Month: November 2005

Modern Recording Techniques, Sixth Edition

Modern Recording Techniques[rating:5/5]

With so many horribly written books on the market, particularly those pertaining to technology, I was absolutely thrilled with Modern Recording Techniques! Even though I’ve had years of experience as both a musician and with technology, I’ve had almost no formal experience with audio recording equipment. This book not only clarifies things that have befuddled my feeble mind for many years (smile), but it also did an incredibly effective job at explaining concepts that are completely new to me. Examples are well chosen and the few downloadable tutorials provided on the author’s web site for this book are, while simple, also very effective. This book will remain as a useful reference for many years to come and I’m very happy that I purchased it.

Healing Power of Sound: Recovery from Life-Threatening Illness Using Sound, Voice, and Music

Healing Power of Sound: Recovery from Life-Threatening Illness Using Sound, Voice, and Music[rating:5/5]

It is often nearly impossible to find good books on the use of sound for healing that are not filled with a bunch of new age garbage (as a rule, I’ve found most of those types of books to be so filled with shoddy “research” that I tend to shun them entirely). This book, however, was written by an M.D., and a respected one at that. While The Healing Power of Sound is really a collection of Dr. Gaynor’s anecdotal experiences using such things as Himalayan Singing Bowls, he provides readers with a cogent and coherent overview of the use of sound as an ancient and highly effective treatment modality. Of particular interest is the fact that Dr. Gaynor in an oncologist and works with terminally ill patients who are often in tremendous pain.

With luck, others in the medical and helping professions will read this book (and; hopefully, with an open mind) and begin to learn about the very effective ideas that Dr. Gaynor describes.

Podcasting: Do It Yourself Guide

Podcasting: Do It Yourself Guide[rating:4/5]

Overall, this book provided a great introduction to Podcasting and provides many helpful suggestions and ideas for newbies. It was the first book on Podcasting that I decided to read (I wasn’t too impressed with any of the others) and the author does a fine job with his explanations. For the most part, the examples that are provided are quite useful, as well as Cochrane’s suggestions for equipment. The only problem is that both hardware and software can be replaced, in the marketplace, so quickly that some of his suggestions were no longer available. Even so, he provides a great foundation upon which to start creating podcasts – and the podcasts that I’ll eventually create on this site will have benefited from this book.