Modern Recording Techniques, Seventh Edition Review

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Modern Recording Techniques, Seventh Edition ReviewPros:
Not sure how much the 7th edition differs from previous editions, but I feel this book is a solid reference for beginner/intermediate recording. It touches on every part of the recording process and has a lot of broad info (though some parts are way more useful than others).
There are some useful bits throughout the book that helped me get more mileage from my recording space and processes. The sections about setting up monitors in a room (with example pics), approaches to absorbing/diffusing sound and standing waves, and the general tips on working with computer-based DAW's were great. There is also plenty of useful info on sitting instruments in a mix based on frequency, panning, and reverberation.
Cons:
More than $40 is too much for a recording reference book that is not even hardcover.
The scope is so large that it does not dive too deep into any one facet of recording. To the author's credit he encourages you to use the web for more in-depth material (but I wanted that material in a book).
The book is verbose. All the practical and useful tips are buried between pages, and there is no decent summary of the really important items at the start or end of each chapter, which is frustrating for note-takers. Blue text is used to highlight special ideas or points on each page, but it is abused so much that the emphasis fails. 35% of the words could have been cut from the book while still retaining the same ideas and principles.
A more concise version of the most important recording principles can be found in McLan's 1997 "Using Your Portable Studio" which is old, but presents the same amount of timeless practical recording knowledge in far fewer pages.
Other thoughts:
Would have gotten 4-5 stars if it was more condensed, and spent more pages on real-world recording scenarios and applications (like specific trade-secrets from big-name engineers, or case studies would have been great additions).
I have been looking for a book containing real-world step-by-step recording practices and processes written like a recipe book, but I have discovered that such a narrow approach is better suited to a website. So, for more advanced and specific how-to's on techniques in mastering, mixing, midi sequencing, and the like, take the author's advice and search the web.Modern Recording Techniques, Seventh Edition Overview

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