Audio Made Easy, 2nd Edition : (Or How to Be a Sound Engineer Without Really Trying)

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Summary: If Audio Is Easy, Then Why The Need For A Book ???
Review: As A Sound Engineer And Certified Pro Tools Operator With A College Degree, I Laugh At The Title...Nobody Can Do Anything Without Trying...This Book Is Good For The Beginner, Or Those Getting Their Feet Wet, But Don't Fool Yourself, One Can't Simply Beleive They'll Become A Great Engineer Just By Reading A Book...A Great Introduction To Pro Audio With Some Fun Parrallels, But Not As In-Depth As Some Would Like...

Rating:
Summary: If Audio Is Easy, Then Why The Need For A Book ???
Review: As A Sound Engineer And Certified Pro Tools Operator With A College Degree, I Laugh At The Title...Nobody Can Do Anything Without Trying...This Book Is Good For The Beginner, Or Those Getting Their Feet Wet, But Don't Fool Yourself, One Can't Simply Beleive They'll Become A Great Engineer Just By Reading A Book...A Great Introduction To Pro Audio With Some Fun Parrallels, But Not As In-Depth As Some Would Like...

Rating:
Summary: A Must have for success w/o being a genius
Review: I bought this book in Austin about 5 years ago. read it back to cover several times and acyually had a few questions. I emailed Mr. White a few years back & he kindly got back to me in a pinch with some helpful advice. I have just finished my second solo CD ("Barstool Blues", on London-Based OCHRE RECORDS, due out late June 2004) and apllied many of the things i learned from his book to my record. I even gave him AND HIS BOOK props in the CD booklet. One of the best (and cheapest) investments i ever made, by far. And i'd recommend it to anyone, be it a novice or George Martin. (ok, maybe not Geroge Martin, but you know what i mean.)

Rating:
Summary: A Must have for success w/o being a genius
Review: I bought this book in Austin about 5 years ago. read it back to cover several times and acyually had a few questions. I emailed Mr. White a few years back & he kindly got back to me in a pinch with some helpful advice. I have just finished my second solo CD ("Barstool Blues", on London-Based OCHRE RECORDS, due out late June 2004) and apllied many of the things i learned from his book to my record. I even gave him AND HIS BOOK props in the CD booklet. One of the best (and cheapest) investments i ever made, by far. And i'd recommend it to anyone, be it a novice or George Martin. (ok, maybe not Geroge Martin, but you know what i mean.)

Rating:
Summary: A Must have for success w/o being a genius
Review: I bought this book in Austin about 5 years ago. read it back to cover several times and acyually had a few questions. I emailed Mr. White a few years back & he kindly got back to me in a pinch with some helpful advice. I have just finished my second solo CD ("Barstool Blues", on London-Based OCHRE RECORDS, due out late June 2004) and apllied many of the things i learned from his book to my record. I even gave him AND HIS BOOK props in the CD booklet. One of the best (and cheapest) investments i ever made, by far. And i'd recommend it to anyone, be it a novice or George Martin. (ok, maybe not Geroge Martin, but you know what i mean.)

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Summary: Great book for beginners or people who need the basics
Review: I use this book to train sound people for our church. It won't give you the gift of being able to hear subtle differences in music, or teach you the all the science behind sound systems. It will teach you how a sound system works, what all the terms mean, and what you need to know to set up your own system and run it well enough to get you going. It won't scare people away like most of the other books designed for serious students making this a career.

Rating:
Summary: Great book for beginners or people who need the basics
Review: I use this book to train sound people for our church. It won't give you the gift of being able to hear subtle differences in music, or teach you the all the science behind sound systems. It will teach you how a sound system works, what all the terms mean, and what you need to know to set up your own system and run it well enough to get you going. It won't scare people away like most of the other books designed for serious students making this a career.

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Summary: A darn good book.
Review: I've run sound at church and play in a Christian rock band, but I never quite grasped the concepts of sound design and how the equipment works until I read this book. I may not be able to walk into Carnegie hall and EQ the room as well as a seasoned pro, but I understand the basics: how Ohm's law works and why it's important, what channel inserts do, and why sometimes there's a fourth dial on a 3-band EQ. White has a good sense of humor and kept me laughing through most of the book. That's more than I can say about most technical manuals.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent jumping-in point for novices
Review: If you are either a beginner or intermediate sound tech, this is an excellent book. It starts off basic and then moves on into more advanced concepts such as complex gain-staging and equalizing. It is an excellent book for the casual sound engineer who has never had any formal training and is equally applicable to both live sound reinforcement and recording. It is simply the most informative yet concise introduction to Pro Audio I have ever seen.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent jumping-in point for novices
Review: If you are either a beginner or intermediate sound tech, this is an excellent book. It starts off basic and then moves on into more advanced concepts such as complex gain-staging and equalizing. It is an excellent book for the casual sound engineer who has never had any formal training and is equally applicable to both live sound reinforcement and recording. It is simply the most informative yet concise introduction to Pro Audio I have ever seen.