Music recording and reproduction Books
Hal Leonard Corporation Ableton Live 9 Toy Piano and Violin DVD
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£35.00
RLPG Ableton Live 9 Toy Piano and Violin DVD
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£42.75
Hal Leonard Electronics Concepts Labs and Projects For Media
Book SynopsisELECTRONIC CONCEPTS LABS AND PROJECTS: FOR MEDIA ENTHUSIASTS STUDENTS AND PROFESSIO
£47.36
RLPG The The Musical iPad Creating Performing and
Book SynopsisMUSICAL IPAD: PERFORMING CREATING AND LEARNING MUSIC ON YOUR IPAD
£27.84
Hal Leonard Ableton Grooves Programming Basic and Advanced
Book SynopsisABLETON GROOVES: PROGRAMMING BASIC AND ADVANCED DRUM GROOVES WITH ABLETON LIVE
£26.37
Hal Leonard Corporation Mixing and Mastering with Pro Tools 11
Book SynopsisMIXING AND MASTERING WITH PRO TOOLS 11
£26.51
Hal Leonard Corporation Sound Design Mixing and Mastering with Ableton
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£26.75
Hal Leonard Corporation Social Media Promotions for Musicians
Book SynopsisStop just using social media and learn how to promote with it with ÊSocial Media Promotions for MusiciansÊ. The book reveals a host of online insider tips and tricks that will help you gain more fans and followers increase your views and grow your ticket and merch sales. ÊSocial Media Promotions for MusiciansÊ shows artists bands engineers and producers the latest techniques and strategies to increase your online presence more effectively and efficiently than you ever thought possible. The book covers YouTube Facebook Twitter Google+ blogs Pinterest bookmarking sites websites and newsletters. You''ll discover:ÞÛ How to increase your online exposure to increase your fan baseÞÛ How to have more time for creating by saving at least an hour every day on common social media operationsÞÛ Exclusive promotional tips that boost your views and followersÞÛ How to uncover and develop your brandÞÛ The secret behind successful tweets and postsÞÛ Why a mailing list is the key to your tick
£27.00
Hal Leonard Corporation Zen and the Art of Recording Zen Art
Book SynopsisZEN AND THE ART OF RECORDING
£30.25
Hal Leonard Corporation The Complete Guide to Connecting Audio Video and
Book SynopsisTHE COMPLETE GUIDE TO CONNECTING AUDIO VIDEO AND MIDI EQUIPMENT: ENGLISH EDITION
£47.43
Hal Leonard Corporation La Guia Completa para la Conexin de Equipos de
Book SynopsisLA GU A COMPLETA PARA LA CONEXIÃN DE EQUIPOS DE AUDIO V DEO Y MIDI
£48.45
Hal Leonard Corporation Get Tusked
Book SynopsisIn this behind-the-scenes look at the making of Fleetwood Mac's epic, platinum-selling double album, Tusk, producers and engineers Ken Caillat and Hernan Rojas tell their stories of spending a year with the band in their new million-dollar studio trying to follow up Rumours, the biggest rock album of the time. Following their massive success, the band continued its infamous soap opera when its musical leader and guitarist, Lindsey Buckingham, threatened to quit if he didn't get things his way, resulting in clashes not only with his band but especially Caillat, who had been essential to the band's Grammy-winning sound. Hernan Rojas's story recounts a young man who leaves Chile after General Pinochet's coup to seek his future in the music industry of Los Angeles, where he finds success at one of the hottest studios in town. When Fleetwood Mac arrives, Rojas falls in love with its star singer, Stevie Nicks, and the two of them become romantically involved.
£15.29
Globe Pequot Press Conversations with Women in Music Production
Book SynopsisIn Conversations with Women in Music Production, Kallie Marie interviews some of the most renowned women in music production and audio. Through thoughtful questions, readers gain perspective on the experiences of women in music production, as both audio engineers and producers. Their responses cover the choices they made about their careers and lives, how they view their roles, the changing landscape for women and minorities in music production, and the future of women in music production. All the women interviewed have varying viewpoints, but many share similar experiences, be it from formative years or in professional circumstances. Marie offers a rare, candid, and insightful look at the perspectives of women in music production and audio engineering and how they navigate their industry. The interviews lean into social issues, such as diversity, childcare, healthcare, pay equity, and the changing landscape of technology. Conversations with Women in Music Production is a relevant a
£17.09
Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation Drumset Workouts Vol.1
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£19.09
Hal Leonard Corporation Confessions of a Record Producer How to Survive
Book SynopsisCONFESSIONS OF A RECORD PRODUCER: 5TH EDITION - REVISED AND UPDATED
£23.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Mixerman and the Billionheir Apparent
Book SynopsisMIXERMAN AND THE BILLIONHEIR APPARENT
£27.58
Berklee Press Publications Understanding Audio Getting the Most Out of Your
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£38.00
Hal Leonard The Drum Recording Handbook Second Edition Music
Book SynopsisTHE DRUM RECORDING HANDBOOK SECOND EDITION
£34.87
Hal Leonard Corporation The Art of Singing on Stage and in the Studio
Book SynopsisTHE ART OF SINGING ONSTAGE AND IN THE STUDIO:UNDERSTANDING THE PSYCHOLOGY RELATIONSHI
£18.99
RLPG The Art of Recording a Big Band Al Schmitt
Book SynopsisThe Art of Recording a Big Band.
