Technical category: 2066 books

In this easy to understand, "how to" book for any aspiring songwriter, Larry McCabe addresses a variety of concepts including: how to get started, how to write in different song forms, how to approach titles, themes and lyrics, the creation of a melody, utilization of various chords and...

(Berklee Methods). Learn the essentials of music notation, from fundamental pitch and rhythm placement to intricate meter and voicing alignments. This book also covers the correct way to subdivide rhythms and notate complex articulations and dynamics. An excellent resource for both written and computer notation software!

OK;I finally did it.After being asked literally hundreds and hundreds of times. I wrote down how to find gigs, how to make gigs that aren't there and how to get the few that are there.Those of you who don't know me;I'm Clint 'Pops' McLaughlin.I have been selling books...

Music Preservation and Archiving Today moves beyond the how-to and assembles the work currently being done to preserve music and "scenes" via essays, case studies, and overviews of work by academic archives as well as community­driven preservation projects.

Spend less time learning and more time recording Logic Pro X offers Mac users the tools and power they need to create recordings ready to share with the world. This book provides the know-how for navigating the interface, tweaking the settings, picking the sounds, and all the other tech tasks...

Telling the story of the 'mixmaster' Pete Hammond's incredible 40 year career in music production, Get Down Here and Mix Yourself a Hit lifts the lid on life behind the hits and the unique contribution made by Pete to countless hit records, many of which came to define the Stock Aitken and Waterman...

Joe Meek’s Bold Techniques updates the 2001 print edition, and features a new Introduction, an additional chapter, and a newly restored and remastered version of Meek’s legendary 1959 stereo album about life on the Moon, I Hear a New World. Joe Meek was an iconoclastic British recording innovator...

Paul White, of Sound On Sound magazine, presents a unique book that promises to get you up and running with MIDI in just eight weeks! Learn the basics of MIDI data, and the possibilities it has grown to present and get your MIDI equipment talking to each other in blissful synchronicity. Understand the...

Confucius once said ‘If you want to know what’s up the road ahead ask the man coming back down it’ Knowledge is both the key to not getting ripped off but it also unlocks the secrets of how to beat the opposition in a very competitive industry. When you add tips on saving tons...

Sure, you can import and mix a track in Pro Tools. You can work with MIDI and you know your way around the Edit window. The UI is as familiar as your most broken-in pair of jeans. We get it—you don’t need another button-pushing guide starting from the ground floor. Get uniquely in-depth...

“So You Want To Be a Rock N’ Roll Star (Why Songwriting Matters)”: If you are a budding songwriter, producer and performer, I am one of you and have been for more than 30 years.I have played solo and in bands. I’ve had songs placed in television and film. I’ve played little clubs, bigger...

STOP BEATING YOUR HEAD AGAINST A BRICK WALL AND START TAKING YOUR MUSIC CAREER SERIOUSLY! Music Business Guru and multi-platinum music producer, music business book author, and educator, Sahpreem A. King is offering up his third installment of “In Your Face” music business wisdom's especially...

In Recording History, Peter Martlanduses a range of archival sources to trace the genesis and early development of the British record industry from1888 to 1931. A work of economic and cultural history that draws on a vast range of quantitative data, itsurveys the commercial and business activities...

Enhance your chance for success as a recording artist by following the real-world advice found within the pages of the book. Step-by-step suggestions for: Setting career goals Developing your songs and stage presence Recording your first demo and full-length album Designing your promotional...