Alan Parsons' art & science of sound recording - Alan Parsons

More than simply the book of the award-winning DVD set
Art & Science of Sound Recording
the Book takes legendary engineer
producer
and artist Alan Parsons' approaches to sound recording to the next level. In book form
Parsons has the space to include more technical background information
more detailed diagrams
plus a complete set of course notes 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
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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's famed Abbey Road studios in the 1970s
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the Book is also written in plain English and is packed with priceless anecdotes from Alan Parsons' own career working with the Beatles
Pink Floyd
and countless others. Not just informative
but also highly entertaining and inspirational
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the Book is the perfect platform on which to build expertise in the art and science of sound recording.