£26.04
Hal Leonard Corporation The Musicians Guide to iMovie for iPad
Book SynopsisThe Musician''s Guide to iMovie for iPad features Apple''s iMovie app, the perfect app to delve into the basics of video production. You will be guided step-by-step through the process of creating high-quality videos using iMovie for iOS. The book, along with the companion videos, will quickly get you up and running creating, editing, and sharing your own videos. Topics include importing video, pictures and audio clips, creating a movie trailer, exporting videos to sharing sites such as YouTube, Facebook, and Vimeo.Also included is information for purchasing and using add-ons such as microphones, stands, lighting, video storage options and more. You will explore options for using other devices to function as cameras such as Smartphones, GoPro, and other camera apps.Requires iOS 9.3 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. iMovie app version 2.2.4 and later. You will learn best practices for creating quality videos using only your iPad and iMovie in both natural and artif
£35.28
Hal Leonard Corporation An Age Without Samples Originality and Creativity
Book SynopsisAN AGE WITHOUT SAMPLES: ORIGINALITY AND CREATIVITY IN THE DIGITAL WORLD
£30.40
Hal Leonard Corporation The Blackbird Academy Foundations
Book SynopsisÊThe Blackbird Academy Foundations: Must-Know Audio and Recording PrinciplesÊ is designed to build your music engineering and audio production skills. The principles are directed at beginners to more advanced music creators remixers musicians songwriters singers and those curious about what it takes to record overdub and mix quality music. Those who aspire to music from ages 10 and up will gain operational skills and understanding of basic to advanced recording concepts including:ÞÞÛ Signal flowÞÛ Microphone recognition and advanced placementÞÛ The keys to achieving great results when recordingÞÛ Essential analog and digital gear used in audio productionÞÛ Using a digital audio workstationÞÛ Understanding analog to digital and digital to analog conversionÞÛ Using plug-ins and analog processing when recording overdubbing and mixingÞÛ Developing software skills such as tuning processing editing and mixingÞÛ Console basics and operationÞÛ Using auziliary tracks and busesÞÛ
£19.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Recording Unhinged Coloring Book For Those Who
Book SynopsisRECORDING UNHINGED COLORING BOOK: FOR THOSE WHO COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES
£11.69
Hal Leonard Corporation Audio Icons Unhinged Coloring Book Color All Over
Book SynopsisAUDIO ICONS UNHINGED COLORING BOOK: COLOR ALL OVER YOUR FAVORITE STUDIO PERSONALITIES
£12.34
Hal Leonard Recording Vocals with Dave Pensado Pensados
Book SynopsisPENSADO'S STRIVE EDUCATION SERIES: RECORDING VOCALS WITH DAVE PENSADO
£19.95
Hal Leonard Corporation Al Schmitt on Vocal and Instrumental Recording
Book SynopsisIn ÊAl Schmitt on Vocal and Instrumental Recording TechniquesÊ legendary producer and engineer Al Schmitt takes us into the studio and shares his process of selecting a microphone and shows us how to get the best sounds. Considerations such as song style instrumentation and the recording space itself are taken into account when making mic choices and determining the best placement for each. Schmitt demonstrates how to achieve the best sounds for a number of instruments ä including drums bass piano guitars (both acoustic and electric) organs and horns ä across many genres of music.ÞDrawing on decades of experience in the studio Schmitt brings a unique and invaluable perspective to not only making mic choices and their placement but also the importance of interacting with musicians ä taking their vision and preferences into account to create the most comfortable and effective recording experience for all involved.ÞAlso featured in ÊVocal and Instrumental Recording TechniquesÊ i
£26.00
Hal Leonard Audio Production Basics with Pro Tools First
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£26.60
MP-MPP University Press of Mississippi Making Tracks A Record Producers Southern Roots
Book SynopsisProvides a widely accessible study in the craft of recording. Billington demonstrates varying ways of achieving the mutual goal of a great record. He also introduces the supporting cast of songwriters, musicians, and engineers crucial to the magic in each recording session.
