Producing Great Sound for Digital Video

Producing Great Sound for Digital Video

Jay Rose (1999, Miller Freeman Books, San Francisco, CA 94105, 349pp., $40)

With PBS and Turner Network Television production experience under his belt, author Jay Rose brings a wealth of experience to Producing Great Sound for Digital Video.

Producing Great Sound is a manual for creating digital audio for Mac and Windows users that matches the growing capabilities of digital video and nonlinear editing systems. Rose suggests that the book will enjoy a long shelf life since, "The techniques of good sound don’t change."

Although the price of the book is a bit steep, you get what you pay for. With over 300 pages and many illustrations, the book is replete with facts and useful information. Rose covers the physics of sound, as well as important step-by-step instructions for everything from using microphones in the studio and on location to editing voices and music. He’s even included a CD-ROM of samples, diagnostic tools and tutorials to enhance the boo…

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