4 Production & Recording Books You Need To Read | FAQ Friday - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro

[@joejurneke9576]

Love Warrens humility. Work ethic? Top of the heap. I don’t think he ever sleeps

[@Producelikeapro]

You’re very kind my friend

[@itsKaceMusic]

Watched tons of videos looking for what books to read but every one of them included books that were nowhere to be found to purchase on internet! Then watched yours and it included just what I needed! Thank you so much!!! :D

[@stevem5010]

Can't understand the "thumbs down" feedback that some people are leaving. This guy is giving so much back to the recording community, with these videos, and opens himself up by interacting, and answering questions from everyone and anyone. These videos are absolute gems, and should be appreciated. I get it that everyone has their own opinion, and is free to express it, but he's giving so much of his time, and expertise to us, all for the incredible price of free.......how can anyone dislike that? Cheers Warren, and thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to post these awesome videos!

[@MelodyBrony]

Hey Warren! Hope your doing well I need some advice on a board I'm buying used. I'm interested in buying a Mackie Sr 32.4 (not the the pro version), for around 350$. I want to use it for summing my mixes. The reason why I want to get a console is because I like the tactile feel of moving faders and knobs. Is this a good price for this board? It was used in a church setting and everything works and comes with a power supply. What's your opinion on this?

[@Producelikeapro]

That seems like a pretty good deal Michael! I would double check online to make sure though!

[@MelodyBrony]

Produce Like A Pro thanks for the advice Warren!

[@Producelikeapro]

You're very welcome!

[@MelodyBrony]

Produce Like A Pro hey Warren if you don't mind i one more question that I forget to ask, is there any requirement for a console being used for summing my mix through the console? The console is a 4 bus, I know most people prefer 8 bus but this is all I can afford at the moment. So my question is that if it is possible to sum my mix through a 4 bus console?

[@fredwa1225]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU Warren for explaining how to use a vacuum and a brush. I have been a studio tech for 40 years, this method is the ONLY way to clean your gear. Compressed air drives the dirt deeper in and shortens the lifespan. NEVER USE AIR!!! Love your channel and what you bring to our community.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Fred! You Rock my friend!!

[@philfyphil]

I love your passion Warren. I'm the same, large family, no one else plays. I remember being fascinated by a real old tape recorder I inherited when I was 11, long before I started playing guitar. Funny how these things get glued together and form the basis of a life long interest later in life.

[@kevinmaclean8935]

Warren, I can't tell you how wonderful it was to hear, and reminisce myself, on those old days of moving the huge stereo furniture around the TV to watch something special. We didn't have BBC but we did have Armed Forces radio and TV. TV was mono, radio was stereo and we did that trick a lot to get a better listening experience. I'm right back to being a kid again. :) Cheers!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Kevin MacLean that’s fantastic to hear my friend!! Yes! You are correct Mono TV!! Thanks for sharing your experience! I really appreciate it!

[@NewFalconerRecords]

I've long maintained that 'A Night at the Opera' was the 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' of the 1970s. It was that epic, varied and creative, yet catchy and commercial at the same time. And as you've so rightly said Warren, it's all very well and good to get complicated with music, but you always have to SERVE THE SONG. Keep doing what you're doing, you are a constant source of inspiration. Cheers mate!

[@Producelikeapro]

I agree 1,000,000%!! Such an AMAZING album! I'm not sure how the stars aligned! My Father buys me the album for Christmas and now here I am! Amazing!

[@redmonkeeproductions5978]

Wow how amazing Warren, Queen was the first band I really got into as a kid, my first album was Sheer Heart Attack and that was quickly followed up with their back catalogue Queen I and Queen II, after that I remember awaiting their next release ANATO, wonderful memories. Thank you ever so much for another fantastically informative session.

[@grantwalkersound]

Mix With Your Mind and Behind The Glass volumes 1 and 2 are my personal favorites.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Grant Walker wonderful!! Thanks for the tip!!