£21.21
Lexington Books Vinyl Records and Analog Culture in the Digital
Book SynopsisVinyl Records and Analog Culture in the Digital Age: Pressing Matters examines the resurgence of vinyl record technologies in the twenty-first century and their place in the history of analog sound and the recording industry. It seeks to answer the questions: why has this supposedly outmoded format made a comeback in a digital culture into which it might appear to be unwelcome? Why, in an era of disembodied pleasures afforded to us in this age of cloud computing would listeners seek out this remnant of the late nineteenth century and bring it seemingly back from the grave? Why do many listeners believe vinyl, with its obvious drawbacks, to be a superior format for conveying music to the relatively noiseless CD or digital file? This book looks at the ways in which music technologies are both inflected by and inflect human interactions, creating discourses, practices, disciplines, and communities.Trade ReviewNot just the die-hard fans and collectors of vinyl recordings will be interested in this new book by Paul E. Winters. . . .Here we have a good study on many characteristics of not just vinyl collecting but on the nature, 'aura,' authenticity and meaning of this important intellectual and artistic product; which, nevertheless, remains a product that, according to the very nature and purpose of the music industry, needs to be promoted and sold to generate revenue. . . .Very informative and not too academic in nature, this text will appeal to vinyl collectors and researchers of popular culture and consumer culture as well. * Popcultureshelf.com *Winters takes the reader on a fascinating journey from the days of shellac to the current renaissance of vinyl. Along the way he weaves through issues concerning authenticity, simulacrum, production, consumption, collecting practices, and listening perceptions, giving space to theorists and music fans. It is a masterful study written with verve and lucidity. Thomas M. Kitts, professor of English, St. John's University -- Thomas M. Kitts, professor of English, St. John's UniversityTable of ContentsCueing Up 1."Dog's Don't Listen to Phonographs:” Nipper, “His Master’s Voice,” and the Discourse of "Fidelity” 2.The Beatles on iTunes and Vinyl Reissue: Aesthetic Discourse and the Listening Subject 3.Virtual Authenticity: The Return of Vinyl in the Digital Age 4.Criminal Records: Record Collecting as Counter-Discourse 5.“Cabinets of Wonder” or “Coffins of Disuse?” Reissues, Box Sets, and Commodity Fetishism 6.“You Spin Me Round (Like A Record):” Analog Audiophilia As Disciplinary Mechanism 7.“The Vinyl Anachronist:” The Role of Social Media in the Formation of Communities of Vinyl The Run-out Groove
£81.00
Lexington Books Vinyl Records and Analog Culture in the Digital
Book SynopsisVinyl Records and Analog Culture in the Digital Age: Pressing Matters examines the resurgence of vinyl record technologies in the twenty-first century and their place in the history of analog sound and the recording industry. It seeks to answer the questions: why has this supposedly outmoded format made a comeback in a digital culture into which it might appear to be unwelcome? Why, in an era of disembodied pleasures afforded to us in this age of cloud computing would listeners seek out this remnant of the late nineteenth century and bring it seemingly back from the grave? Why do many listeners believe vinyl, with its obvious drawbacks, to be a superior format for conveying music to the relatively noiseless CD or digital file? This book looks at the ways in which music technologies are both inflected by and inflect human interactions, creating discourses, practices, disciplines, and communities.Trade ReviewNot just the die-hard fans and collectors of vinyl recordings will be interested in this new book by Paul E. Winters. . . .Here we have a good study on many characteristics of not just vinyl collecting but on the nature, 'aura,' authenticity and meaning of this important intellectual and artistic product; which, nevertheless, remains a product that, according to the very nature and purpose of the music industry, needs to be promoted and sold to generate revenue. . . .Very informative and not too academic in nature, this text will appeal to vinyl collectors and researchers of popular culture and consumer culture as well. * Popcultureshelf.com *Winters takes the reader on a fascinating journey from the days of shellac to the current renaissance of vinyl. Along the way he weaves through issues concerning authenticity, simulacrum, production, consumption, collecting practices, and listening perceptions, giving space to theorists and music fans. It is a masterful study written with verve and lucidity. -- Thomas M. Kitts, professor of English, St. John's UniversityTable of ContentsCueing Up 1."Dog's Don't Listen to Phonographs:” Nipper, “His Master’s Voice,” and the Discourse of "Fidelity” 2.The Beatles on iTunes and Vinyl Reissue: Aesthetic Discourse and the Listening Subject 3.Virtual Authenticity: The Return of Vinyl in the Digital Age 4.Criminal Records: Record Collecting as Counter-Discourse 5.“Cabinets of Wonder” or “Coffins of Disuse?” Reissues, Box Sets, and Commodity Fetishism 6.“You Spin Me Round (Like A Record):” Analog Audiophilia As Disciplinary Mechanism 7.“The Vinyl Anachronist:” The Role of Social Media in the Formation of Communities of Vinyl The Run-out Groove
£37.80
Lexington Books Mediatization in Popular Music Recorded Artifacts
