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Essential Books for everything Audio/Music
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items As an Audio Engineer, I am always looking for books to further my knowledge in the field of recorded audio and music production. I also love the science of sound and how our brains perceive and connect to sound. These books provide a wealth of inform...
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Books for Audio Engineering/Production
Books for Musicians/Performers
Books for Guitar Players
Books for Audio Engineering/Production
These are my top recommendations for books on the subject of Audio Engineering and Production.
Awesome book for anyone wanting various tips on modern recording techniques… This book is also really great for anyone wanting to get into the art/science of Audio Recording/Production.
Modern Recording Techniques: Practical Guide
This book is a must have for anyone in the field of Audio (whether Recorded or Live). It is quite a technical read, but has everything you need for understanding the science of sound… it even has some fun formulas, sprinkled throughout, for the extra...
The Sound Reinforcement Handbook
Awesome book for those wanting to understand the ‘dark art’ of mastering audio. All mix engineers should have a basic understanding of audio mastering, even if they don't ever master audio themselves (your mastering engineer will thank you when you s...
Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science
Awesome book for how to take your mixes to the next level. This book offers tips/tricks from industry professionals in the field of recording. As recording engineers, we are always learning new things to help add that extra bit of polish to our recor...
Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio
Amazing book on the connection between the brain and music. This book has become one of my ‘must read’ recommendations for anybody in the field of sound/music (from recording engineers to musicians/performers… and even general music lovers).
This Is Your Brain on Music: Science of Obsession
Awesome book for tips and tricks on understanding various aspects of recording techniques. This book provides a great understanding of different mics and how they opperate… and even offers good tips and tricks with mic'ing different instruments. Ever...
The Recording Engineer's Handbook 5th Edition
Books for Musicians/Performers
These are my top recommendations for everything related to music, and are a must read for all music performers… and even audio engineers.
Amazing book that challenges our idea of music and how we approach music. This book created a shift in how I approach music playing (as a guitar player) and helped me to reach outside the norms of what we are taught is “the right way to play music”.
The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search
Books for Guitar Players
These are my top recommendations for guitar players, whether hobbyist or professional… and those in-between.
Must-have book for any guitar player, whether live/touring or professional recording or hobbyist. Guitars are living/breathing instruments. The wood that a guitar is made of will still react to the elements and will require setup and adjustments from...
The Guitar Player Repair Guide
Awesome book on understanding amps. This helps with everything from helping you get every bit of tone out of your amp to even understanding an amps build for those wanting to get into amp maintenance… or for when you just need to finally replace thos...
The Guitar Amp Handbook: Tube Amplifiers & Sounds
Awesome book for anyone wanting to understand effects… you know, that wonderful rabbit hole called ‘effect pedals’. The book explains each type of effect and how they work (with, evem, providing some basic schematics on the type of effect talked abou...
Guitar Effects Pedals: The Practical Handbook