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This book offers invaluable advice that will be music to your ears! Are you thinking of getting started in home recording? Do you want to know the latest home recording technologies? Home Recording for Musicians For Dummies will get you recording music at home in no time. It shows you how to set up a home studio, record and edit your music, master it and even distribute your songs. With this guide, you'll learn how to compare studio-in-a-box, computer-based and stand-alone recording systems, and how to choose what you need. You'll gain the skills to manage your sound, take full advantage of M.I.D.I., mike common instruments, do overdubs and replace missed notes, understand the mastering process and prepare your music for duplication. This book: *Explains how to put together all the things your home recording studio should have *Shows you how to perform multitrack recording and venture into M.I.D.I. sequencing *Details ways to clean up your tracks by becoming an expert at mixing and editing *Addresses choosing the gear that suits your project *Walks you through adding computers and software to your recording tools and enhancing sound with professional editing tips Features instructions for setting up microphones, connecting electronic instruments and working with M.I.D.I. and electronic instruments Includes advice for editing tracks, mixing, mastering and distributing your songs Whether you're a beginning musician or a pro, Home Recording for Musicians For Dummies teaches you home recording basics so you can begin recording music at home and create great C.D.s.