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Logic Pro for Recording Engineers & Producers
By Dot Bustelo. 153 pages, illustrated B/W, large paperback with DVD. Published by Hal Leonard, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4584-1420-5. $16.99; www.halleonard.com

Reads!
By Lorenz Rychner

This is the second book on Logic Pro, the DAW from Apple Computers, by this author. The first volume, The Power in Logic Pro, was aimed at musicians. This second book is aimed at the increasing number of engineers and producers who are coming over to Logic, not necessarily having abandoned their other platform (usually Pro Tools) but to add Logic to their tool set. The author has a long history with the program, going back to working for Emagic in the days before Apple acquired Logic. Her job was to introduce music store personnel and later professional studio people to Logic, and she learned to do that efficiently and with essential shortcuts to speed up the work and the learning curve. That experience from the field is reflected in this book. With the first book she relied on musicians learning Logic like an instrument, with time taken to practice. With this book she takes into account that the professionals need to get up to speed in a hurry, and she begins with a chapter on Advanced Setup of Your Logic Studio, followed by Advanced Audio Recording. She covers all aspects of Logic and ends with Good Housekeeping (And Other Smart Practices). The tutorials on the included DVD will intensify the learning experience for anyone who has mastered the basics of Logic. Highly recommended.

Mix Smart—Pro Audio Tips for your Multitrack Mix
By Alexander U. Case. 302 pages, illustrated B/W, paperback. Published by Focal Press, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business, 2011. ISBN 978-0-240-81485-8. $34.95; www.focalpress.com

The author is no stranger to longterm readers of this magazine. Here he is once again at his best, a patient teacher who methodically takes the reader through the process of mixing. He begins by discussing the right mindset in approaching a mix—giving both the music and the technicalities their deserved attention. Then he gets technical while maintaining an approachable tone, never boring, but not skimming the surface, either. Case backs up his facts with numerous illustrations that clarify even complex processes, and with many diagrams of signal flow. His chapter on calculating delays and their effects is expecially gratifying. While not a quick read, this substantive volume should be prescribed bedtime reading for even the most tired engineer. Highly recommended.

The Recording Secrets behind 50 Great Albums
Edited by Kylee Swenson Gordon. 240 pages, illustrated B/W, paperback. Published by Backbeat Books, an imprint of Hal Leonard, 2012. ISBN 978-1-61713-041-0. $16.99; www.halleonard.com

The 30 brief interviews in this volume were culled and edited from magazine titles of New Bay Media LLC. They had been contributed by a large number of different interviewers, and the tone varies accordingly. Some chapters are of an anecdotal narrative quality, while others get specific about recording techniques used for the albums under discussion. As one would expect, some artists are more eloquent and speaking to the point than others. Overall it adds up to a nice window into the music pop culture of the last few decades.
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