by Clive Young. More words have been written about the Beatles than any band; every nook and cranny of John, Paul, George and Ringo's private and professional lives has been explored by writers, but until recently, one area remained surprisingly unexamined: the actual recording of the band's classic albums. That problem is rectified by Recording The Beatles, a spare-no-expense, 500-page, 11 lbs. book, housed in a deluxe re-creation of a vintage tape box.

By Frank Wells. As I write, my home AES section, AES Nashville, has just concluded a successful regional event titled the Nashville Recording Workshop + Expo. Two days immersed in audio education targeted at the home studio owner (be they songwriters, musicians or budding engineers) raised an obvious question: When pro level tools are available to everyone, what is the role of the audio professional?