This hands-on, practical guide covers all aspects of recording, perfect for beginning and intermediate recording engineers, producers, musicians, and audio enthusiasts. Filled with tips and shortcuts, this book gives advice on equipping a home studio (both low-budget and advanced), suggestions for set-up, acoustics, choosing monitor speakers, and preventing hum. This best-selling guide also instructs how to judge recordings and improve them to produce maximum results. New in the sixth edition: Complete update of digital media material, including updated equipment and microphone descriptions · Digital performers and computer DAWs · Additional material regarding ProTools ability to let owners choose other interfaces with their software · More information on how the hook-ups in a studio work, with more advice on setting up a home project studio, and expansion of location recording material · and more.