BOOKS

Sound For Film & Television
By Tomlinson Holman
A thorough introduction to the fascinating field of recording, editing, mixing, and exhibiting film and television sound.

GEAR

Blimps, Dead Cats and Pop Killers
Funny names for some useful audio gear.

Shotgun Microphone Techniques
From CreativeHat.com.

Wikipedia
Everything you ever wanted to know about microphones.

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RESOURCES

Audio
Shure's Guide to better audio for video production.

Location Sound
The Basics and Beyond from Dan Brockett.

Outdodor Soundscapes and Stereo Recording
By Matt Blaze.

Recording Dialogue
From IndieFilmmaking.com

Rode University
Online audio training.

Film Sound Design
Film sound theory.

SOFTWARE

Logic Pro
Users Forum.

ProToolsUsers.org
Users Forum

Soundtrack Pro
Discussion forum.