Book SynopsisIn Performance and Technological Mediation in Popular Music, the relationship between performance, technological mediation, and the sense of live presence is investigated through a series of case studies related to popular music products. Alessandro Bratus explores technological mediation as a process of authentication that involves a chain of interconnected instances that have their roots in the cultural context in which the media products are designed to be marketed, and that also shape its recording technique and post-production. The book analyzes posthumous records, a peculiar case of the organization of recorded tracks made in absentia of their original performers that puts forward the possibility of an otherworldly collaboration between the living and the dead. Bratus also argues that the crucial significance of live performance for the construction of a personal, intimate relationship between performers and audiences reverberates in the audiovisual construction of the filmed conTrade ReviewBratus' book provides a worthwhile contribution to the growing body of research on mediatized uses of music in the popular domain. This book is theoretically strong and well-argued throughout, extending our understanding of several uniquely contemporary phenomena with reference to current theory on musicology, sound studies, media studies, and cultural studies. Bratus is well informed about the issues he discusses, bearing on questions of performance, technology, gender and the body, temporality, authenticity, and other key areas of concern. Anyone interested in delving deeper into current thinking on mediatized performances of popular music in the present historical moment would be advised to read this book. -- John Richardson, University of TurkuTable of ContentsIntroduction: Theoretically Live: Performance and Mediation between Experience, Intermediality, and Authenticity Chapter 1: Live Once, and Witness Forever: The Analytical Framework Chapter 2: The Many Lives of Jimi: Recordings and Utopian Spaces in Hendrix’s Posthumous Albums Chapter 3: So Empty without Me? Heritage, Realness and Memory in Tupac Shakur’s Posthumous Records Chapter 4: Identity as Timbre: Johnny Cash’s Expansive Identity in the American Recordings and Beyond Chapter 5: A Conversation with No Speakers: Live without Audience Chapter 6: Live EDM: Audiovisual Performativity for Bodies and Machines Coda: (Living?) In the Material World: The In-Betweenness of Michael Jackson’s This Is It
£81.00
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Amália Rodriguess Amália at the Olympia
Book SynopsisLila Ellen Gray is a cultural anthropologist, ethnomusicologist, and interdisciplinary scholar of music and sound. She is currently Associate Professor of Music at Dickinson College, USA. Her book Fado Resounding: Affective Politics and Urban Life (2013), was the recipient of the 2014 Woody Guthrie Award of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM-US).Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Notes on the Text Track List Preface: A Yearning for Liveness Part I: Setting the Stage 1. Dresses, Acrobats, and the Sound of Moonlight 2. Biographies of Her Voice 3. A Fado Primer 4. Listening to Amália Interlude I: Mid-century Representations: NATO: “Introducing Portugal” Part II: Listening to Amalia à l’Olympia Prelude: On Love and Longing 5. Presentation and “Uma Casa Portuguesa” 6. “Perseguição” 7. “Barco Negro” 8. Fados about Fado: “Tudo Isto É Fado” and “Que Deus me Perdoe” Interlude II: Mid-Century Representations: Simone de Beauvoir’s Les Mandarins 9. Diva Constellations Coda: “Fado Amália” Notes References Index
£18.00
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ReMaking Sound
Book SynopsisRe-Making Sound is concise and flexible primer to sound studies. It takes students through six ways of conceptualizing sound and its links to other social phenomena: soundscapes; noise; sound and semiotics of the voice; sound and/through/in text; background sound/sound design; and sound art. Each chapter summarizes the history and scholarly theoretical underpinnings of these areas and concludes with a student activity that concretizes the historical and theoretical discussion via sound-making projects. With chapters designed to be flexible and non-sequential, the text fits within various course designs, and includes an introduction to key concepts in sound and sound studies, a cumulative concluding chapter with sound accompanying podcast exercise, and an extensive bibliography for students to pursue sound studies beyond the book itself.Trade ReviewRe-Making Sound is splendid. Porcello and Patch advance sound studies in unique and compelling fashion and a whole generation of future scholars of the audible will be in their debt. -- Mark Smith, Carolina Distinguished Professor of History at the University of South Carolina, author of A Sensory History Manifesto (2021)Porcello and Patch have crafted a thoughtful, wide-ranging, and ear-opening introduction to the broad and expansive field of sound studies. Re-making Sound creates a jumping-off point for students, teachers, and other readers interested in exploring the links between sound and society. -- David Novak, Associate Professor of Music, UC Santa Barbara, author of Japanoise: Music at the Edge of Circulation (2013)Re-Making Sound is a wonderful and innovative book, offering an immensely valuable and unique introduction to sound studies. By supporting their exposition with a focus on sensory experience and a set of classroom exercises geared towards making and listening, Thomas Porcello and Justin Patch’s original and timely contribution will make rewarding reading for sound focused scholars and students alike. -- Daniel Fisher, Associate Professor of Anthropology, UC Berkeley, USA, author of The Voice and Its Doubles: Music and Media in Northern Australia (2016)Table of ContentsFigures Biographies Preface Introduction 1. Soundscape: Sound, Space, and Listening 2. Noise: From the Everyday to the Exceptional 3. Voice: Hearing and Ascribing Individual and Social Identity 4. Sound on the Page: Echoes and Resonances in Writing 5. Sound Design/Designing Sounds: Intentionally Crafted Sonic Worlds 6. Sound Art: What is Sound? Debates and Examples Concluding Exercise: Putting the Pieces Together Through Audio Narratives Acknowledgments Index
