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Hi
Sorry, but I am a newb. I am looking for any training manuals or books that you would recommend to help me learn about audio. I am mostly interested in learning the in's and out's of mixer boards and how to setup small performances. I am a total newb, so I need to learn the basics first. If you could, please list beginner books, if there are any. Please help if you can. Thanks. |
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nobody Replying Eh? Don't know of 1 book that covers everything you
need to know. If it's mainly for performance then Yamaha have a book I think is called The Sound Reinforcement Handbook. You should also thouroughly read any manuals for the individual pieces of equipment you hope to use as they can give insights to performance, compatibility and techniques. SOS magazine has an online archive of articles and reviews as does Live Sound International, many manufacturers have Tech Notes pages on their sites too, e.g. Rane, Shure etc. Finally, I think anyone that sells you a piece of equipment has an obligation to ensure that you know what you are buying, that it suits your purpose in form and function ( you may have legal rights here, depending where you live) and that if they want you to come back they should ensure that you are getting the most from what you are paying them for. Don't let complacent shop attendants put you off. Keep asking questions Sean |
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Thanks all for the advice. I will look on amazon and see what I can
get. Thanks again. Jim O. |
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On 16 May 2005 07:50:57 -0700, wrote:
Thanks all for the advice. I will look on amazon and see what I can get. Thanks again. Also compare prices on http://www.bookfinder.com Looking on Amazon, there's only one copy of the Second Edition of Ballou's "Handbook for Sound Engineers: The New Audio Cyclopedia" $369.71, but bookfinder shows four copies from $49 to $80. But even at those prices you won't save much over the current third edition, as Jay says, now in paperback. The third edition is just titled "Handbook for Sound Engineers" Many manuals for mixers and other equipment are available for free download on the Web, you can get them and start reading now. I've got manuals from the websites of Rane, Mackie, Yamaha, Shure and surely others I can't think of offhand. The Mackie mixer manuals are highly recommended. Jim O. ----- http://mindspring.com/~benbradley |
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