Music-Recording & Reproduction

This is a book dedicated to the set up and operation of live sound engineering, it took over a year to compile and is fully illustrated.This book was produced with not only the college student, or educations institutions in mind but also the everyday...

An ideal introduction for anyone starting out in audio post-production.Author: Hilary WyattISBN-10: 0240519477ISBN-13: 9780240519470Publisher: Focal PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2004Pages: 302Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.32lbsSize: 9.66h x 7.46w x 0.61d

Ready to make music but don't know where to start?This book doesn't just tell you what to do-it builds a full song with you, step-by-step, from a blank screen to a finished track. You'll follow along in real time with screenshots, chapter-based videos, and...

This book presents the state of the art in approaches, methodologies and systems from the emerging field of automation in music mixing and mastering. A comprehensive guide, providing an introductory read for beginners, as well as a crucial reference point for experienced researchers, producers,...

A Music Transcription Method: Notating Recorded Music by Ear teaches how to leverage music dictation in the modern music industry. The book's four parts cover aspects of preparation, process, interpretation, and industry resources related to notating recorded music by ear.Taking a modular approach, the...

Author: Zuri A. ZahmirISBN-13: 9798311007641Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/16/2025Pages: 106Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.34lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d

Unlock the secrets to crafting iconic hip-hop and modern R&B tracks with The Hip Hop Producers Guide Book: Secrets to Sonic Success and a Profitable Music Career. This comprehensive guide takes you through the music production journey, from historical influences to mastering modern technologies...

Widespread distribution of recorded music via digital networks affects more than just business models and marketing strategies; it also alters the way we understand recordings, scenes and histories of popular music culture. This Is Not a Remix uncovers the analog roots of digital practices...

Play with Sound: Manual for Electronic Musicians and Other Sound Explorers offers a thorough introduction to music technology by centering on curiosity and creativity in the exploration of the fundamentals of sound.With color illustrations throughout, this book covers topics regarding audio software, acoustical principles,...

Capture great sound in the first place and spend less time "fixing it in the mix" with Ian Corbett's Mic It! With this updated and expanded second edition, you'll quickly understand essential audio concepts as they relate to microphones and mic techniques and learn...

How do composers build sustainable careers, ensuring their work aligns with their financial goals and personal well-being? Composing a Living is a practical and empowering guide for composers navigating the intersection of music, money, and business. Drawing on extensive industry experience and twenty-eight interviews...

During the mid-1950s, when Hollywood found itself struggling to compete within an expanding entertainment media landscape, certain producers and studios saw an opportunity in making films that showcased performances by rock 'n' roll stars. Rock stars eventually found cinema to be a useful space...

Modern MIDI equips you with everything you need to use MIDI in your music productions. With a particular focus on practical application and step-by-step explanations, this book does far more than tell you about how MIDI works. Simple explanations and real-world scenarios encourage you...

Can you turn a soulful ballad into a hit dance track, or make any Billboard hit your own? Whether you're a professional DJ or producer, or are just beginning to mix tracks, this step-by-step guide brings you through the entire process of making your...

Professional studio design is a specialized science, with more than a touch of "black magic" thrown in. Over the past few years, Sound on Sound magazine has made one trip each month to a reader's studio. These visits have demonstrated that it is fairly...

This unique anthology assembles primary documents chronicling the development of the phonograph, film sound, and the radio. These three sound technologies shaped Americans' relation to music from the late nineteenth century until the end of the Second World War, by which time the technologies...

During the last two decades, the field of music production has attracted considerable interest from the academic community, more recently becoming established as an important and flourishing research discipline in its own right.Author: Russ Hepworth-SawyerISBN-10: 0415789214ISBN-13: 9780415789219Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/19/2019Pages: 340Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.84lbsSize: 10.00h...

Growing sales numbers for cassette tapes in the Global North since the early 2010s have led mass media outlets to repeatedly proclaim a tape revival. Yet, the grassroots projects of devotees in niche punk, noise and hip-hop DIY music scenes have continuously upheld the...

Audio Production and Critical Listening: Technical Ear Training, Second Edition develops your critical and expert listening skills, enabling you to listen to audio like an award-winning engineer. Featuring an accessible writing style, this new edition includes information on objective measurements of sound, technical descriptions...

ARE YOU READY TO RISE IN THE DJ WORLD?Whether you're just starting out or looking to elevate your game, the path to success in the competitive music industry can feel like a maze, full of hidden pitfalls and closely guarded secrets.You've tried sifting through...

ARE YOU READY TO RISE IN THE DJ WORLD?Whether you're just starting out or looking to elevate your game, the path to success in the competitive music industry can feel like a maze, full of hidden pitfalls and closely guarded secrets.You've tried sifting through...

A Beginner Conga Playing Guide: A Step-By-Step Guide to Mastering Rhythms, Techniques, and Styles for All Skill LevelsUnlock the rhythmic power of the congas with this comprehensive beginner's guide! Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your skills, A Beginner Conga Playing...

Author: Samuel FriendISBN-13: 9798992613711Publisher: Palmetto PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/15/2025Pages: 198Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.43lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.51d

Learn to Produce EDM Like a Pro & Take Your Music To A Whole New Level Why do some producers make great music after just one year, while others still sound average?The answer? It's how they learn and practice. The most successful EDM producers...

Author: Cody WaiteISBN-13: 9798289106094Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/21/2025Pages: 78Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.22lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.16d

Along with a computer, an audio interface provides the all-important hardware foundation for computer-based recording. This book helps musicians choose, apply, and get the maximum performance from all types of audio interfaces. Written in a clear, practical, non-intimidating style, topics include: - The significance...

