Download or read book M-Audio Guide for the Recording Guitarist written by Chris Buono and published by Course Technology Ptr. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the proliferation of inexpensive, high-quality hardware and software, most of the power of a professional studio is now available to musicians in the comfort of their own homes. Artists can now compose, perform, record, and distribute music without even leaving the house. The problem is, most musicians don't know how to get started. What equipment should you buy? How do you use it? The M-Audio Guide for the Recording Guitarist presents a complete how-to guide that answers these questions and more. Specifically geared towards guitarists, this book explains how to work with the M-Audio hardware and software specifically devoted to helping guitarists join the computer-recording revolution. And as the leading provider of creative tools for musicians and audio professionals, M-Audio knows home recording better than anyone else. The ins and outs of all the equipment and what it does is covered in-depth, including recording interfaces for computers, guitars, keyboards, microphones, mixers, MIDI controllers, preamps, and speakers. The book covers everything from purchasing and setting up the equipment, to making and optimizing all connections, to recording and mixing final songs. This is the only guide guitarists need to get serious about creating the highest quality recordings possible in their home studio. Benefits: * Introduces guitarists to the process and equipment related to creating and recording music with guitars in a computer-based home recording studio. * Provides up-to-date information on everything from purchasing and setting up the equipment, to making and optimizing all connections, to recording and mixing final songs. * Covers the ins and outs of all the equipment a guitarist might need for his home studio, including recording interfaces for computers, guitars, keyboards, microphones, mixers, MIDI controllers, preamps, and speakers * Written and endorsed by M-Audio, the leading manufacturer and distributor of consumer