Audio Engineering & Music Production Techniques

Author: Asaf Fulks

First Edition, 2026

ISBN-13: 978-0-9842752-7-4 · ISBN-10: 0-9842752-7-4

428 Pages · Published by The Forum Press

$79.95

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IN THE STUDIO is the complete professional audio engineering and music production manual the industry has been waiting for.

Designed for aspiring engineers, producers, and artists, it provides a clear path from first session to final master.

Written from twenty years of experience behind the console and training hundreds of engineers, this textbook covers the craft from the ground up: sound theory, acoustics and psychoacoustics, digital audio fundamentals, microphone theory and advanced techniques, studio signal flow, instruments and MIDI, and Pro Tools.

The book takes you from first launch through recording, editing, mixing, and mastering, along with equalization, dynamics processing, time-based effects, and video post-production. Each chapter includes "Translating to Other DAWs" sidebars covering Logic Pro, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Studio One, and Reaper. Each chapter also includes comprehensive review questions.

The business chapter was written by a practicing attorney. The AI chapter draws on the author's development of AI audio tools.

The curriculum in this book has trained hundreds of working engineers and producers.

Now step behind the console. Let the music begin.

Student Testimonials

"Thank you to my teacher and mentor Asaf Fulks and everybody at The OC Recording Company. They enabled me to take my music to the next level and progress as an artist. I have already seen tremendous growth in my writing, production, and engineering. IN THE STUDIO is the place to be!"

— Sage Roberge, OC Recording Student, Producer, Contradash (Interscope Records)

"There was something so fascinating about coming to school and being in a professional recording studio for every lesson. I learned so much more here at such a faster pace than I ever thought possible."

— Vincenzo Pisciotta (Rome in Silver), OC Recording Student, Touring EDM Artist

"The textbook is straight to the point. I couldn't have been happier with the results from the program, and my audio career is on track to take off."

— Carlos Almeida Jr., OC Recording Student, Sound Department, Blizzard Entertainment

About the Author

Asaf Fulks founded The OC Recording Company in 2005, building it into a world-renowned recording studio, record label, and accredited audio school. He has engineered for platinum and Grammy winning artists, earned a Gold Record, mixed three #1 records, and placed productions on Netflix, ESPN, MTV, SYFY, and Disney.

Fulks is a licensed California attorney (J.D., Magna Cum Laude), certified in Pro Tools and Waves, a U.S. patent holder, and the creator of StemDesk.