Art & Science Of Sound Recording

More than simply the book of the award-winning DVD set, Art & Scienceof Sound Recording, the Book takes legendary engineer, producer, an d artist Alan Parsons' approaches to sound recording to the next level. In book form, Parsons has the space to include more technical backgroundinformation, more detailed diagrams, plus a complete set of course note s on each of the 24 topics, from “The Brief History of Recording” to the now-classic “Dealing with Disasters.”

Written with the DVD's coproducer, musician, and author Julian Colbeck, ASSR, the Book offers readers a classic “big picture” view of modern recording technology in conjunction with an almost encyclopedic list of specific techniques, processes, and equipment.

For all its heft and authority – authored by a man trained at London'sfamed Abbey Road studios in the 1970s – ASSR, the Book is also written in plain English and is packed with priceless anecd