Music-Recording & Reproduction

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,...

The Music Producer's Guide to Social Media Content offers essential insights into the role of audio in content creation for social media platforms. It provides advice on succeeding in the music industry through the successful adoption of social media practices, and creating high quality...

Collaboration, Engagement, and Tradition in Contemporary and Electronic Music offers insights into practices at the forefront of modern music making and is built on a rich collection of concerts and talks, representing over a decade of artistic insight and creative practice showcased at the...

From Stage to Studio: Performances versus Recordings in Classical Music presents a cultural study of classical music-making through the analysis of live and studio performances of orchestral and operatic repertoire conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras.Author: Amy Blier-CarruthersISBN-10: 0367485753ISBN-13: 9780367485757Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/21/2025Pages: 286Format: HardcoverWeight:...

Creative Confidence and Music Production: Overcome Your Insecurities is a practical guide for music producers to tackle self-doubt and navigate the relationship between confidence and creativity, by offering tools to overcome the most common creative blocks.The book begins by discussing the interrelationships between confidence,...

In this insightful biography, explore the evolution of Post Malone's unique sound, which blends hip-hop, rock, pop, and elements of country into a mesmerizing tapestry of musical innovation. Delve into the stories behind his chart-topping albums, including "Stoney" and "Beerbongs & Bentleys," where each...

We all want to feel more confident in our work and quickly translate our ideas into sound. You don't need more plug-ins or equipment. Mastering these 4 key concepts will significantly improve your mixes and productions. Whether you're a beginner, intermediate, or professional, this...

Have you always dreamed of creating professional-quality music from the comfort of your home? How to Build a Home Recording Studio is your ultimate guide to transforming your space into a sonic sanctuary. From acoustic treatment to equipment setup, this book empowers you to...

Traveling Music Videos offers a new interdisciplinary perspective on how contemporary music videos travel across, shape, and transform various media, online platforms, art institutions, and cultural industries worldwide. With the onset of digital technologies and the proliferation of global video-sharing websites at the beginning...

Can music be made "independently" in the 21st century? More than a generation of musicians, music workers, and music companies have now been operating in the context of the profound shifts in music production and dissemination in the "digital era." Scholarly focus on musical...

The Author, Girish Patro, is a well known Trainer in Music Production and Sound Engineering.He has trained many more sound engineers, music performers, music educators at Sound Engineering Academy (Trivandrum), Centurion University (Bhubaneswar), Mumbai Audio & Music Academy (Lucknow), who are currently working at...

The first book to consider the shellac disc as a global format. With the rise of the gramophone around 1900, the shellac disc traveled the world and eventually became the dominant sound format in the first half of the twentieth century. Format Friction brings...

Chairman at the Board is an intimate, funny, and absorbing look at the music business by an insider who has recorded some of the greatest musical artists from the 1970s to today.After his high school band was dropped by Decca Records, Bill Schnee began...

Busby Berkeley's big-production numbers are emblematic of the Hollywood dream factory.Exploring the tensions between escapism and ideological over-coding in the Warner Bros. musical, this book tracks the ways in which Berkeley created spectacles that are both critical and complacent in relation to the society...

Discover the techniques and essential elements of the compression process for music production mixing. A comprehensive and accessible guide that unravels the mysteries of audio compression, one of the most essential yet complex techniques in music production. This book explores in depth the fundamentals,...

Learn how to EQ for mixing and mastering in a simple and practical way. This book is a comprehensive guide designed for musicians, producers, and sound engineers looking to hone their EQ skills. This book covers everything from the basics of EQ to advanced...

Mastering is the final process in the music production chain, where tracks are prepared for commercial distribution. This process is crucial to ensure that songs sound cohesive, balanced and professional on a variety of playback systems.This book is a comprehensive guide for those interested...

In the world of music production, mixing is one of the most crucial and challenging stages. This is a must-have for any aspiring producer, sound engineer or musician looking to hone their mixing skills. Written by renowned producer and author Jules Gavin, this book...