If you’re hoping to improve your microphone and recording techniques this year, this book is perfect. To enter, all you’ve gotta do is comment! One random commenter will be chosen as winner. Too easy.
Winner Announced
This week’s winner (picked at random) is ibura, who left the comment, “would be nice…” Congratulations – we’ll be in touch with you shortly.
If you didn’t win and would still like the software, check it out at Amazon.com.
Win Bobby Owsinski’s Book “The Recording Engineer’s Handbook”
For the chance to win Bobby Owinski’s book The Recording Engineer’s Handbook (pictured above) all you need to do is comment. Make sure to include your correct email address with your comment so that we can contact you. This giveaway is open worldwide, but make sure to get your comment in before midnight this Saturday, Pacific Eastern Standard Time.
The Recording Engineer’s Handbook shows you:
- Multiple miking techniques for recording just about any musical instrument
- The secrets of mic placement
- Keys to a great sounding drum kit
- How to choose the right mic for each recording situation
- The secrets of getting great sounds from inexpensive equipment
- How to make leakage work for you
- How to get the most from a vocalist
- Tips for a great headphone mix
- The history and uses of classic microphones and their modern counterparts
- The best way to prepare for a session
- Drum tuning tips from the famous “Drum Doctor”
This completely updated edition of the best-selling The Recording Engineer’s Handbook reveals the microphone and recording techniques used by the world’s top recording engineers. From practical microphone basics, to in-the-box DAW recording, to session setup strategies, to surround sound recording methods, you’ll find everything you need to know to lay down great tracks in any recording situation, in any musical genre, and in any studio.
The Recording Engineer’s Handbook also includes interviews with Grammy winning engineer’s like Al Schmitt, Ed Cherney, Steve Albini, Michael Beinhorn, Frank Fillipetti, Mack, Eddie Kramer, Michael Bishop and more.
A long-time veteran of the music industry, Bobby Owsinski has produced and composed for records, motion pictures and television shows along the way. Currently a principle in the content creator 2B Media, Bobby has also penned hundreds of articles for many popular industry trade publications and has authored several books that are now staples in recording programs in colleges around the world including “The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook”, “The Recording Engineer’s Handbook”, “The Audio Mastering Handbook”, “The Drum Recording Handbook”, “How To Make Your Band Sound Great,” and “The Studio Musician’s Handbook.” Bobby is a regular writer of our Plus tutorials.
If you miss out, check it out at Bobby’s website or buy it from Amazon. See the table of contents or read an excerpt.
Please note: Envato staff and people who have written more than two tutorials/articles for a Tuts+ site are not eligible to enter.
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Greetings from Hungary! Great Book!
Looks pretty cool – I’d like to win.
This would be awesome!
Looks great, crossing fingers!
“On average, there are 333 squares of toilet paper on a roll.”
Seems like a great book.
Totally Awesome
Comment.
Looks like a good book!
maybe this time is the time…
Sweetness!!
yep.
Looks like a great book. Good luck everyone!
Could be usefull
Enter me please!
Thank’s for this kind of opportunities.
I want one, for Chile (South America)
Let me record the sound of that book! :-D
Would be useful for me!
Hello!
Would love to have it!!!!
Love the tutorials. Puttin’ my hat in the ring for the book.
heres to randomness
I could definitely use that!
Don’t pick me. I would just use that informaion to make better recordings than you. You can’t afford the competition.
:)
Who ha!
Hrmm…
Looks like a great book!
Sounds like a useful book. I’m a music teacher and composer who creates backing tracks for her vocal students. This book could be very useful.
i want it!
o/
Would love the book, thanks!
I want!
I wanna be a winner.. with a winnin’ hayyyyANd.
Hope I win
I always say that engineers are underrated…
Bet this boot is killer stuff,Bobby is the man.
Great book, hoping to win it :)
i’m in…
less EQ more compression
ballot cast
As always, yes please…
Ooooo, free stuff!!
Done.
I would love one.
i’m lovin’ it:)
I like winning stuff!
Just started recording my drums, would love all this information!
You mean it’s not as simple as putting the mic close to the sound source?
This is one of the books i wanna have! Thanks!
Great
Yes please!
I wanna be a drum dr. too!