£20.89
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Cybermedia
Book SynopsisWe're experiencing a time when digital technologies and advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, and big data are redefining what it means to be human. How do these advancements affect contemporary media and music? This collection traces how media, with a focus on sound and image, engages with these new technologies. It bridges the gap between science and the humanities by pairing humanists' close readings of contemporary media with scientists' discussions of the science and math that inform them. This text includes contributions by established and emerging scholars performing across-the-aisle research on new technologies, exploring topics such as facial and gait recognition; EEG and audiovisual materials; surveillance; and sound and images in relation to questions of sexual identity, race, ethnicity, disability, and class and includes examples from a range of films and TV shows including Blade Runner, Black Mirror, Mr. Robot, Morgan, Ex Trade ReviewThe membrane between media and mind has been dissolving for a century. Cybermedia turns the membrane into an irrigation system. A new kind of practice as much as a book, Cybermedia brings makers, scientists and scholars into dialogues that pass through old borders, subtly transformed and transforming. From comic books to paranoia, neurotransmitters to Radiohead, Cybermedia opens a new landscape of social-technical minds and media as things to study and ways of studying them. * Sean Cubitt, Professor of Screen Studies, University of Melbourne, Australia *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Contributors Introduction Jonathan Leal and Carol Vernallis Part I: AI and Robotics 1. Could the AI of Our Dreams Ever Become Reality? Jay McClelland 2. Director Alex Garland Converses with Cybermedia’s Scientists and Media Scholars Jonathan Leal and Carol Vernallis 3. (S)Ex Machina and the Cartesian Theater of the Absurd Simon D. Levy and Charles W. Lowney 4. Epiphany, Infinity and Transcendent AI Zachary Mason Part II: Big Data, Sentience, and the Universe 5. A MASSIVE Swirl of Pixels: Algorithms in Radiohead’s ‘Go to Sleep’ Steen Ledet Christiansen 6. The Rise of the Machine: Body-Knowing, Neural Nets, and Emergent Freedom Charles W. Lowney 7. The Quantum Computer as Sci-Fi’s Favorite Character Leonardo P. G. De Assis 8. Composer Ben Salisbury Discusses Scoring Science for Alex Garland Holly Rogers, John McGrath, Carol Vernallis, and Dale Chapman 9. Ex Machina and the Question of Consciousness Murray Shanahan Part III: The Neuroscience of Affect and Event Perception 10. ‘A Solid Popularity Arc’: Affective Economies in Black Mirror’s ‘Nosedive’ Dale Chapman 11. Cognitive Boundaries, ‘Nosedive’ and Under the Skin: Interview with Jeffrey Zacks Carol Vernallis, Jonathan Leal, and Dale Chapman 12. Toward an AI Future of Comics Study and Creation: A Cognitive-Affective Approach Frederick Aldama and Laura Wagner Part IV: The Digital West 13. The Philosophy of Westworld Paul Skokowski 14. New Visions of the Old West: A.I., Self, and Other in Westworld Christopher Minz 15. Scoring Music for Westworld Then and Now: A Cognitive Perspective Annabel J. Cohen Part V: Interface, Desire, Collectivity 16. Director Terence Nance Discusses Random Acts of Flyness Carol Vernallis, Jonathan Leal, Holly Rogers, Liz Reich and the contributors of Cybermedia 17. The Gift of Black Sonics: Interface and Ontology in Sorry to Bother You and Random Acts of Flyness Liz Reich 18. Technology, Chaos, and the Nimble Subversion of Random Acts of Flyness Eric Lyon 19. Expecting the Twist: How Media Navigate the Intersections Among Different Sources of Prior Knowledge Noah Fram 20. Face Color Bevil Conway Part VI: Productive Neuropathologies 21. Digital Vitalism Marta Figlerowicz 22. Neuroplasticity: From Experience to Healing Sara Ferrando Colomer 23. Where is My Mind? Mr. Robot and the Digital Neuropolis Patricia Pisters 24. Dopamine Circuits: Wanting, Liking, Habits, and Goals. An Interview about Mr. Robot with Neuroscientist Talia Lerner Jonathan Leal, Carol Vernallis, and Patricia Pisters 25. The Taste of Cybermedia: An Interview with Hojoon Lee, The Lee Lab at Northwestern University Julia Peres Guimaraes, Selmin Kara, and Carol Vernallis Index
£35.52
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Dancing to the Drum Machine
Book SynopsisDancing to the Drum Machine is a never-before-attempted history of what is perhaps the most controversial musical instrument ever invented: the drum machine. Here, author Dan LeRoy reveals the untold story of how their mechanical pulse became the new heartbeat of popular music. The pristine snap of the LinnDrum. The bottom-heavy beats of the Roland 808. The groundbreaking samples of the E-MUSP-1200. All these machinesand their weirder, wilder-sounding cousinschanged composition, recording, and performance habits forever. Their distinctive sounds and styles helped create new genres of music, like hip hop and EDM. But they altered every musical style, from mainstream pop to heavy metal to jazz. Dan LeRoy traces the drum machine from its low-tech beginnings in the Fifties and Sixties to its evolution in the Seventies and its ubiquity in the Eighties, when seemingly overnight, it infiltrated every genre of music. Drum machines put some drummers out of work, while keeping othTrade ReviewDan LeRoy takes on a subject that could easily result in a dry, strictly-for-geeks read – the history of machine-rhythm - and turns out a juicy deep-dive that will appeal equally to the lay-person interested in the evolution of pop culture as to the gear-head and serious musician. What this richly researched and entertaining book shows is that far from dehumanizing and deskilling music, the drum machine depended on human imagination: the vision and dedication