Magazines are full of great tips for recording, mixing, even the initial building of your studio.

But you can’t hear the results.

And really, the one thing that is arguably more important than the gear you use, is the ears of the person who is using it.

That’s why my list is dominated by DVDs. You get to hear what you are being taught and you can do it through the monitors you use to record and mix your own music.

Not that books and magazines don’t have their place, because there are some great ones out there, but they are at their best when combined with some first hand knowledge of the sounds you are listening for.

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