John Eargle's 4th edition of The Handbook of Recording Engineering is the latest
version of his long-time classic hands-on book for aspiring recording engineers.
It follows the broad outline of its predecessors, but has been completely recast
for the benefit of today's training in recording and its allied arts and
sciences.
Digital recording and signal processing are covered in detail, as are actual
studio miking and production techniques -- including the developing field of
surround sound. As always, the traditional topics of basic stereo, studio
acoustics, analog tape recording, and the stereo LP are covered in greater
detail than you are likely to find anywhere except in