Making music for the movies is a complicated, involved, and challenging process. Music Editing for Film and Television covers the practical skills needed to successfully hone your craft. Through an overview of the music editing process, this book will equip you with detailed techniques...

The V.A.S.S.T. Instant Series features a visually oriented, step-by-step instructional style that effectively guides readers through complex processes. Surround sound is rapidly displacing stereophonic sound as the accepted standard. This low-price-point book is an easy buy to provide the reader a foundation in the...

Provides an introduction to the nature, synthesis and transformation of sound which forms the basis of digital sound processing for music and multimedia. Background information in computer techniques is included so that you can write computer algorithms to realise new processes central to your...

(Berklee Press). Get the most out of Digidesign's Pro Tools software with this comprehensive home studio guide that will show you how to create the highest quality recordings by honing your production skills and engineering techniques. With a complete explanation of the entire production...

Regardless of your budget, if you want to learn how to mix and master music entirely on your laptop, this book is definitely for you. MMITB was written to help you spend your money wisely. It is time to take your mixing to the...

Featuring interviews with John Oswald, Negativland, and others and drawing on a wealth of research on copyright and intellectual property, Plunderphonics explores the impact of a genre that made illegality a point of pride. In Plunderphonics, Matthew Blackwell tells the storyf a group of...

Unlock the secrets of professional audio production-right from your home! Whether you're a seasoned musician, aspiring audio engineer, or a complete beginner, this comprehensive guide demystifies the world of sound engineering and shows you exactly how to create high-quality audio in any space.Today's music...

Vinyl Records and Analog Culture in the Digital Age examines music technologies from a popular culture studies perspective, taking into consideration the ways in which human beings bring these technologies into their lives and the discursive practices they create.Author: Paul E. WintersISBN-10: 1498510078ISBN-13: 9781498510073Publisher:...

The Audio Circuits Cookbook is a comprehensive collection of high-quality audio circuit modules--"building blocks" --that readers can arrange to create complete audio devices. More than 80 featured circuits cover every aspect of audio, from basics such as active rectifiers, peak followers, and oscillators, to...

Aesthetic Noise: The Philosophy of Intentional Listening considers the complex nature of noise within the framework of philosophical filtering, examining how, if noise is engaged with aesthetically, it can produce profound experiences and understandings.Author: Mary G. MazurekISBN-10: 103259795XISBN-13: 9781032597959Publisher: Focal PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/03/2025Pages: 222Format:...

Make emotionally impactful, professional-quality music that connects-with proven strategies from Mixerman, a highly regarded music producer and mixer with multiple gold and platinum credits. This no-BS book offers his unvarnished perspective and explains how to make great music-technically, emotionally, and politically.This book sets you...

Step into the life of Chris Martin, the soulful voice and creative force behind one of the world's most beloved bands, Coldplay. In Unveiling the Voice Behind Coldplay - From Exeter to World Fame, readers follow Chris's incredible journey from his humble beginnings in...

(Berklee Guide). Produce professional-grade vocal tracks! This book guides you through the vocal production process, looking at how to coach singers, how to use sound processing tools and techniques, and how to add various types of vocals to a track in order to produce...

A Beginner Lap Steel Guitar Playing Guide: A Step-By-Step Guide To Mastering Rhythms, Techniques, And Styles For All Skill LevelsUnlock the soulful voice of the lap steel guitar and discover the joy of playing this expressive instrument with confidence and creativity!Whether you're an absolute...

The Art of Business in Music, Second EditionEndorsed by Alander "Big AJ" Pulliam Jr., Former Marketing Director, Universal Music Group This is not your average book; it's history in the making.This is the independent artist's ultimate guide for mastering the modern music business. From...

A reflection on the evolution of physical media into metaphor, through the history of music curation. Obsolescence makes the heart grow fonder, at least in the case of the mixtape. Not all technologies are so lucky. Some (say, wax cylinders) fade almost completely from...

Author: Chad JohnsonISBN-10: 1705103960ISBN-13: 9781705103968Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2025Pages: 128Format: Paperback

In 1977, at age twenty-four, Fred Mollin co-produced a record that became one of the most successful ballads in pop music history. How do you follow that? Unplugged answers that question with a journey through a musical and creative life well-lived. The adventures in...

Written by one of the most prominent thinkers in sound studies, Amplifications presents a perspective on sound narrated through the experiences of a sound artist and writer. A work of reflective philosophy, Amplifications sits at the intersection of history, creative practice, and sound studies,...

For many citizens, politics is depressing. How has this come to be the norm? And, how is it influencing democracy? From rising polarization to climate change, today's politics are leaving many Western democracies in the throes of malaise. While anger, anxiety, and fear are...

""The Story of Southern Hymnology"" is a comprehensive exploration of the history and development of hymnody in the American South. Written by Arthur Linwood Stevenson, a prominent musicologist and hymnologist, the book traces the evolution of Southern hymnody from its roots in European sacred...

In 1977, at age twenty-four, Fred Mollin co-produced a record that became one of the most successful ballads in pop music history. How do you follow that? Unplugged answers that question with a journey through a musical and creative life well-lived. The adventures in...

In a time when artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly integrated into music production, Artificial Intelligence in Music and Audio Production provides a comprehensive and easy-to-understand overview of the latest developments.Author: Thomas FosterISBN-10: 1041027869ISBN-13: 9781041027867Publisher: Focal PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/07/2025Pages: 122Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 8.50h x...

The Only Ones were the most important band to emerge in 1977, artistically if not commercially. Their eponymous first LP presents a wonderful sense of possibilities and excitement, of a band standing on the verge of something fantastic. And the presence of 'Another Girl,...