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With the ongoing development of algorithmic composition programs and communities of practice expanding, algorithmic music faces a turning point. Joining dozens of emerging and established scholars alongside leading practitioners in the field, chapters in this Handbook both describe the state of algorithmic...

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...

The first title in our Laurier Digital Imprint. Representing Sound elucidates the base technical ontology, the machine essence, of every recorded musical communication. In so doing, it suggests the broad contours of an unprecedented theoretical basis for considering recording practice that...

How sonically distinctive digital “signatures”—including reverb, glitches, and autotuning—affect the aesthetics of popular music, analyzed in works by Prince, Lady Gaga, and others. Is digital production killing the soul of music? Is Auto-Tune the nadir of creative expression? Digital...

Music Technology and the Project Studio: Synthesis and Sampling provides clear explanations of synthesis and sampling techniques and how to use them effectively and creatively. Starting with analog-style synthesis as a basic model, this textbook explores in detail how messages from a MIDI controller...

Crash Course: Home Recording is an eight week program to take you from novice to studio expert as quickly and comprehensively as possible. Learn how to record, mix and process your own songs. All technical terms are explained in a full glossary. This book was written by Paul White of Sound On Sound magazine.

Discover how to achieve commercial-grade recordings, even in the smallest studios, by applying power-user techniques from the world's most successful producers. Recording Secrets for the Small Studio is an intensive training course specifically designed for small-studio enthusiasts who want...

(Berklee Press). This book has a very specific purpose: to help songwriters find better rhymes and use them more effectively. Rhyme is one of the most crucial areas of lyrics writing, and this guide will provide all of the technical information necessary to develop your skills completely. The exercises...

Audio Production Tips: Getting the Sound Right at the Source provides practical and accessible information detailing the production processes for recording today’s bands. By demonstrating how to "get the sound right at the source," author Peter Dowsett lays the appropriate framework to...

As the music industry continues to grow, more and more aspiring artists and musicians are looking for vital information and tips needed to start making an impact with music. - This is the best beginner's guide for anyone looking for a career in music. In this book you will learn......

The 8 BIGGEST Mistakes EVERY DJs Makes and How To Avoid Them... Plus a “14 Day Guide to Success in Your DJ Business” includes solutions to most DJ's most common mistakes like: Giving Up Too Soon Not Looking For New Clients Buying Cheap Equipment Charging Too Little Focusing On Equipment Rather Than Clients Trying To Be Everything To Everyone Not Having Any Marketing Collateral & Not Having Fun

A cultural history of MIDI (the Musical Instrument Digital Interface), one of the most revolutionary and transformative technologies in the history of music. A history of electronic music that goes way beyond the Moog. Part rigorous history, part insightful commentary, and part memoir,...

If you want to be successful in the music industry today, Social Media and Social networking is one the most important tool, needed in order to make real success. We all live in a great age of opportunity the "THE INFORMATION AGE" Technology is moving at a dynamic pace enriching our...

The latest SX release of Steinberg's Cubase program provides users with an incredibly powerful and versatile software sequencer equipped with sample-accurate mix automation, VST and ASIO capabilities and the groundbreaking cross-platform VST System Link networking protocol. Basic Cubase SX shows you...