Analog Recording: Using Vintage Gear in Home Studios - Softcover

Simons, Dave

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0879308648 ISBN 13: 9780879308643

Publisher: Backbeat, 2006

Synopsis

(Book). Today's hottest home-studio trend is the revival of analog recording. Everyone knows that digital is convenient, consistent, and reliable but if you want the warm, live sound of real music, you need to allow analog back into the mix. The good news is that the equipment you need is still out there and surprisingly affordable. This book tells you how to find, maintain and use: analog tape machines * analog mixing consoles and monitors * vintage and vintage-style microphones * analog reverberation, echo, compression and limiting. The book also takes you through the process of building a home studio and a live echo chamber. And there are hints and tips from the analog experts: engineers and producers who have worked with everyone from Phil Spector, Sonny & Cher, The Beach Boys and The Beatles through to Nirvana, Maroon 5, Paul Westerberg, and The White Stripes. The package includes an 11-track audio CD that demonstrates what you can achieve when you bring the human sound of analog into your digital home studio.

About this title

About the Author

David Simons has written extensively about the recording arts, past and present, for Musician, Home Recording, Guitar One, Acoustic Guitar, and other publications. The author of Studio Stories, he maintains a basement studio at his New England home, complete with live echo chamber and an arsenal of aging equipment.

Edition details

• Publisher: Backbeat
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879308648
• ISBN 13: 9780879308643
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144