Modern Recording Techniques (Audio Engineering Society Presents)

This is the industry standard text for learning the complicated craft of audio engineering. I use it for two of the courses I teach in Recording Arts Department of Citrus College in Glendora, CA. It's been an invaluable resource for me since its early editions when Robert Runstein first published it, and David Miles Huber has carried the tradition admirably. Broken down into the logical areas of recording, each section covers its topic thoroughly, and as a bonus, it's easy for anyone to read. Finally, each edition manages to stay completely up-to-date with the latest developments in audio technology, no mean feat in today's fast-moving world. I have one minor complaint: there is a typo in Figure 6.9b on page 203 - the fourth box from the left is labeled "A/D conversion" when it should be "D/A conversion."

I use this book as the text in my class teaching Sound Engineering. I first obtained it in its 4th edition and found it to be well written, covering the ideas and concepts that give the student a broad view of the how the sound industry developed and functions, the science and technology behind it, and practical insight in combining knowledge, skill, and people to create commercially viable audio products. I urge my students to keep the book after the semester and to take the time to read the chapters not covered in the semester.

This a well written, easily understood guide to advanced reverb techniques. It has helped me establish a conceptual framework for using multiple reverbs to create blend and contrast in my mixes. Also deals with the use of compression on reverbs (something I had never really considered). The book includes a list of Nyquist’s go-to plugins he uses to create these effects. All in all a nice short book that gets straight to the point and does not waste filler. Highly recommended to the beginning and intermediate engineer. I look forward to reading some more of his books.

From cover to cover, Modern Recording Techniques continues to be the go to reference for musicians and recording studio engineers. It’s also great to get those new to recording up and running without being overwhelmed.It’s also a very well designed book, with the author and his publishing team using purple for highlights. A thoughtful tribute to Prince.

I've got a number of recording, "how to" books and other books on mastering, etc. I really like this version, especially of Modern Recording Techniques. He's updated it considerably to today's standards and to the kind of equipment most of us are using now, like DAW's, audio interfaces, etc. I think it's also a good book to refer back to when you need to. Marc Trainor

It’s a great books so far. What I like is the technical content and the practical exercises you can do in your DAW in conjunction with the downloadable file samples. The writing style is more relaxed and not dry and purely technical, which I really like. I’m in chapter 3. I‘ll add more later.

I got this book because it was required for a class however, I find the book very useful as a reference book. I'll keep it in my arsenal.

It offers an alternative point of view and very critical of some other approaches. Barring that its an excellent mixing book. Its a blend between a study text book and a good reference book. Highly recommended

Book has lot of good helpful material. Good for college/uni course. Covers a lot of topics. Good for informamation and reference use

This book is great both for beginner and experienced engineers. It has an optimal amount of technical and practical details.

Bought as a present

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The book came to Bulgaria in a perfect condition.