PC Recording Studios for Dummies

Get the lowdown on equipment, design your studio space, and set your music free!

If you've been dreaming of making music with your computer, wake up and get started! Musician Jeff Strong clears a path for you through all the confusing options, helping you sort out hardware and software choices, coax the sound you want from your equipment, work with equalizers and processors, and start your creative juices flowing!

Discover how to
* Choose the right system and install software
* Optimize studio sound for recording and mixing
* Understand audio interfaces, sound cards, and MIDI gear
* Compare popular programs
* Mix and master your tracks

An experienced studio engineer offers beginners clear and simple instructions for recording music at home using a personal computer. Early chapters provide guidance on choosing and installing computer hardware and software and setting up the recording space. The remaining chapters use plain language to describe each step of the process, from getting a great source sound, through using loops, adding effects, and burning a CD master. The volume also features a removable "cheat sheet" that outlines the components of the signal chain from source to output. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Jeff Strong is the author of Home Recording for Musicians For Dummies as well as Pro Tools All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies and is President of the REI Institute, a MusicMedicine research organization and therapy provider. Jeff graduated from the Percussion Institute of Technology at the Musician’s Institute in Los Angeles in 1983, and has either worked in or owned a recording studio since 1985. Every week, he records dozens of custom-client CDs by using the kinds of audio recording software covered in these pages. He has also released eight commercially available CDs, four of which can be found at www.reiinstitute.com.