Music-Recording & Reproduction

(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...

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...

(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...

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...

Recorded Music in Creative Practices: Mediation, Performance, Education brings new critical perspectives on recorded music research, artistic practice, and education into an active dialogue.Although scholars continue to engage keenly in the study of recordings and studio practices, less attention has been devoted to integrating...

This book is also available as a pdf download for $15 from my website DingDingMusic.com/ManualsThe first Pro Tools 12 Book"Pro Tools First 12 - How it Works" is not only the first (and only) book for the free version of Pro Tools, it is...

Create Your Own Audiobook - Even If You're a Complete Novice or TechnophobeIt's never been easier to produce your own audiobook from scratch - even if you have no experience. It's so simple that even your pet dog could do it - well, almost!...

This volume collects, for the first time, essential interviews and aesthetic writings from throughout James Tenney's five-decade artistic career. The eminent American-Canadian composer James Tenney (1934-2006) made groundbreaking contributions to sampling culture, digital sound synthesis, algorithmic composition, minimalism, spectral music, music in non-standard tuning...

This cross-disciplinary collection provides the first comprehensive study of library music practices in the 1960s and 1970s. Library music was inexpensive, off-the-shelf music available to license for a small fee. It was widely used in television and film as a cheaper alternative to commissioned...

The amazing story of the home studio that helped launch some of Britain's most beloved bands. The Sheffield space age began in 1961, when local mechanic Ken Patten won a tape-recording competition by recreating the sound of a rocket launch using a pencil and...

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...

This volume seeks to offer a new approach to the study of music through the lens of recent works in science and technology studies (STS), which propose that facts are neither absolute truths, nor completely relative, but emerge from an intensely collective process of...

Mastering Electronic Dance Music is a guide to the sonic considerations of EDM audio. Written by a successful Apple-approved mastering engineer, it introduces readers to all the techniques behind mastering electronic dance music (EDM).Beginning with the essentials of preparation, the book addresses the nature...

Making the instrument and vocal tracks sound their best and then making them all work together is an extremely important stage in the recording process. This important second edition demonstrates techniques and procedures that result in a polished mix and powerful master recording, using...

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...

Singing the Body Electric explores the relationship between the human voice and technology, offering startling insights into the ways in which technological mediation affects our understanding of the voice, and more generally, the human body. From the phonautograph to magnetic tape and now to...

John Hunt was born in Windsor and Graduated from University College London, in German language and literature. He has worked in personnel administration, record retailing and bibliographic research for a government agency and is on the lecture panel of the National Federation of Music...

The Stories Behind the AlbumsCarolina beach music--those often-soulful songs about the beach, parties, that special love, dancing or just relaxing in the sun--has long been a mainstay of culture in the Southeast. Yet until the late 1960s, you needed an impressive collection of 45s...

Turn My Head Into Sound: A History Of Kevin Shields And My Bloody Valentine tells the story of one of the great sonic innovators of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.My Bloody Valentine have released only three albums in their forty-year career, but...