Used book – Home studio, Denis Fortier

Analog or digital, consisting of a console coupled with a tape recorder or a computer supplemented with specialized software, the "home studio" has become an essential music production tool. From composers to amateur music groups, the home studio caters to a wide audience and allows for professional-quality results to be achieved "at home". Its practice is at the origin of the rise of many current musical styles such as hip hop, house, jungle, drum'n'bass, etc. After a brief reminder of essential data in the fields of electronics and acoustics, the main equipment composing a home studio is described one by one. The art and manner of choosing your equipment, installing it, cabling it and ergonomically organizing your personal studio are studied in detail, as well as complex areas such as computer music, effects, monitoring, microphones and sound recording... This practical book will give the reader, beginner or experienced, the essential basic elements to master the machines in order to free themselves from them and make way for creation and pleasure. Packed with tips and concrete advice, this book will naturally find its place on the shelves of a new generation of musicians/technicians/producers.