Recording category: 214 books

"If You Don't Know Me By Now," "The Love I Lost," "The Soul Train Theme," "Then Came You," "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"--the distinctive music that became known as Philly Soul dominated the pop music charts in the 1970s. In A House on Fire, John A. Jackson...

How to Get $7,456.33 Monthly as a Music Video Producer So you want to make music videos? Maybe you know a little about music video production, or maybe you're a newbie. Whatever may be the case, you need not worry! In How to Get $7,456.33 Monthly as a Music Video Producer we're going to cover all...

GarageBand is an essential part of Apples iLife suite. Music-makers across the world use this software to edit and improve their tracks, and it offers a wealth of functionality thats accessible to all. GarageBand Tips & Tricks will walk you through everything GarageBand has to offer, with step-by-step guides on recording songs, editing scores, choosing the right stompbox and much, much more.

—Revised, Updated, and Expanded for Today's Rapidly Evolving Audio World— Delivered in a witty, easy style by multiple-award nominated producer J. Daniel Sawyer, Making Tracks gives you the lowdown on today's audiobook landscape--now revised and expanded for today's marketplace. From narrative...

Whether you’re comping a vocal track, restoring an old recording, working with dialogue or sound effects for film, or imposing your own vision with mash-ups or remixes, audio editing is a key skill to successful sound production. Digital Audio Editing gives you the techniques, from the simplest...

Audio mastering is the final step in the audio production process, polishing the recording's final mix and prepping it for release and distribution. This fourth edition of Bobby Owsinski's classic The Mastering Engineer's Handbook is a thoroughly updated and comprehensive manual on the art and science...

Idiot's Guides: Mixing Music breaks down all the complex jargon for beginners and discussing a blend of skillful principles and techniques that anyone can utilize when mixing. It covers all the fundamentals from the various mixing styles, the element of a mix and how to build one, the rules of arrangement,...

Steinberg's virtual studio technology has revolutionised the world of music recording. Today, an entire bank of instruments can be recreated virtually, within a desktop PC or Mac, making the traditional racks of mysterious black boxes, miles of cabling and mountains of keyboards a thing of the past.Whether...

Basic Multitracking covers recording techniques for analogue and digital tape-based methods of working, as well as tapeless systems. This book will help to attain professional standards.

The initial volume of Behind the Boards was the first definitive rock-record producer's anthology of its kind, taking music fans and those interested in sound recording inside the studio to experience the creation of life-changing music! Behind the Boards II: The Making of Rock 'n' Roll's Greatest...

Investigating areas such as soundproofing, acoustics and monitoring, Basic Home Studio Design will help you transform your bedroom into the equivalent of a modern recording studio, and at a fraction of the price.

A.I. Performance: The Art of Live Automation takes you through a series of steps for any novice to become technically proficient enough to script and pre-automate live shows which rival the biggest stars. Using equipment you already own (or even suggesting potential new purchases to help you achieve...

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 and brings...

How does sound work? How do I record a range of instruments? How do I record, mix and master a track? How do I use MIDI for sequencing and arranging? This book tackles all these questions and more, and is a complete beginner's guide to recording, mixing and mastering music. It is an indispensable...