Hey all I'm Dave.

I'm just about to embark on a massive career change and study Audio Engineering, Production and Post Production, in Manchester UK. My head is spinning with ideas for projects and interesting ways of recording things, nor can I wait to get my hands on the Neve desk in the main studio, but that will have to wait a year as I have to go through the basics first.

I stumbled across the site whilst doing some research into jobs that might be out there once I qualify and thought I'd join the forum and get to know a you all and to pick your brains. So here goes first question, reading material.

I've picked up a copy of Modern Recording Techniques 6th ED by David Miles Huber and Robert E. Runstein and this is for a novice a really interesting read. I have gone through Amazon and drawn up a list of other publications I think I'd like to read, can you guys and gals give me your opinion on this list or recommend some alternatives?

1. Practical Recording Techniques - Bruce Bartlett
2. Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices and Tools - Roey Izhaki
3. The Recording Engineers Handbook - Bobby Owsinski
4. The Mixing Engineer's Handbook - Bobby Owsinski
5. The S.M.A.R.T. Guide to Mixing and Mastering Audio Recordings - Bill Gibson
6. Hal Leonard Recording Method (Complete Series) - Bill Gibson
7. On Track: A Guide to Contemporary Film Scoring - Fred Karlin
8. Sounds and Scores: Practical Guide to Professional Orchestration - Henry Mancini

Ok the latter is a must in my eyes purely because of the author and because I do want to get into orchestration and arranging for film.

Won't keep you with my ramblings any more but thanks for your help in advance.

Dave