needed to create the technology in the first place, the ingenuity of amateur and professional musicians alike, as they struggled with these newfangled boxes and extracted magic from them. It’s a story that’s largely untold and LeRoy tells it with vivid clarity. * Simon Reynolds, author of Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture and Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-84 *Table of ContentsForeword by Nick Rhodes: Timing is Everything Prologue 1. From Boats to Babies: How Drum Machines Began 2. The Rhythm Aces 3. Beat Brothers: Sly Stone and J.J. Cale 4. “The Machines Are Fighting Back” 5. Teutonic Sonics: Germany and Programmed Rhythm 6. Turn the Beat Around: Eno, Disco and the Drum Machine 7. Our Drum Machine Could Be Your Band 8. The Drum Machines That Weren’t 9. Punch the Clock: The Joy and Pain of Drum Programming 10. Without Me, You Would Not Even Have Thought of Writing This Book 11. Give the (Electronic) Drummer Some 12. Inside and Outside the Box: The Linn Revolution 13. “Have You Seen This New Drum Machine? Shit!” 14. 808 State 15. Hip Hop’s Electric Guitar 16. Worker Bees of the DMX 17. Destination Emulation 18. Mr. K’s Last Laugh 19. The Mammals Arrive: The Linn 9000 and the End of the Drum Machine 20. Computer Love 21. Time Out of Time Appendix: I Am Echo Acknowledgments
£20.89
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc The Rhythm Image
Book SynopsisMusic videos play a critical role in our age of ubiquitous streaming digital media. They project the personas and visions of musical artists; they stand at the cutting edge of developments in popular culture; and they fuse and revise multiple frames of reference, from dance to high fashion to cult movies and television shows to Internet memes. Above all, music videos are laboratories for experimenting with new forms of audiovisual expression. The Rhythm Image explores all these dimensions. The book analyzes, in depth, recent music videos for artists ranging from pop superstar The Weeknd to independent women artists like FKA twigs and Dawn Richard. The music videos discussed in this book all treat the traditional themes of popular music: sex and romance, money and fame, and the lived experiences of race and gender. But they twist these themes in strange and unexpected ways, in order to reflect our entanglement with a digital world of social media, data gathering, and 24/7 demandsTrade ReviewA quarter-century back, MTV’s Amp showcased electronica videos, eerie creatures of beats-driven posthumanism. The show ended, but the videos multiplied, digital tinkering to visualize hip-hop, R&B, and new divas alongside EDM for stop-start viewing on YouTube. Steven Shaviro philosopher of speculative fiction, at last names this core category: the rhythm image. Gazing and auditing, applying theory as needed, he makes that tweak in the assemblage on your screen a frontier. The filmic nugget pulsates, in his cuts from micro to macro analysis, becoming a fundamental cultural reshaping—the visual groove as 21st century homeland. * Eric Weisbard, author of Songbooks: The Literature of American Popular Music *When is a book on music video not “just” a book on music video? When it deftly weaves descriptions of digital art-making with the ideas of Henri Bergson, Immanuel Kant, Marshall McLuhan, and Vivian Sobchack to expand on Gilles Deluge’s film-philosophy and articulate a new regime of the image: the rhythm image. Through luxuriant close readings and invigorating exposition, Shaviro shows how contemporary music videos immerse viewers in the new temporal and affective relationship that organize digital media culture. A delight to read and to contemplate! * Caetlin Benson-Allott, Professor of English and Film & Media Studies, Georgetown University, USA *In recent years, the once denigrated and impure object of the music video has received more serious attention and nowhere more so than in Steven Shaviro’s ground-breaking work, The Rhythm Image. Combining close engagement with the audiovisual expressive properties of specific digital music videos with broader sociological and philosophical concerns, this book argues for the emergence of a new diagram of audiovisual expression based neither in movement nor pure temporality but in rhythm. While, on the one hand this book engages with Deleuze’s cinema books and through them a range of philosophical references from Kant to Whitehead, read in conjunction with contemporary accounts of post-cinema and digital media, at its core is an intense engagement with the contemporary music videos for artists including Massive Attack, FKA Twigs, Tierra Whack and Tkay Maidza that it engages with in loving detail. Ultimately it suggests that these music videos allow for the grasping of contemporary social transformations affecting race, gender, sexuality and mediated desires intensively via moments of audiovisual bliss. * Michael N. Goddard, Reader in Film and Screen Media, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK *Table of ContentsList of Figures Preface 1. The Rhythm Image 2. Post-Cinematic Articulations of Sound and Vision (Massive Attack) 3. Cyborg Avatars (Dawn Richard) 4. Pulses of Distraction (Tierra Whack) 5. Living With Time-Space Compression (Bonobo) 6. The Passion According to FKA twigs 7. Vanishing Voices (Moses Sumney) 8. Metamorphoses of a Severed Head (The Weeknd) 9. Submerged (Tkay Maidza) Afterword Books and Articles Cited Music and Videos Cited Index
£20.89
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Fifty Years of the Concept Album in Popular Music
