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Creative Recording 1: Effects And Processors, Second Edition
Paul White
A clear, jargon-free tour of the effects and processors that shape a recording, from the longtime editor of Sound on Sound. Paul White works device by device — reverb, delay, compression, gating, EQ, multi-effects, MIDI control — with plenty of real-world application, and this second edition extends the coverage to software plug-ins, virtual mixers, and surround. It assumes no prior expertise, which makes it an ideal bridge from merely operating a processor to using it musically: keep it by the desk or DAW and consult it as questions arise. The specific hardware dates, inevitably, but the concepts — what compression actually does, why reverb sets a sound in space — do not. The first of White's Creative Recording series, and a friendly, trustworthy guide for the home studio.
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The author
Paul White is a British recording engineer and writer, best known as the longtime editor of Sound on Sound, one of the most respected magazines in music technology. He has written many practical books aimed at home-studio musicians, valued for their clarity and lack of jargon.
The book
Creative Recording 1: Effects and Processors is a device-by-device guide to signal processing in music recording — reverb, delay, compression, gating, equalization, multi-effects, MIDI control and more — with plentiful real-world application examples. The second edition extends the coverage to software plug-ins, virtual mixers and surround-sound technology alongside the original hardware.
How to read it
Use it as a reference to consult as questions arise at the mixing desk or DAW. It assumes no prior expertise, which makes it an ideal bridge from operating processors to using them musically. The specific hardware dates, but the concepts — what compression does, why reverb sits a sound in space — do not.
For more context
It's the first of White's Creative Recording series; the companion volume covers microphones and recording techniques.
Sources
- Type
- Book
- Author / Maker
- Paul White
- ISBN
- None
- Shelf
- Music
- Location
- Colorado