The Art of Recording articulates and explores the ways recorded sound is different from live sound, and how those differences can enhance music, including surround sound. It presents a system for developing the critical and analytical listening skills necessary to recognize and understand these sound characteristics--the same skills necessary to create quality recordings-- and for talking about or describing sound. The Art of Recording also considers audio recording as a creative process. The reader will learn to guide the artistry of music recording from its beginning as an idea, through its development during the many stages of the recording sequence, to its final form. Take a new and detailed look at many of the greatest recordings of The Beatles, offering insights into how the recording process shaped their music, and how you can gain control over the craft of making great recordings. * Recognize the unique qualities of recorded sound * Realize the full potential of sound quality in the production of music recordings * Discover your own creative voice in shaping music recordings
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
By far the best work on the subject...:
I was more than a little surprised to see a number of negative reviews for this book. It is intelligent, comprehensive, very original and completely relevant in any and every recording situation. It doesn't tell you which buttons to twiddle and when, rather, it makes clear and comprehensible the often esoteric art of listening; a prerquisite to any attempt at recording. If, however, you wish to properly develop the skills to make truly excellent recordings this work makes for an essential reference.
Dear Amazon, Please Take this book off your shelves:
The only audio book I've NEVER been able to finish, written by the only man I would like to see depart the educational world along with the university. This is a degrading piece of trash to any 'doctor' out there. Just take a visit to UMass Lowell and see the impact this book has caused on its students.
Textually, I have reason to believe Mr. Moylan intended the 3-paged first draft as a children's book, then discovered a thesaurus while using the book as a counterweight to his pompous ego. Roughly... more info
wrong title.....:
William Moylan looks to be an expert in the industry and he tries to write a book that's different than other books; no straight point to the topic and no cook book. He is a professor at university and he knows about stuff that other people don't. He can write wonderfully about audio and use his powerful English to get you into it. So he thinks he can write such a book. Ok till now everything sounds good and you think this is gonna be a great book right? But the problem starts when he finds out that he... more info
This is a book with a difference:
Most books rechew the same basic homerecording info you already read dozens of times. This book stands out with info you don't read anywhere else. It's mostly about training and development of hearing. Great book, but like previous reviewers said, a bit dry and academic to read. Would buy again.
