PC Recording
Studios
FOR
DUMmIES‰

by Jeff Strong
PC Recording
Studios
FOR
DUMmIES‰

PC Recording Studios For Dummies.
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About the Author
Jeff Strong is the author of Home Recording for Musicians For Dummies as
well as Pro Tools All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies and is President
of the REI Institute, a MusicMedicine research organization and therapy
provider. Jeff graduated from the Percussion Institute of Technology at the
Musician's Institute in Los Angeles in 1983, and has either worked in or
owned a recording studio since 1985. Every week, he records dozens of
custom-client CDs by using the kinds of audio recording software covered
in these pages. He has also released eight commercially available CDs, four
of which can be found at www.reiinstitute.com.

Author's Acknowledgments
This book wouldn't have happened without the inspiration and vision of
Senior Acquisitions Editor Steve Hayes. This is my third book with Steve; this
one was just as much fun to do as the first. A hearty thanks to my agent Carol