Hal Leonard Books has announced the expansion of the Music Pro Guides series. The Desktop Studio is fully revised and the go to resource for computer based recording. Bobby Owsinski’s Studio Musician’s Handbook covers all the bases of managing a career and is a great complementary volume to his previous Hal Leonard titles.
In the fully revised edition of The Desktop Studio, author Emile Menasche levels out the steep learning curve of computer-based audio production hardware and software.
Menasche has over two decades of experience writing about and recording with virtually every software on the market, and his tutorials on Pro Tools, SONOR, Logic Pro, Cubase, Digital Performer, ACID, and Live demystify not only the specifics of these programs, but also the underlying concepts essential to getting the most out of your home studio. Every chapter is heavily illustrated with screen shots and written in language that is concise and easy to understand.
Covering every aspect of home recording — from optimizing your machine to be able to record efficiently to motherboards, processors, audio and MIDI interfaces, multitrack arrangements, signal routing, mixing, mastering, sampling, and sequencing — The Desktop Studio is an indispensable asset that should be within close reach of any recording enthusiast.
The Studio Musician’s Handbook is a comprehensive guide to succeeding as a studio musician. It approaches the subject from a whole new perspective, showing how the principles and practices of a top recording session can be applied to any studio setting. Bobby Owsinski and Paul Ill bring their 20+ years of experience to the forefront, covering everything an enterprising gun-for-hire needs to know to run a rock-solid business.
Illustrated with tales of pitfalls and success from the careers of some of Hollywood’s top session players, Owsinski and Ill explain in full detail the inner workings of a professional Hollywood recording date and offer a step-by-step program that touches on everything from etiquette to equipment essentials to who pays who for what. The book also includes guides tailored to the specific needs of guitarists, bassists, vocalists, drummers, keyboard, percussion, brass, and string players,
The included DVD takes the viewer through an actual studio session with professional players and includes the same practice and preparation exercises studio musicians use.
By arming readers with sound business knowledge, the right tools, and an understanding of how a recording session really works, The Studio Musician’s Handbook will help you attract and keep clients and seamlessly glide from date to date as in in-demand studio player.
