That is my background (and business) I am technician computer hardware and software (Which may explain my review). I just bought this book and what first struck me most was the price! I'm not stingy, but for the same price (pretty much), I have the Bible makes Visual Basic 1300 pages with 1 CD Rom (Micro application). Either the book is fun to read but finds herself with very complex technical data: wave propagation speed in a temperature X, or that sort of thing. I work on Acid Pro 4, Steinberg Wavelab 4 associated plugins from Waves Native (Maxx Bass among others). I am not a musician or sound engineer. However several tips in this book are given, such as: good listening position (equilateral triangle), intelligent layout of the workspace, etc. I think it is not really a book for beginner even if the text is not too hard to understand. A beginner will pose the question: what does the installation mode not ACPI (Windows). ACPI The word appears nowhere in this book. Although the author is felt (professional one is) always tend to return to hardware solutions. However, we will explain what is the limiter, compressor, noise gate, echo, reverb (to report that we still do not know what good is a deesser). The bases adopted by its different instruments such as a copper or guitar sound well explained. Chapters on headsets and microphones are also well détaillés.De good notions in electricity are also described (interference noise, etc.). This is not a bad book, but as always when looking at a subject, it will acquire others until you know what you are talking. Finally, imagine that you can make a home studio cheaply, is only a utopia with this book. For example it is explained that it is advisable to use a TFT screen or place a CRT because of noise emissions. Just buying the screen represents a budget, it is the same for all! Even if you have the means, to paraphrase a friend who is still composers and producer (7 labels in different styles): "A compressor 2000 is good, but you have ears that go with it too!". Tirelessly serves no purpose either, it was an ear and rode over time you can appreciate the intricacies of a particular speaker or defects in certain tables mixes ... According to this book, if I make a quick calculation, to have a decent home studio, it will still pay several thousand euros! Yes I have mixed feelings, because it is still a good book with many illustrations and good "stuff" of pro, but luckily I had notions in acoustics and I bathe still a bit in the middle of music. With a minimum of attention and vocabulary used in the home sector sutdios see sutdio, the beginner can navigate. But this book is not the absolute bible! So I'm looking to acquire others in order to perfect my knowledge on the subject and know a little I go spending levels needed space, local, etc. Sincerely.