I always have to applaud manufacturers who take the educational route in their marketing efforts. M-Audio has produced this 35 page book that is available for free in various ways through their website and dealer network. While they do mention their line of microphones throughout the text, the information here will be useful to anybody wanting to learn more about microphones; how they work and how to use them. The book is broken up into five chapters: Microphone Design, Caring for Microphones, Basic Miking Concepts, Stereo Miking Concepts and Specific Miking Applications. I highly reccomend this book to anybody interested in learning how to widen their repitoire of mic techniques. This is the first book of the Record>Now series that M-Audio is putting out, and future volumes will include topics like compression and such. Good job! (www.m-audio.com)