Acknowledgments

A book like this gets made by more people than the one whose name is on the cover.

To every artist who handed me a Pro Tools session and trusted me to make it sound better than they left it—you taught me more than any textbook could.

To the engineers, producers, and studio owners who let a younger me hang around, ask too many questions, and watch how the work actually gets done—the lessons that stuck were the ones you showed me, not the ones you said.

To the students who have come through my studio over the years—the questions you asked are the reason this book exists in the form it does.

To the friends and family who offered enthusiasm when this was just an idea, support when the work felt impossible, and belief when my own ran low—thank you for encouraging me to never quit.

And to my mom, who is the reason any of this exists at all.

Thank you.

—Asaf