The M-Audio Guide for the Recording Guitarist

Instruments and recording gear, be it software or hardware, have become more popular and affordable than ever, especially if we look at the entry-level and middle range. Today it is way easier to get your hands on an instrument of your choice, write down some songs and record them on a demo CD right in your home.

[admark=1]Production software is widely available, from freeware to mid-range prices and ending up with professional programs to help you get the job done. With or without a band, almost anyone knowing basic things about music can start up a personal project and increase his or her chances to make it big.  

Everything looks quite nice, except for one menacing shadow lurking behind your chair: what if you have no clue as of where to start from, what gear to start with and what exactly you are supposed to do?  

There are innumerable answers to these questions, yet none of them are complete, because there are various ways to get the job done. In case you are a guitar player looking for better quality in your recordings, the M-Audio Guide for the Recording Guitarist is definitely one point to start from. This useful book is in fact a detailed guide, complete with numerous tips and how-tos regarding the most common subjects of interest, problems and traps young or inexperienced musicians might be confronted with.  

While aimed to enrich the expertise of guitarists, the M-Audio Guide for the Recording Guitarist also comes with a lot of helpful topics related to the M-Audio guitar-oriented hardware and software, such as recording interfaces, guitars, keyboards, microphones, mixers, MIDI controllers, preamps and speakers, while chapter topics include:  

• The Essential Gear • The Audio Interface Explained • Setting Up Your M-Powered Empire • The Joys of Recording • The Black Box Revealed • Face to (Inter)Face with Pro Tools M-Powered • Editing 101 and Some M-Powered Empowerment • An Introduction to Mixing and Mastering • Working with Loops • Working with MIDI  

With a $35 price tag and 446 pages, it looks like the M-Audio Guide for the Recording Guitarist is also affordable, not only informative and useful. You can purchase this book in major webshops and start acting like a budding pro.

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