Learning to Record Great Sound

saneproductions

saneproductions

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We get a lot of people coming here to ask great questions. I really enjoy hanging around and seeing what people chime in with. I love this place.

The first thing that people should do if they are new (possibly even before reading the stickies) is get this book "Producing Great Sound for Digital Video" by Jay Rose

http://www.dplay.com/book/index.html (please use the links on his site see exp there)

No forum can answer the basic questions as well as this well thought out book. It describes almost everything you need to record great sound, techniques, equipment, acoustics, technical explanations etc. Once you have the basics, it is great to come here and debate what shotgun or boom or monitors to get, as that changes quickly... the inverse square law however, never changes.

I am no way affiliated with Jay or his publisher, you can look at my site samples, this is what I do. That book (and this forum) helped me so so much that I feel obligated to pass it along! Thanks to everyone!
 
2003, but don't worry, audio doesn't change much. Also this book isn't about specific equipment and choosing gear so much as fundamentals. We will help you pick out the gear!
 
I can voucher for tech books. Reading a book is a great way get a good grasp on this kind of topic. It can give you a foundation of general knowledge and get you to the point where you only need to ask specific questions, which are much easier to answer.
Another one I recommend for sound would be

Location Audio Simplified
by S. Dean Miles



Covers all the basics of operating an ENG type rig, from using a mixer properly to wiring talent to boom techniques and also interfacing with all varieties of video cameras from consumer up to professional. Film however is not covered, mainly this is a book for single system operation. Really quick read, easy to find what your looking for on the fly.
 
Be sure to visit Jay's site http://www.dplay.com
for best pricing on his books, links to past articles he's written, and some great tutorials. He's definitely one of the best at giving back to the community.
 
Bought the Jay Rose book over a year ago when first discovering this site and this forum. Someone, dont remember who, strongly suggested it. Then somebody else suggested it in another thread. So i bought it. It truly is excellent. It really should be considered required reading.
Will have to check out the Miles book as well.
Another little gem is Ty Fords Audio Bootcamp Field Guide (booklet). Covers the basics. Short, concise and to the point.
 
I appreciate that, but I am not sure this should be a sticky. Something like this should be included in the basic audio how to we should make. Thanks for the vote!
 
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