yeah, im new

[Noobie]

hey everybody!
im new to this whole audio design/editing/producing thing and i was wondering if there are any beginner books you guys would reccomend. i talked to one of my professors and he told me the text book they use for audio editing in films is "Sound Design: The Expressive Power of Music, Voice and Sound Effects in Cinema" by David Sonnenschein. has anyone read this book? is it a good beginner book?

thanks

[jKell]

whats your background? I have not read that book, but depeding on your backgroun there are some books that will help. Like do you understand the principals of digital audio? sampling and synthesis? You will want to have an understanding of these concepts before really digging into any book

[ulladulla28]

I was completely clueless to the complexities of recording and live sound but then I bought "Home Recording for Musicians: For Dummies" by Jeff Strong. It really helped me understand alot of information. The writing was very easy to understand. I just recently bought another book of his "PC Recording Studios: For Dummies" Haven't finished it yet, But combining these books with the advice of experienced producers, engineers, etc.... on this forum, I have gained alot of knowledge.

[Noobie]

Thanks ulladulla28! I have a "dummies" book for my Mac because i havent used one since about 3rd grade. they are pretty awesome. jKell, like i said, im totally new, so i have very little background. the most i've delved into regarding sound is mixing songs together using Cakewalk Pyro. is there anything you suggest to get more information about those things?

[jKell]

best way to learn from a book. read it in front of a computer, and test things out as you go. There is no need to read a book front to back also. You can jump around if your working on somthing and want to figure something out. But experience is the best way to learn

[howie15]

The first book I read on engineering and the like was Craig Anderton's Home Recording for Musicians. Good book to get the basics. My best advice is go here: www.theprojectstudiohandbook.com and read until you can't see straight anymore. By that time you might have read about 2% of what's there. It's a huge resource on everything!! You'll see what I mean. Many of the folks on here will second this advice since many of us use it as a resource when we are in a jam.

Howie J