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where a musician needs to speak up for himself when more is asked of him than what the recording session was going to be about. Valuable points are made, before Khaliq tells more about his own experiences in the business. He then addresses specific recording and mixing tips, and ends with a glossary of terms. The typography is large enough to qualify as a Large Print edition, just right for the dimmed lights in the darker corners of your studio.

Q On Producing
By Quincy Jones with Bill Gibson. 302 pages, illustrated B/W and color, hardcover. Published by Hal Leonard Books, 2010. ISBN 9781423459767. $34.99; www.halleonard.com This is a deluxe book production, part autobiography, part music-industry insider scoop, and—for the most part—a love fest. Q reminisces about people and projects, and a great many famous artists and audio-industry figures pay tribute to Q. With many photographs, reproductions of documents and session sheets, and a full DVD of interviews included as part of the package, this is a prestigious testament to Q and his illustrious career.

Quick Takes
By Lorenz Rychner

In addition to the books Mike has covered already, there are many more worthwhile titles that show up in our offices, too many to cover in our pages even if we didn’t cover anything else! Rather than let all of these great titles go entirely by the wayside, here are some quick pointers to books you may enjoy and find rewarding.—LzR

Hypnotic Music Secrets: How The Stars Recording On A Budget: How To Make Make Music Irresistible! Great Audio Recordings Without Breaking The Bank By Khaliq Glover, a.k.a Khaliq-O-Vision. 273 pages, illustrated B/W. 18 b.+w. ill., paperback, Published by CreateSpace, 2011. ISBN 978-1460917800. $14.95; www.mixingandrecording.com This is an easy-to-read mix of inspirational, instructional, and anecdotal writings by a gifted musician and allround nice guy who has had successes working with a number of high-profile artists. How do I know he’s gifted and a nice guy? Full disclosure: Khaliq was a student of mine at the Grove School back in the day, and we’ve kept in touch. He was serious and knowledgeable then, and over the years his career has blossomed. He has worked with and learned from the best—Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Jeffrey Osborne, Marcus Miller, to name a few. Khaliq begins by discussing what makes a song a “hypnotic” and irresistible hit. He zooms in on the element that provides the hook, and it might not be what you thought it would be. He suggests three nifty “Action Items” to use while honing a song into becoming a hit. He then excerpts interviews with session musicians and gets them to share experiences, including tricky situations
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By Brent Edstrom. 250 pages, Illustrated B/W, paperback. Published by Oxford University Press, 2010. ISBN 9780195390421 $19.95; www.oup.com/us The author addresses musicians, not audio engineers, and he does it in a tone that respects their desire to make recordings while he fulfills the promise of sticking to a modest budget in his recommendations of equipment expenditure. He teaches at a liberal-arts college, and it shows—he knows how to explain concepts in simple and straightforward terms, and he illustrates the concepts well. The book covers gear choices, basic techniques of miking and processing and mixing, and the contents extend to instructions for putting together a PC suitable for audio work, and a chapter for the DIY carpenter to build studio furniture. Some 240 audio examples may be accessed online, making this quite the comprehensive guide to audio recording for musicians who don’t aspire to be audio professionals but who still want to make respectable audio recordings nevertheless.

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