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Summary: All the beef, just the beef, and it's great beef!
Review: I sent it back. There really isn't anything wrong here, especially for a novice. It is just that there is not very much detail either. The text makes sweeping claims that on the surface are fine, but really don't satisfy - perhaps like this review, but hey this is free! One particular example regards the oft claimed insignificance of timecode matching in the digital age. Well, on the surface that is more true than ever before (it is not like matchback to film), but watch what happens when taking your project files back between two editors when using one for video and another for audio post. many of the observations are not wrong, but are on the order of well duhh of course. It just seems like a overblown magazine article rather than a difintive resource.
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Summary: good overview for the novice, but fluffy.
Review: I sent it back. There really isn't anything wrong here, especially for a novice. It is just that there is not very much detail either. The text makes sweeping claims that on the surface are fine, but really don't satisfy - perhaps like this review, but hey this is free! One particular example regards the oft claimed insignificance of timecode matching in the digital age. Well, on the surface that is more true than ever before (it is not like matchback to film), but watch what happens when taking your project files back between two editors when using one for video and another for audio post. many of the observations are not wrong, but are on the order of well duhh of course. It just seems like a overblown magazine article rather than a difintive resource.
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Summary: A useful reference
Review: I've read this book several times, page through it often, recommended it to several people, and I just bought it. I listened to the CD included with the book---very fun, except for the test signals, which are annoying. I know they're useful, but you can't dance to 'em, ha ha.The book is enjoyable and helpful. The real strength, I think, is that Jay keeps returning to the need to think ahead: a script needs to be scored with music, sound effects and flavors of microphones through mic choice and placement, prior to being shot. Everybody knows it and nobody does it. Well, from this day forward, I will soundboard my projects. It'll save me money, time and Jay's convinced me it'll be fun. Denise Ohio
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Summary: Best book in the biz
Review: If you are interested in using audio for anything from location sound to post, this book is a must read. Even if think you know enough already, Jay will teach some fun tricks, time savers, and just plain great techniques for gathering and editing sound. Sound gathering is far from simple but Jay lays it all out for you in an easy to refer to manual.
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Summary: Best book in the biz
Review: If you are interested in using audio for anything from location sound to post, this book is a must read. Even if think you know enough already, Jay will teach some fun tricks, time savers, and just plain great techniques for gathering and editing sound. Sound gathering is far from simple but Jay lays it all out for you in an easy to refer to manual.
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Summary: A must-have book for audio production.
Review: Jay Rose has put together an excellent resource for anyone working with audio, espcecially for those who are working with video or editing. Great audio is extremely important for the success of any production and can do more to set your work apart from the crowd, more so than video technique or any special effects. With that being said, audio is a tricky science unto itself (a technical and touchy science it seems to me, at least). This book will help, it is a terrific reference for those who are accomplished with audio production as well as an invaluable tool for those who may be skilled in other areas of video production, but may be new to audio production. This book explains all the terms and jargon, expains sound theory and digital audio theory, answers questions about common problems (the ones all of us have encountered on shoots), how to avoid them on future shoots and provides specific technical assistance with cleaning up bad audio, fixing problems, selecting and setting up mics, planning, getting good sound from the start, editing and sweetening audio on the computer, mixing, effects, etc... Lots of tips, techniques, finishing touches and other good stuff. You will gain a better understanding of all aspects of audio. This is a complete course! Better than the college course I took 20 years ago. You will learn a lot here and it will show in your work. This is a great book from an experienced working professional. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: a gem
Review: Jay Rose is an excellent audio engineer and in this book shares knowledge that can only come from years of professional experience. He delivers information on a very difficult topic in an easily accessible manner. This book is a great resource. As an engineer with years of experience, I can honestly recommend this book to beginners and pros as well. There's a wealth of practical information. I reviewed this book for creative cow (production website) and gave it five stars.
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Summary: a gem
Review: Jay Rose is an excellent audio engineer and in this book shares knowledge that can only come from years of professional experience. He delivers information on a very difficult topic in an easily accessible manner. This book is a great resource. As an engineer with years of experience, I can honestly recommend this book to beginners and pros as well. There's a wealth of practical information. I reviewed this book for creative cow (production website) and gave it five stars.
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Summary: This book really sounds rigth
Review: Sound production is a really tricky bussines, in my country almost no national production ever sounds fine, I belive that if our national sound "experts" buy a copy of this book, the sound quality will improve substantialy.
This book is a very nice aproach to this tricky world of sound planing, recording and editing.
Maybe the final part, when he covers filters and stuff like that shoud be a little more detailed. Still, I Belive it is a very good book, I'll actualy propose this book to my school's teachers so they get the students to produce better soundtracks.
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Summary: Teaches you how to create sound as good as your pictures.
Review: The Digital Video revolution makes it possible for artists, animators, filmmakers, and ordinary citizens to produce first-class video using nothing more than a desktop computer... and in fact, a lot of what you see on network tv has been assembled in ordinary offices, on Macs and PCs. (I should know. I create the soundtracks for them. My recent projects have included network-identity packages for PBS, documentaries for the A&E and Discovery Networks, and home-video rollout campaigns for Disney/Buena Vista.) In fact, a lot of creative individuals have taught themselves how to produce and edit pictures by playing with these computer systems, and comparing what they do with what's being broadcast on tv. But you can't teach yourself how to record, edit, and mix sound this way. There are too many interconnected factors. For instance, decisions you make while shooting can influence how effective your music score will be. And trying to improve part of a track by ear -- tweaking a knob until things seem better -- can make them much worse later on. There's an art to good sound. But there's also a science, and a body of techniques that have been developed by professionals like me, over a large chunk of the past century. This book teaches the science and technique of creating great soundtracks to go with your visuals. I don't expect you to be a scientist, so I've kept the physics and math to basics you learned in grade school, illustrated with visual analogies. And since I expect you to be primarily interested in results, the book is full of practical tips, how-to examples, and time-savers that have been proven in the field. "Producing Great Sound" covers the entire audio process, from pre-produciton to shoot to mix. It's designed for the desktop videographer, but doesn't require you to use any specific brand of computer or software. An accompanying audio CD includes examples, diagnostics, and sample tracks you can load into any computer editing system so you can follow along with the tutorials. Here's what industry notables have had to say about the manuscript: "A must-have audio resource for anyone involved in video, multimedia or internet production." -- Randy Cates, Videography Magazine "One of those crisp, tight, practical how-to books where production insights and experience just leap off the page at you. All focus, no fluff. If you're trying to do audio for video, this book is a must, just to keep you sane!" -- Dave Moulton, "Golden Ears Ear Training" author and columnist for TV Techology Magazine " ... an invaluable collection of step-by-step how-to information combined with the technical reasons things do or don't work. It's essential reading for anyone serious about making a living doing in audio for moving pictures." -- Dominic Milano, Editor, Digital Video Magazine "Starting from first principals, Jay leads us through the often-times confusing world of microphones, mixing and recording formats, until even the most neophyte user can fully understand and -- more usefully -- use the hard ware to produce great soundtracks for all forms of video presentations. Undoubtedly, this is a book that's destined to be THE essential work on sound production for project-video users." -- Mel Lambert, Media & Marketing, Hollywood.
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