Audio Engineering 101
A Beginner's Guide to Music Production

99 Reasons to Read Audio Engineering 101, February 20, 2012 By the title, Audio Engineering 101, you know that Timothy A. Dittmar's book is going to cover that basics of Audio Engineering. Anytime you see that 101, as any community college student knows, you know it is going to be a rudimentary prime......more

I added this book to my shelf in 2018 and I likely would have found it valuable if I’d read it at the time. After finally getting around to reading it, I found it to be a bit too basic for my level. If you're already familiar with concepts like EQ, compression, DI, and buses, this book may not offer......more

I got this to help me better understand my new audio equipment for my podcast and online courses. Definitely focuses more on audio for bands but great background on how sound works and terminology. If you're looking for a step by step guide on setting up your equipment this ain't it, but you should......more

a good introductory book into audio, for anyone looking to start a podcast or get a better understanding on how audio works. This is the book for you. It explains in simple terms the basics of theory and explain explains practical uses. If you don’t have time to read a textbook, this is definitely a......more

3 stars. I'm sure this is a great book for music production, but I'm a podcaster trying to figure out a 5 mic panel recorded live. It was nearly useless outside of some mic placement tips when we didn't have 5 mics for the group. There's very little information about vocal equipment, and most of the......more