[@johncore363]

I like Bobby Owsinski’s books Especially the mixing engineers handbook.

[@Producelikeapro]

Fantastic! Great to hear John!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Steven! I'm glad to be able to help!

[@roscoemacphersonmusi]

Recently bought the Geoff Emerick book which is superb. Hadn't heard of it previously before Warren mentioned it on a previous video so thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Now to find the Phil Ramone one!

[@ShiningHourPop]

Roscoe Macpherson. Me too. It’s a really interesting and enlightening read.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Roscoe! I highly recommend the Phil Ramone book, it's amazing! A beautiful book, extremely well written and incredibly insightful!

[@Producelikeapro]

That's great to hear ShiningHourPop!!

[@arielguerrero1887]

Thank you Warren. Faq fridays it's been a blessing. Greetings from Dominican Republic

[@Producelikeapro]

You'll very welcome Ariel in the Dominican Republic!

[@pelican_zoup2074]

Hi Warren, love the show and am watching from Cambridge, UK! As a fellow Beatles fan I was hoping you could help me a little with using my Waves EMI TG12345 plug in. How do you set the hold and release controls? They don't seem to work like traditional attack and release controls and seem very sensitive to the input gain. Thanks so much for your marvellous channel!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Ollie, that's a fantastic question! I am going to delve in very soon! Personally do not have enough experience! Did you watch the Recording The Beatles video with Clay Blair I did? They did talk a little about that. There's a discussion about the hardware that might help:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqqTg5qwlKmnadE

[@pelican_zoup2074]

I did watch it and will do again..thanks for the link!

[@davidtambussi3208]

Hello Warren! I'm David from Argentina! I wanted to ask you for a video or a tutorial recommendation on how to organize a large and advanced session of pro tools. How do you use groups, aux inputs, master faders, VCA? how you optimize the workspace. Sorry if you already explained it and I can not find the video haha. I love the channel!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi David, thanks ever so much for this very detailed question! YES! I have to cover these again! They are contained in quite a few videos! However, I'll bring it up again!

[@RiffHarvester]

Nice! I've owned Modern Recording Techniques - by David Miles Huber for over 15 years now. It was my very first audio book.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Douglas Plaisance yes, wonderful book!

[@tarynfoxcroft7949]

Is it a good idea to use a different mic for vocals from all the instruments in order for the vocals to stand out in a mix? Also, same question for pre amp.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Dear Life Comma having a variety of Mics definitely can help give us a multitude of sounds. However make great recordings have been made with just one mic! So if you only have one don’t let that hold you back!

[@chrisjjespersen]

love the stone roses

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Christopher Jespersen I agree! The Fuest album in particular was amazing!

[@darrenross9168]

Hi Warren ,thank you for another great FAQ Friday.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Darren Ross thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it!

[@BadPenny]

Hey Warren. How often do you mix in the box v on that beautiful SSL?

[@rune288]

hi warren can you tell me what the difference is between the native and hd mcdsp plugins. i signed up for the monthly bundle and chose native purely because i didn't know the difference??

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi ryan bailey Marvellous question! If you are running an HD or HDX system in Pro Tools then you would need the HD. Otherwise, you were correct in getting the Native bundle!

[@rune288]

ah good i'm not a pro tools user, i use reaper and now mcdsp run vst. although there seems to be an issue with loading presets in vst3 format. Thanks for clearing that up for me though warren. it's been bugging me for ages lol

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha glad to be able to help Ryan!

[@valeriorizzotti]

Wow, I've noticed that I have lots of things in common with you, concerning musical taste and background. Being Queen probably my most favourite band (and Brian May one of my biggest guitaristic inspirations), I followed you talking about "Night at the Opera" and I had goosebumps exactly at the same moment in which you had them! God save (the) Queen! :)

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Valerio Rizzotti wow!! Wonderful! That’s so cool to hear! Yes, indeed! Brian May is a huge influence, Freddie is my favourite singer and the band are amazing!!! Every one of them is an incredible writer!