Book SynopsisThe concept album is one of popular music's most celebratedand misunderstoodachievements. This book examines the untold history of the rock concept album, from The Beatles to Beyoncé.The roots of the concept album are nearly as old as the long-playing record itself, as recording artists began using the format to transcend a mere collection of songs into a listening experience that takes the listener on a journey through its unifying mood, theme, narrative, or underlying idea.Along the way, artists as varied as the Moody Blues, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Pink Floyd, Parliament, Donna Summer, Iron Maiden, Radiohead, The Notorious B.I.G., Green Day, Janelle Monáe, and Kendrick Lamar created albums that form an extended conversation of art and music. Limits were pushed as the format grew over the subsequent eras.Seminal albums like the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Who's Tommy, Marvin Gaye's What's Going On, stand aTrade ReviewFifty Years of the Concept Album in Popular Music is a rich, valuable piece of modern music education, a deep dive into the might and worth of the album versus the single, and a chance for music fans unfamiliar with certain genres to gain a new level of open-mindedness, as this work provides an opportunity to explore what may be outside one’s comfort zones. Wolfson levels the playing field – it’s all music. * PopMatters *Eric Wolfson is a musician's musician, a writer's writer, and a historian's historian. The first two qualities are more common than the third among music writers, but the triple threat is what sets Wolfson apart. His ear for sound, way with words, and talent as a storyteller make this book not only an insightful meditation on the concept album but also a gripping history of the times. From the Sixties to the Millennium, Fifty Years of the Concept Album will change how you hear and understand the long and winding road from that America to this one. * Scott A. Sandage, cultural historian *The concept album has long been a neglected part of popular music history. Eric Wolfson has corrected that oversight in this authoritative study. Foregrounding diversity, he interrogates the concept album as being unbound by genre and era. You might be familiar with these records and artists, but Wolfson’s sharp, illuminative prose will have you revisiting and reconsidering them with a more nuanced understanding of intent and narrative. Fifty Years of the Concept Album is an important and necessary contribution to popular music studies. * John Dougan, Professor Emeritus of Popular Music Studies, Dept. of Recording Industry, Middle Tennessee State University, USA *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Ramblin' on my Mind Part 1: The Psychedelic Era (1967-1969) 1. We Hope You Will Enjoy the Show: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles (1967) 2. This Day Will Last a Thousand Years: Days of Future Passed by the Moody Blues (1967) 3. We Are the Other People: We're Only in it for the Money by The Mothers of Invention (1968) 4. The One That Rambles on for a Million Miles: Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix (1968) 5. Amazing Journey: Tommy by the Who (1969) Part 2: The Progressive Era (1970-1974) 6. God Know Where We're Heading: What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye (1971) 7. I Am on a Lonely Road and I Am Traveling: Blue by Joni Mitchell (1971) 8. We'll Have Superman for President: Thick as a Brick by Jethro Tull (1972) 9. Like a Regular Superstar: The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders From Mars by David Bowie (1972) 10. And if the Band You're in Starts Playing Different Tunes: The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd (1973) Part 3: The Modern Era (1975-1989) 11. Tear the Roof Off the Sucker: Mothership Connection by Parliament (1975) 12. Fairy Tale High: Once Upon a Time by Simple Minds (1985) 13. There's No Returning on this Chartered Trip Away: Zen Arcade by Hüsker Dü (1984) 14. As Soon as You're Born You're Dying: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son by Iron Maiden (1988) 15. This Is a Recording: 3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul (1989) Part 4: The Postmodern Era (1990-1999) 16. I Wanna Be Mesmerizing Too: Exile in Guyville by Liz Phair (1993) 17. I Am the Silencing Machine: The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails (1994) 18. I Feel LIke Death is Fuckin' Callin' Me: Ready to Die by The Notorious B.I.G. (1994) 19. A Handshake of Carbon Monoxide: OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 20. I Chose to Use My Heart: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998) Part 5: The New Millennium (2000-2016) 21. Been Taken for Lost and Gone and Unknown for a Long, Long Time: Smile by Brian Wilson (2004) 22. All Across the Alien Nation: American Idiot by Green Day (2004) 23. If You Want to Be Free: The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe (2010) 24. The One in Front of the Gun Lives Forever: Good Kid, m.A.A.d City by Kendrick Lamar (2012) 25. Won't Let My Freedom Rot in Hell: Lemonade by Beyoncé (2016) Conclusion: When Everybody Who Is Lonely Will Be Free Works Cited Index
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Adams Media Corporation My Vinyl Collection: How to Build, Maintain, and
Book SynopsisThe ultimate guide to starting, keeping, and tracking your music collection with this guided journal, including expert advice, lists, and a log to keep track of over 300 records.Vinyl records are back—in a big way. Music lovers are turning back to vinyl for its pure sound and the fun of collection. If you’re an avid collector or are looking to start your collection, this book will walk you through the basics of what is sure to become your newest passion; and give you the space to keep track of your own growing collection. Whether your musical tastes are jazz, rock, country, classical, or showtunes, you can find vinyl records from your favorite artists—but you have to know where to look. And DJ-turned-vinyl expert Jenna Miles will let you know all that and more! With essential guidance on storing, cleaning, and fixing records, this guided journal is a must-have for music fans everywhere.
