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Tom Rhea’s colourful, comprehensive and insightful history of electrical and electronic music machines includes CDs with audio examples.

Chris Hewitt has written a trilogy (soon to be a tetralogy) of books describing the history and evolution of (mainly) British PA systems from the late ’60s through to the 1980s.

Covering stereo and horizontal surround‑miking concepts with the latest techniques for capturing height information, as required for immersive formats such as Auro‑3D and Dolby Atmos.

As somebody who finds the commercial side of the music business interesting with a slowly growing collection of almost finished music that someday it would be fun to set free, there was no question that I wanted to read this book...

In print for almost half a century, the eighth edition of Vance Dickason’s loudspeaker bible is as relevant as ever.

This 290‑page book, published a few months ago, is the latest addition to the Focal Press Perspectives On Music Production series.

Thomas Brett’s book offers a deep philosophical analysis of the various creative inspirations, ideas and processes involved in producing electronic music...

Simon Taylor’s latest book presents an easy‑to‑follow approach to in‑the‑box mastering aimed at the novice or nervous would‑be mastering engineer.

Michael Williams' latest version contains all of the information from the previous two volumes in a new, 444‑page single volume.

Bjooks take on one of the largest and most respected brands in music technology.

It’s obvious to anyone working in any aspect of pro audio that it’s still a very male‑dominated industry...

Want to learn about vintage studio effects units? This book is a great place to start.

Informative books about audio careers in the film and TV industry are relatively rare but, oddly, I’ve come across two new...

Spanning over 300 pages this book condenses an entire career of experience and knowledge into a really practical guide, focusing on exactly what a newcomer to the industry needs to know and do.

Here we have the book versions published in 1998 and 2003, reissued to meet a demand that has never evaporated...

Officially approved by Revox, the company’s entire tape recorder portfolio is described through this book's 34 short chapters.

When it comes to history, there are typically two ways of looking at a subject. One is to examine it from an emotional...

The latest lavish offering from Bjooks collects some of the world’s rarest and most desirable synths between its covers.

Drums are crucial to the sound of so many records, but they’re more complex instruments than most people imagine.

This book is essentially an autobiography of the author's experiences in buying and selling all manner of vintage pro‑audio equipment, combined with some fascinating history about the leading manufacturers and their products...

“I believe both producing and engineering are about serving the artist’s needs to help them accomplish their goals,” writes...