[@jenshoffmannofficial]

Hello Warren! I wonder if there is any Plugin that actually not only gives you the flavour (and sound) of a tape machine but also provides a function like varispeed that especially Geoff Emerick used a lot on Revolver and Sgt Pepper to achive certain drum sounds and vocal sounds by speeding the tape up or down? Or if there is no such Plugin available, how would you reproduce that kind of "function" in the digital world? As far as I've tried, I failed on to reproducing such a sound by using a timestretch/pitch function in combination of a tape Plugin like Waves J37 or Slate's Tape. It doesn't sound alike at all. Any advice or hint is appreciated. Thanks & cheers, Jens

[@Producelikeapro]

Great question! I just did a song (3 days ago!) with Ace Frehley who wanted to slow the whole outro and I used...you guessed it Vari Fi! He wanted that same effect he had with Eddie Kramer! We were both blown away with results!

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

Hi Warren...so this baffle sound treating a room caper is mostly for the listening to the mix environment right? As on the playing the sounds side to be recorded via mics I've heard of people recording their studio sounds in all sorts of places that aren't even or minimally acoustically treated like hotels (Machine Head), basements (Exile on Main St.) and even castles. So in terms of recording the sound (as opposed to listening to what you have recorded), it's pretty much a free for all for where you actually record the sound eg from bathrooms to castles right with little to no acoustic treatment of those environments? In other words the listening environment should be treated best as possible, but on the other hand the recording environment doesn't really have to be depending on the how you feel the "bathroom or castle" affects the mics recording the sound. What do you think about the listening vs recording environment for treatment vs less or no treatment?

[@kickassTV-yh1tj]

Thanks for you’re inspiration. Love your vids!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!!

[@splashesin8]

Glad this brings up the books. I meant to put a couple recent ones in my long cue and lost track while just moving everything for what seems like forever. The tiny vacuum would be great.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Audrey Sims thanks ever so much! Yes, great books are worth their weight in gold!

[@nuoutdoor]

Death on Two Legs is a great song for sure

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi nu outdoor agreed!!

[@EricGPLAP]

Yet another friday full of great tips!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks very much Eric!

[@johnnyvegas2015]

Thank you and your staff for another awesome video...cheers

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks very much Janusz!

[@andrem3322]

Hi. I watched your March 13 live Q&A but didn't find anybody asking about mic recommendations for rap vocals. Which 5 microphones priced $300 to $3500 would you recommend for recording rap vocals?

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Andre, huge question! Many people use something as cheap as an SM57 or a SM7, others use large diaphragm condenser such as a U87! A good quality mic should work well! If it has to be hand held then a SM57 or 58 is very typical!

[@andrem3322]

Thanks for the reply. I also watched your Vintage King mic shootout

[@Producelikeapro]

Great Andre! Thanks ever so much! I'm glad to be able to help!

[@nicholassmith3228]

Yessssss took classes form David Miles Huber at UW! Glad you liked it too, it seems to be the most comprehensive recording book so far. It was the only one I saw that actually included tax tips for musicians and home studios prior to 2015! Any input on some of the Ear Training you do? I used to do interval training by singing scales along with my guitar, but I'd love to hear what you like to do. Thanks for all of the tips and tricks =D

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Nicholas, thanks very much! I have a few free Apps for instance that work great for ear training! Other than that I am constantly working out songs and their progressions and melody!

[@jonasbambrough1790]

Thanks for the book recomendations

[@Producelikeapro]

You're very welcome Jonas!

[@Projacked1]

Great vocal fx Warren Huart, very clear hahaha

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha yes, indeed!!

[@zakkzahariev4637]

Maybe a question for a future episode: I am planing to move to the UK in September. However, all my gear has European power plugs. Is there going to be any problems using power adapters or will it damage my gear or decrease the performance? Thanks Warren!

[@TorpidScorpionMusic]

Warren; your stuff is really great but im not always online for youtube (on the road/in the air a lot) have you stopped the itunes podcast altogether? Come back! I can download that offline....

