This book is one of the S.M.A.R.T. Guides by Bill Gibson that cover the fundamentals of Serious Music & Audio Recording Techniques. This series of comprehensive guides offers an up-to-date education on classic & modern tchniques for professional production. This series is designed to help music-lovers & students of the recording process learn to capture seriously great sound and music. The author is a producer/engineer with a degree in composition and arranging, not in ellectronics. All explanations are straightforward and pragmatic. The audio & video examples on the accompanying DVD were produced in a direct & simple manner. Each example delivers content that's rich with meaning, accessible, and very pertinent to the process of learning to record great-sounding audio. Never before has the ability to create audio recordings with such a high level of professional results been in the hands of so many musicians. Today, if the thirst for knowledge and the desire to create are there, the best-sounding and most powerful music is possible. From guitars and bass to drums and pianos, one can make great audio tracks in any small studio. With this Guide you'll learn how to take a small room, examine everything in it that matters, and create an excellent-sounding recording space. From there, whether you're recording analog or digital, you'll learn to use that accoustically enhanced space to record guitars, bass, piano, vocals, drums, and other instruments. Additionally, for each instrument, you'll learn microphone techniques, the right way to work with signal processors and effects, and many creative tricks used in world-class studios. Several illustrations (photos & drawings) greatly help the reader. The accompanying DVD includes 200 plus video & audio demonstrations that enhace and clarify the concepts in the book. Bill Gibson, presidentof Northwest Music & Recording, has spent 25 years writing, recording, producing,and teachingmusic and has become well knownfor his production, performance, and teaching skills. As an instructor at Green River College (Auburn, Washington), holding various degrees in composition, arranging, education, and recording, he developed a practical & accessible teaching style that provided the basis for what was to come -- over 20 books, a DVD,and a VHS video for MixBooks/ArtistPro, along with a dozen online courses for membersof ArtistPro.com. Gibson's writings are acclaimed for their simple & understandable explanations of recording concepts and application. [From the book's Introductionn & blurb.]