanna be a Jerk and post a snarky reply but these are really basic questions that could all be easily answered simply by reading a book...



https://www.amazon.com/Recording-Techniques-Engineering-Society-Presents/dp/1138954373/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1549576072&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=audio+engineering+books&dpPl=1&dpID=514099eQvRL&ref=plSrch

Feel free to ask about gear specific questions but you need to have some basic understanding about what the equipment does and how to use it.

Edit: Spelling and grammar.

*Pulls up PDF of book, flips to table of contents. *

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Yeah, just by looking at the section headings and subjects, this is all about live sound reinforcement. Not really that useful for DAW music production. Unless you're aiming to be a FOH engineer.

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You want a good book for learning about music technology, recording, and FX? The book Modern Recording Techniques may be more in the alley of what you're looking for. I'm sure you can find a PDF of it online, but its one of the few books I recommend actually purchasing.

I like to think that mixing is like cooking. There aren't any set rules, though there are recommendations on how to use different tools to achieve a great mix. That being said, if you want to truly learn how to achieve a great mix, it is essential to learn the basic concepts and theories to both digital sound and signal processing.

My recommendation: youtube, google (or bing if thats your style), and more youtube. Instead of searching "how to get a good mix", search "what does a compressor do", or "what is a convolution reverb". Thats much better than just blindly turning knobs by ear. Then practice, practice, practice, practice, study more, study even more, practice, practice, study, produce a banger, mix it well, put it up on soundcloud, the rest will be history- yet you're still studying and learning more.

(don't get me wrong, if you can mix by ear w/o understanding concepts then you're already miles above anyone else :)

There are so many books out there if you want to go to the more traditional route. One of my favorites is called Modern Recording Techniques by David Huber. Theres some great stuff in there and even if you're focused on edm it doesn't hurt to learn from a different perspective, its all the same concepts. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1138954373/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1