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Rens, they will be coming back! I'm just so busy!! I appreciate the kind words and the reminder!

[@TorpidScorpionMusic]

Thanks! You do great work with this stuff.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! I'm glad to be able to help!

[@malcolmcoote141]

Dark side of the moon and Fleetwood mac Rumours. 2 of the greatest albums of all time.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed Malcolm 100%!

[@philfyphil]

I agree too. there are many great albums from that era. Two of my favourite albums from a later period are Elvis Costello's two albums, Armed Forces and This Year's Model. Two great albums with such a fantastic raw sound, great catchy songs, very basic musically but with drums and bass playing to die for.

[@miasampaoli7587]

Great tips! I will buy ALL of these books!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Mia!!

[@captainhightop333]

Diggin' your videos man. Been binge watching all your stuff. You have a certain energy and light about you. But if you see this, other than playing live, what is the BEST way to get your music heard when you don't have a band and write and record in your bedroom? Haaa. Any tips would make my day. Thanks in advance!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Moon Child! You Rock! Marvellous question! Get your music out there on Social Media and most importantly, connect with people!

[@captainhightop333]

You're definitely right! I just live in central Florida and it is so hard to find rock musicians my age that can play! Hip hop and EDM are huge among my age bracket here.. Thank you, and thanks for the response brother! Take care:)

[@jasonjasonjasonjasonjason]

I'm going to listen to Night at the Opera today because of you lol

[@ShiningHourPop]

Aah, Elgar’s Nimrod and many of Vaughan-Williams compositions. Wonderful! To me they evoke images of Spitfires flying over rolling green English hills. Even though I was born in the mid-60s! Do they evoke anything like that for you Warren? Mark

[@Producelikeapro]

I agree 100%!! Haha me too! I don't remember but growing up in England you heard the stories all the time! It's huge in British, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand culture!

[@drjazz7278]

top viewing as always. thanks Warren. Have you ever checked out the KZbin clip of Kenny Everett playing Bohemian Rhapsody for the first time on capitol radio ...it's more than nostalgic to hear his enthusiasm and to imagine all those Londoners hearing it for the first time

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi drjazz72 im going to look for that youtube video now!! Amazing!!

[@thomasmcgill6918]

Thank you so much!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi thomas mcgill you’re very welcome my friend!

[@longtrang5706]

Hey Warren what do you think of the Behringer x air xr18? Also love hearing about Queen they are my favorite and one the first rock bands for me.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Long Trang yes, you know I love! I haven’t tried the Behringer!

[@tdawg22345]

I love my XR 18. :) I track and record all 18 inputs at practice and at gigs with protools.

[@longtrang5706]

t-dawg cool thanks

[@vukbojovic676]

Great!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Vuk Bojovic thanks!

[@darlenesheffield9835]

Such amazing content as usual Warren! Thank you!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Darlene!

[@federicobanos624]

Recording Unhinged by Sylvia Massy is an amazing book, it helps you take a different approach in recording to get amazing new sounds!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks for the insight Federico!

[@AMB666]

What a cool video! You look so good in black😬😊

[@Producelikeapro]

haha thank you my friend! You Rock! Thanks for watching!

[@SCOREWIZARDSMUSIC]

Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy solo tone? Wah and Fuzz?

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi simming yes! And the Deacy Amp!

[@SCOREWIZARDSMUSIC]

Woah crazy! Didn't know about that amp. That makes sense for those violin like sounds

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi simming it was made by John Deacon! Hence ‘Deacy’

[@yurivincentweber]

Hey Warren, great material as always! Question for you: I was listening to the new A Perfect Circle release today, and there's a kind of "pre-delay" effect on the vocals in one song, TalkTalk (the word "crisis", specifically). How would you achieve that? just an overdub, or is it achievable using an effect on the main vocals track?

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Yuri Vincent Weber Marvellous question! Maybe it was actually a Pre Delay?

