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Mix Book Review Week: The Stradivari Formula
Check out this pro audio-adjacent thriller—a novel by award-winning Canadian luthier William “Grit” Laskin.
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Mix Book Review Week: How Does It Sound Now?
Gottlieb's 'How Does It Sound Now?' is a welcome, tech-heavy addition to any serious recording bookshelf.
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Mix Book Review Week: ‘Unplugged’
In 'Unplugged,' Fred Mollin's new memoir, he reveals himself to be as skilled a storyteller as he is a music man.
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Mix Book Review Week: Buzz Me In
'Buzz Me In' is definitely the most buzzed-about pro-audio book of the year.
Facilities
Sanctuary of Sound: The Church Studio Story — A Mix Book Review
'Sanctuary of Sound: The Church Studio Story' recounts the rise and fall—and phoenix-like return—of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s legendary The Church Studio.
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‘Buzz Me In’ — A Summer Beach Read for Those with Studio Tans
'Buzz Me In' features "tales of inspired performances, visionary engineering, needlessly destroyed equipment, pranks, drugs, government surveillance, fights, romance, sex and drugs. Yes, drugs...
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‘Sound Reinforcement for Audio Engineers’ — A Mix Book Review
'Sound Reinforcement for Audio Engineers' is a deep dive into the workings of current state-of-the-art sound reinforcement systems.
Product Reviews
Making Sound — Creative Music Production Tips and Philosophies – Book Review
Producer/engineer Russ Long pages through Making Sound and declares, "I don’t think there an engineer alive who won’t receive some benefit from reading it."
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Real-World Review: ‘Listen Up!’
By Steve Harvey. This book by Grammy-winning producer, engineer and mixer Mark Howard and his brother, Chris Howard, is an album-by-album account of working...
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Book Review: “Al Schmitt on the Record: The Magic Behind the Music”
This month Hal Leonard Books releases legendary engineer/producer Al Schmitt’s autobiography, and it’s been a long time coming. Still working at age 88, out...
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5 Producer Tips from Dave Stewart’s Autobiography
Best-known as one-half of Eurythmics, producer Dave Stewart shares great insights on recording and creativity in his autobiography—here’s just a handful of them
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10 Things We Learned From Glyn Johns’ “Sound Man”
Legendary producer/engineer Glyn Johns’ autobiography Sound Man is filled with cool stories about creating classic albums with dozens of household names. The tales are...
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Book Review: Mad World—An Oral History of New Wave Artists and Songs that Defined the 1980s
Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists and Songs that Defined the 1980s interviews a list of acts that reads like a...
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Book Review: Making Rumors: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album.
By Clive Young. Ken Caillat recalls every detail behind the creation of Fleetwood Mac's best-known album in his memoir, the aptly titled Making Rumours:...
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Book Review: I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution
Walking the proverbial “fine line between stupid and clever,” I Want My MTV captures the music video era with great fondness and plenty of...
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Book Review: Butch Walker’s Drinking With Strangers
'Drinking With Strangers' is at times messy and unfocused, largely because life is like that, but it tells a fascinating story that’s a true...
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Book Review: LZ-’75—The Lost Chronicles of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 American Tour
Stephen Davis’s 'LZ-'75: The Lost Chronicles of Led Zeppelin's 1975 American Tour' mines a rich tale to reveal the goings on behind the scenes.
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