I'm happy to announce the release of the 3rd edition of the
Recording Engineer's Handbook, the best selling book that covers all aspects of recording music.
The new edition is updated to better reflect the fact that so many people are now recording at home directly into their DAW. It also includes a new chapter on prepping the drum kit for recording, an essential operation when it comes to getting a great drum sound.
Still included are the interviews with many of the legends of recording, like
Al Schmitt, Chuck Ainley, Ed Cherney, Frank Fillipetti, Eddie Kramer, Michael Bishop, Steve Albini, Bruce Botnick, Wyn Davis and
Mark Linett, that covers just about any genre of recording.
You'll also enjoy the Microphone chapter that covers all of the history behind all of the classic mics that we've come to know and love, as well as the new classics, and the classic clones. Of particular interest is the interview with
David Bock of
Bock Audio Designs, one of the most knowledgeable and passionate proponents of both old and new mics, and why they sound the way they do.
Best of all, you'll discover multiple miking techniques for just about any instrument you can think of, as well as simple drum miking techniques using one, two, three and four microphones that get a great sound. There's even techniques for getting that classic
Ringo Beatle's sound, a reggae drum sound, and the big
Tommy Lee snare cannon sound.
Instructors that use
The Recording Engineer's Handbook as a text book will be happy to learn that an
Instructor's Resource Kit is now available (
drop me a line for the link), complete with weekly lesson plans, tests, and
Keynote and
Powerpoint presentations.
You can
read more about The Recording Engineer's Handbook at
bobbyowsinski.com, as well as read a number of excerpts. You can also
buy the book on Amazon (available for the
Kindle too) or at most book and music stores.
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Steve Albini has been making records with bands for a long time, and has developed some opinions as a result that have sometimes flown in the face of the mainstream music business. While his most famous credit remains Nirvana’s In Utero, Steve has worked with a diverse lineup of artists such as PJ Harvey, The Pixies, The Stooges, Cheap Trick, Silkworm, Jesus Lizard, Bush, and even the mainstream Page/Plant Walking to Clarksdale.
