Publisher's Synopsis
More than simply the book of the award-winning DVD set ÊArt & Science of Sound Recording the BookÊ takes legendary engineer producer and artist Alan Parsons' approaches to sound recording to the next level. In book form Parsons has the space to include more technical background information more detailed diagrams plus a complete set of course notes on each of the 24 topics from The Brief History of Recording to the now-classic Dealing with Disasters. ÞWritten with the DVD's coproducer musician and author Julian Colbeck ÊASSR the BookÊ offers readers a classic big picture view of modern recording technology in conjunction with an almost encyclopedic list of specific techniques processes and equipment.ÞFor all its heft and authority ä authored by a man trained at London's famed Abbey Road studios in the 1970s ä ÊASSR the BookÊ is also written in plain English and is packed with priceless anecdotes from Alan Parsons' own career working with the Beatles Pink Floyd and countless others. Not just informative but also highly entertaining and inspirational ÊASSR the BookÊ is the perfect platform on which to build expertise in the art and science of sound recording.
