This book focuses on microphones as the essential link between the recording process and vocals guitars pianos drums and other acoustic sounds. Choosing the right mic can make or break a song. Authors Phil O'Keefe and Craig Anderton cover how to choose and apply mics with real-world examples and explanations. Topics include the following:ÞÛ Understanding different microphone typesÞÛ Essential miking accessoriesÞÛ Mic preamps and connectionsÞÛ Stereo miking techniquesÞÛ How to mic specific instrumentsÞLoaded with illustrations and featuring sidebars with details on selected topics for those who want to know why as well as how ÊMicrophones for the Recording MusicianÊ gives the practical knowledge needed to make the best possible home studio recordings.ÞÞ±About the Musician's Guide to Home Recording Series±ÞThe book series Musician's Guide to Home Recording takes a clear practical approach to today's world of computer-based recording. Each book in the series focuses with laser-like precision on a particular topic. Titles include ÊHow to Choose and Use Audio InterfacesÊ ÊHow to Create Superior MixesÊ ÊHow to Record and Mix Great VocalsÊ and more. Readers can choose individual books to increase their knowledge in specific areas or treat the series as a complete course and cover selected topics at their own pace.ÞMusician's Guide to Home Recording is the definitive series to help musicians everywhere use digital recording mixing and editing to their fullest potential.
Author Biography:
Phil O'Keefe is a multi-instrumentalist, recording engineer/producer, and senior editor of Harmony Central. He served as a staff producer/engineer for Blonde Vinyl records and is the owner and chief engineer of Sound Sanctuary. He has worked with such artists as Voodoo Glow Skulls, Alien Ant Farm, Jules Day, Zak Claxton, Rex Smith, Jeff Fenholt, Craig Goldy, and John McGill, among many others. O'Keefe's articles and reviews have appeared in Electronic Musician, Guitar Player, Keyboard, and EQ magazine. Before moving to Harmony Central in 2005, he moderated the Music Player forums alongside such industry heavyweights as Roger Nichols, Chris Stone, Ed Cherney, George Massenberg, Bill Dooley, and Craig Anderton.
Craig Anderton is an internationally recognized authority on music and technology. He has played on, produced, or mastered over 20 major label recordings, did session work in New York in the 1970s on guitar and keyboards, played Carnegie Hall, and more recently, mastered well over a hundred tracks for various artists. His onstage career spans from the 60s to current, EDM-oriented solo performances. As an author, he co-founded Electronic Musician magazine, and has written over 35 books on musical electronics and over a thousand articles. He has also lectured on technology and the arts in 10 countries, 38 U.S. states, and three languages.
Craig Anderton is an internationally recognized authority on technology and music. He has toured, played Carnegie Hall, mastered hundreds of tracks, and been involved with dozens of major-label releases as a player, producer, or engineer. He's also written over thirty books (including the seminal Home Recording for Musicians) and thousands of articles, and is the co-founder of Electronic Musician magazine. Known for his ability to demystify complex subjects, Anderton has given seminars on technology and the arts in thirty-eight states, ten countries, and three languages. He lives in Nashville.