This blog has been around for 2 years already starting from February 2008 until now (November 2010). It contains a lot of tutorials focusing on home recording, mixing and mastering.
However since this is using a blog format; the topics are not arranged logically that any beginner will find it hard to get started with music production and audio recording. Finally, the solution is to create an e-book version of the website with topics arranged in a way a beginner can easily understand to get started doing recordings, mixing and mastering.
In relation to this, I received an email from a fan of this website:
On 11/21/2010 7:28 PM, Romain V wrote:
Good morning!
I’ve discovered a few months ago your “www.audiorecording.me” website, and I thought it was really a great initiative to share all those tips. I’ve tried some of them, and they seem to sound nice.
So I thought that it might be a good idea to put all those tips together in some sort of guide; a guide that you could put as a download on your “www.audiorecording.me” website or as a PDF-page, directly opened in browser.
I made it using MS Word, re-arranged it in some logical order, made it more “eye-candy”, and added a table of contents, chapters, and so on…
I made that document, because I thought it would be a useful summary of your website; especially for newcomers. (When they first visit the website, with all those tips everywhere, they might not know what to start with). This would summarize most basic articles. After reading this, they would then visit your website to read updates and new articles, one by one.
I attached the document to this mail, as a PDF file (optimized for live/web use). It contains most articles until the end of October 2010. Of course, your website is mentioned everywhere. People need to visit it to hear sound clips and to ask questions. The document also advises to check your website for more information, for more articles and for updates.
Hope you like it. You have my word, that I won’t use the document anywhere else.
Have a nice day
> Red-Wind
UPDATE: PLEASE GO TO THE NEXT PAGE TO DOWNLOAD THE EBOOK. THANKS!
So here it is…for those beginners needing to start with audio recording, the music business and the entire music production process. You can download this free e-book.
Before downloading this e-book you agree the following:
1.) You will not sell; commercialize any part of the eBook content.
2.) You will not re-publish; re-upload the content in any websites without the author permission.
3.) For academic use, you will give credits to the author.
4.) You are allowed to print a hard copy for personal use.
5.) All audio illustrated in all those tutorials are copyrighted. Any re-use typically for commercial applications needs a license. You need to contact the author.
6.) All contents in the e-book is subject to the website terms and disclaimer.
To support this e-book please link to this page using the link information below. To download:
Firefox and Chrome Browser: Right click on the big “Download Now” button then click “Save Link As” as PDF (with the file name) to your computer.
(Over 2000 users downloaded this book as of May 2012)
UPDATE October 1, 2012: If you are experiencing downloading issues, please send me a mail at emerson@audiorecording.me, and I will send you the PDF book by email.
Note: Please wait up to one minute(maximum) to start the download.. It may depend on the speed of your connection.
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UPDATE: September 20, 2012: I am on the process of creating a book out of this blog. This will be the most updated and complete version of all my tutorials. I will be working closely with an editor for the book, and hopefully it will be available for sale in paperback and digital formats in Amazon bookstores, etc. If you want to know the book outlines, you can read it here.
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PDF Credits: Thanks to Red-Wind for creating the PDF version of the website content.
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Frequently Asked Question
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1.) Where can I get the audio files for the Recording Guide? Answer: Using the search function of this website, type the tutorial title then you will be taken to the exact tutorial URL. After that, look for any download link of the audio. You should be able to download it. Bear in mind that you can only use the reference audio for academic/educational purposes, you cannot use it for other purpose(such as commercial use). Please contact the author if you intend to use the audio samples for other purposes.
This e-book is free.
Thank you.
Content last updated on October 2, 2012