The low rumbles of the fog signal and flashing beam of light from the powerful lens have guided mariners away from the perilous waters surrounding Point Arena Lighthouse since 1870. After the great earthquake in 1906 and the rebuilding of the tower in 1908; Point Arena�s navigational aids continued to warn ships away from the peninsula off Northern California�s Pacific coastline. The original tower was replaced with a concrete cylindrical tower that rises 115 feet from the headland. This became the first lighthouse tower in the United States constructed with materials found to be superior to the stone and masonry lighthouse structures of the past. The new tower; crowned with a nearly 13;000-pound first-order Fresnel lens; sent a beam of light 20 miles out to sea and continued alerting ships of the dangers just offshore.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. an incredible referenceBy M. GolubitskyFX starts out with the basics of sound as it exists in physical form and goes on to [arguably] bigger and better things from there. Not only that but Case manages to describe rather complicated concepts in an easy to understand way due to the comprehensiveness with which he delivers descriptions of all necessary underlying ideas that precede any technical discussion. The book reads in a very accessible language with quirky; didgeridoo-centric humor thrown in here and there; and overall is an incredible reference on many subjects related to the use of effects in the studio; as well as audio; recording session workflow and etiquette; and music as a whole.The best part is you dont have to read it front to back (although you just might want to); you can flip to any page using the table of contents or even at random and learn something way wicked excellent.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. TerrificBy L. MassaarExplains every concept well and starts from the very beginning to boot. Very accessible material; all easily understood and every piece patiently explained so that it unfolds gradually.I wish the book contained a DVD or CD of sound samples so we could play the before/after FX... there is an accompanying website that tries to provide this but its not very comprehensive... Also in the time it takes to cue up the sample (buffering etc) the before/after is easily lost in the delay.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Very good complementery readingBy Jorge Larrea JorqueraEasy to read hard and complementary topics in audio; but remember to read other mixing books first; my favorites are Mixing (Izhaki); Mixing Secrets (Senior) and Mix Smart (Case). With this one your audio mixing library is complete