[@paullee6676]

Hello Warren Hope you won't mind a question that has nothing to do with this particular video. A few years ago, you produced a song called "Colourblind" by The Matthews I am wondering if the song has been released coz I can't find it on itunes nor spotify, not even sound cloud. My apology for asking a question that may have bothered you coz it is not relevant to your video. Thank you.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Paul, yes! I got the band signed and we are doing a major album this year! More to come my friend! Thanks for reaching out!

[@AndyMangele]

I'm surprised that you didn't bring up Sylvia Massy's "Recording Unhinged".

[@67Stu]

Please permit me to be so bold as to recommend a fifth book: Mixing Secrets for The Small Studio by Mike Senior. This book would be invaluable to most of your viewers and subscribers who actually do mix in the smallest of spaces, and even those who mix in large spaces as well.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi 67Stu thanks ever so much my friend! Great recommendation indeed!!

[@ArthurStone]

Great show Warren! Cheers :D Night at the Opera was my first proper album (after Mott the Hoople). Thumbs up.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Arthur! Agreed! AMAZING Album!

[@rogershaw4090]

HA! Ya fooled me Warren. I thought there would be links to the books down here somewhere like you said. It's just like in the old MAD Magazines where it would say "Continued on page 23" and there were only 17 pages in the mag.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Roger Shaw hahahahaha now that would have been funny! Should have thought about that!

[@AdamRainStopper]

I like how you cut "Virtue Oh So" into 3 separate words....

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha yes, indeed! Good spot!

[@Jon_Tate]

Great video! Can we get the samples of all the personally generated sound FX you did in this vid- hahaha.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Belt Fed Studios haha feel free to sign up and I’ll give you all my drum samples! Ha otherwise feel free to sample me! Haha

[@Jon_Tate]

I was just jabbing about all the sound FX you did with your face in this video- :) I have signed up and your drum samples are great! Keep the videos and content coming sir!

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha Fantastic! Glad you are on the list and enjoying the Drum samples!

[@unfcknblvbl]

I'm a little surprised that none of Mixerman's (Eric Sarafin) books made the list.

[@Producelikeapro]

There's so many great books! This is just 4 I LOVE! There would be a wider range if there were a Top 20! Maybe one day!

[@marioboni8503]

u remind we of david hasselhoff😃

[@Producelikeapro]

The English David Hasselhoff? I usually get Elvis, Shaking Stevens, Adam Ant or Alvin Stardust! Haha I'm flattered!

[@marioboni8503]

yes,haha! thank u for the stuff you post..really interesting..thank u david😃

[@Achase4u]

I just bought Night at the Opera because of this video.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Achase4u fabulous!! That’s amazing to hear!!

[@adamwasthefirstman]

My favorite Q&A so far! I've read 3 out of 5. Had a fairly ancient version of Modern Recording Techniques forever, we've talked about Here, There, and Everywhere (so jealous of the signed copy), and got the Phil Ramone book a couple years ago. Might I recommend Soul Mining: A Musical Life www.amazon.com/dp/0865478597/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_wxV2AbF30TB3Z It's Daniel Lanois's book. Pretty good read!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for the recommendation Adam!! Yes, fantastic book 'Modern Recording Techniques'!

[@josuezt]

Helloooooooo ;)

[@Producelikeapro]

Hello Joseuezt! Hope you're having a marvellous Friday!

[@josuezt]

Produce Like A Pro Thanks Warren, you're the best ;)

[@Producelikeapro]

AW shucks thanks very much!

[@DaveZula]

👍👍

[@Producelikeapro]

David Paul thanks very much!!

[@AdamRainStopper]

Oh, I see I'm having an impact. ZHZHZHZHZHZ!!!!

[@lilian896]

💐🎶🌻🎼🌺

[@Producelikeapro]

lilian thanks ever so much!

[@PhattStaxxTraxx]

420 Views LOL

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi kerrytheman ah yes it’s that day! Haha