Recording Unhinged: Creative and Unconventional Music Recording Techniques (Music Pro Guides)

Being a Studio owner for the last 25 years I can tell you it’s easy to slip into ruts. This book will pull you out of them and perhaps even twist your thinking. Well written. Lots of laughs. Interviews with many top producers and engineers. And her artwork is outstanding. If you work in a studio you’ll love this book. And if you don’t, you just might love it, too!

A very inspirational book that is chock-full of music history! I absolutely love the illustrations. (So did my kids, which is awesome as I encourage them to join me in my home studio)Sylvia has ridiculously impressive credentials, yet I never felt she was name dropping or trying to impress readers. She is very clearly working to motivate aspiring musicians, mixers, masterers, and producers to be creative and think outside the box. You can do more with less if you put your mind and heart into the exploration of the possibilities of recording sounds.Her encouragement was relentless, infectious, and effective. It renewed my enthusiasm by validating the process of experimentation as opposed to following the formulas of established "gurus" in the many fields of music.The book was well thought out, organized perfectly, and peppered with thoughts from many different producers; offering lots of viewpoints and interesting thoughts from others in the industry.I highly recommend it to anyone in the music recording industry, but especially to home studio enthusiasts like myself.

This book is incredible and full of insights for a professional producer of any level. Sylvia Massy truly is one of a kind.It also arrived impeccable in Brazil in 3 days, which I was very impressed.

I like the stories and the inside knowledge of how some songs where produced. The art is a lot of fun too.

This books is just so quirky and fun and has many pictures. It's honestly so much fun to read but you still take away from it.

I was really excited to read this after reading about her work and watching some of her YouTube videos. I very much enjoyed the book and will definitely be reading it again, but I hope this book is a primer for a future book detailing more of her own studio trickery, like a mad “cookbook”, which is what I was hoping to get more of in this one.There’s a lot of input via stories and quotes from others, which is valuable, but I prefer her own unique perspective, which is what initially led to me purchase the book.This was definitely an inspiring read and I love the illustrations. The vibe I get from her is that she’s managed to maintain a great wild energy that seems to get lost with age for most adults and I’m very interested in what else she comes up with next.

I'm an amateur, mostly self-taught musician and song writer, who has done plenty of DIY recording at home, with equipment that costs no more than a few hundred dollars. I am not someone with a lot of technical training or experience with professional recording studios or equipment.Sylvia's book was a joy to read. Although some of the equipment she mentions is high end stuff I have never used or even entertained the idea of owning ($1000+ microphones, studio compressors & EQs, etc.) the majority of her book presents approaches and techniques that anyone can use. I consider myself a bit of a "mad scientist" in my recording and creative approach (you kind of have to be on a budget!), and very much appreciate Ms. Massey sharing her experiences and tips.I have read plenty of books and articles on making recordings, and sometimes the reading is so dry, I just lose interest. Not so here! It was a pleasure to read, and when I finished, I wasn't ready for it to end! More, please!It was awesome to discover a kindred spirit with a real appreciation for thinking "outside the box" and am excited to try some of these techniques.

I haven't finished this book, I'll say that right up front. In fact, I haven't even made my way half way through yet. Why the 5 stars then? Well, because it doesn't matter what random page I open the book to, there is always something interesting, educational, and fun to read. For the most part, this isn't a step by step book. Instead, it's much more a spark some creative ideas book, with many different creative angles to approach recording and mixing from. Sylvia has a bunch of great advice and creative ideas, and between this is interspersed ideas from many other engineers, producers, and artists. I have read many a book on this subject, but none so far have come close to being equal parts fun and educational as this one. I can't wait to finish it!

Excelente libro

Mir war bisher nicht bewußt, wie gut Sylvia Massy zeichnen kann. Neben den vielen, witzigen und detailverliebten Zeichnungen sind auch die Stories sehr unterhaltsam und kurzweilig. Das Buch beinhaltet viele kreative Ideen die mir eine Menge an Inspirationen geliefert hat. Bleibt aufgrund der "Nachhaltigkeit der Ideen" in meiner Sammlung - auch weil es einfach sehr schön und bunt ist. Meine Kinder hatten es erst für ein fröhliches Kinderbuch gehalten :-)Der Lebenslauf dieser außergewöhnlichen Frau ist schon sehr beeindruckend, und wenn man bedenkt in welcher Zeit sie ihre Jobs hatte, ist ihr Werdegang umso respektabler.

I've read 75% of the book. It features some exciting incidents and bizarre ideas from the recording sessions of great artists, mentions some good modern and vintage sound equipments, recording techniques and focuses on the artistic aspects of sound recording and mixing. I would recommend this book to the newcomers in the sound industry.

Muito bom livro!

I really enjoyed reading this book, full of ideas and creativity