I have used this book as the principal text for the first quarter of a three course sequence in Sound Design for Theater, Film and Video at UCLA.


Information at your fingertips   October 5, 2001
8 out of 9 found this review helpful

Modern Recording Techniques was the first of many books I have read in my study of Sound Design. Where this book does get a little complicated and at times the structure throws me off, this book is the best I have found so far. Similar books, such as the Yamaha Sound Reinforcement Handbook, read like instruction booklets that are so confusing that you are not sure if you are reading about a microphone or trying to put together a bookshelf.

This book has stayed on my computer desk and by my side for the past year. Definitely worth the money!


Excellent!   September 15, 2008
Ds Ashton
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I just received my copy 2 days ago and I haven't been able to stop reading it. This books is intended for someone who wants to understand the concepts of audio from the beginning. The book is very well written and it uses easy language and uncomplicates the complicated. I recommend this book for anyone in the audio business.


Gives you a great overview!   June 2, 2009
Arno Hachaduryan (Chicago, IL)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I believe a lot of people are being unreasonably harsh in their reviews about this book. I do not know if this is because they could not understand what was written in it or maybe they thought they knew more than the author, I am not sure what the reason is, but this book contains a very good overview of the principles of audio. It explains somewhat thoroughly certain aspects of the audio production process and is a wonderful tool for audio technology students, such as myself.

Giving a low rate because of typos is irrelevant. If you want perfect grammar buy yourself a grammar book. If you wish the latest information about the latest gadgets do not refer to a book, books cannot update their informations, instead refer to the internet. If you want a good guide that will contain a lot of never changing information (such as frequency bands, basic audio principles and such), then this is your book. A lot of useful information has been compiled here and has been laid out with understanding and even some humor.

I like this book a lot and I believe it could be a very powerful tool to serious audio professionals and students. Of course, this is not the ONLY good book in this sphere, it is just a very good one.

I hope this review helps you in your search.

Arno Hachaduryan
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For those who don't understand including other reviewers   July 8, 2007
cole medina (los angeles)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful

after reading a few reviews, i was pretty disturbed. although proof reading is very important to writing a book, i would hardly use it to build a strong argument why this book is not any good. I have a copy that is ten years old and is still extremely useful today. That's the beauty of this book. It's a reference book that holds it relevancy to an industry that is so ever changing. i guarantee you that books that try to show you the latest gadgets and opinions will be outdated if not obsolete within 5 years. I think think this book will give you an awesome foundation in sound recording no matter where technology goes. As a producer it's kinda like a switch blade and you never know how far down the road you will use this little "insignificant" tool. It might not answer in detail what you are looking for, but it will surely direct you on the path you need to go. what other sound recording book do you know of will stand the test of time like this one?

gotta respect the wisdom of the old engineers and producers. they ARE the reason why you have the plug-ins that you do for your DAWs.