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Abbey Road: The Inside Story of the World’s Most
Book SynopsisWith a foreword by Paul McCartney'It's semi-devotional -- a really special place' Florence Welch'There are certain things that are mythical. Abbey Road is mythical' Nile RodgersMany people will recognise the famous zebra crossing. Some visitors may have graffitied their name on its hallowed outer walls. Others might even have managed to penetrate the iron gates. But what draws in these thousands of fans here, year after year? What is it that really happens behind the doors of the most celebrated recording studio in the world?It may have begun life as an affluent suburban house, but it soon became a creative hub renowned around the world as a place where great music, ground-breaking sounds and unforgettable tunes were forged - nothing less than a witness to, and a key participant in, the history of popular music itself.What has been going on there for over ninety years has called for skills that are musical, creative, technical, mechanical, interpersonal, logistical, managerial, chemical and, romantics might be tempted add, close to magic.This is for the people who believe in the magic.Trade ReviewEngrossing...A stirring narrative that mirrors pop's twists and turns from its earliest days to the present * Slate *A hugely enjoyable read for anyone who has ever bought a record, told with Hepworth's characteristic dry humour, beautifully illustrated and with a foreword by Paul McCartney...Engrossing, extansively researched -- Roger Alton * Daily Mail *Hepworth captures the feeling of immediacy and excitement that exemplified the storied St John's Wood studio...An appropriately pacy chronicle of rapid cultural/technological evolution -- Ian Fortnum * Classic Rock *The story of recorded music itself. Great details leap from every page -- Tom Doyle * Mojo *Hepworth, one of the most authoritative music journalists and historians, brings the studio in suburban London to life * Big Issue *
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Rowman & Littlefield Music Production: A Manual for Producers,
Book SynopsisThe guidance of a skilled music producer will always be a key factor in producing a great recording, and this is no small matter in an age when the recording industry is undergoing its most radical change in over half a century. Music Production: A Manual for Producers, Composers, Arrangers, and Students, Third Edition serves as a comprehensive road map for navigating the continuous changes in the music industry and music production technologies. From dissecting compositions to understanding studio technologies, from coaching vocalists and instrumentalists to arranging and orchestration, from musicianship to marketing, advertising and promotion, Michael Zager takes readers on a tour of the world of music production, helping students and professionals keep pace with this rapidly changing profession. This third edition features: New interviews with eminent industry professionals Updated information on current trends in producing popular music and the impacts of the Music Modernization Act Additional material on video game music End-of-chapter assignments for course usage An instructor''s manual is available. Please email textbooks@rowman.com.
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Rowman & Littlefield Audio Production Basics with Logic Pro X
Book SynopsisLearn the basics of recording, editing, and mixing using Logic Pro X, a favorite audio platform of musicians everywhere. Filled with tips and insights, Audio Production Basics with Logic Pro X will guide you every step of the way. With this book and the included media files, you'll get practical, hands-on experience. We cover everything from setting up your computer to the fundamentals of audio production, including: Basic Digital Audio Workstation operations and audio hardware options Principles of sound production and microphone use Essential Logic concepts and operations MIDI fundamentals for playing and performing with virtual instruments Multi-track recording and signal processing techniques Mixing your project and using automation Outputting your final mixdown Logic Pro X software is very powerful and easy to use once you know the basics. Take the first step now, with Audio Production Basics with Logic Pro X.
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Rowman & Littlefield Audio Production Basics with Cubase 10.5
Book SynopsisLearn the basics of recording, editing, and mixing audio using Cubase Elements, Artist, or Pro. Experience the software used worldwide by musicians, producers, engineers, mixers, and audio professionals. Filled with tips and insights, Audio Production Basics with Cubase 10.5 will get you working fast. With this book and the included media files, you'll get the practical, hands-on exposure you need. We cover everything from setting up your computer to the fundamentals of audio production, including: Basic Digital Audio Workstation operations and audio hardware options Principles of sound production and microphone use Essential Cubase concepts and operations MIDI fundamentals for playing and performing with virtual instruments Multi-track recording Plug-in use and signal processing techniques Mixing your project and using automation Outputting your final mixdown Cubase software is very powerful, yet fun and easy to use. Everything you learn here will apply to all editions of Cubase (Elements, Artist, and Pro), so you can easily upgrade in the future no matter where you are starting today. Take the first step now, with Audio Production Basics with Cubase 10.5.
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Rowman & Littlefield Audio Production Basics with Reason Software
Book SynopsisLearn the basics of recording, processing, and mixing audio using Reason software, the robust digital audio workstation and musical toolkit used by artists, producers, and sound designers worldwide. Audio Production Basics with Reason Software will guide you every step of the way. The exercises in this book are designed to be completed using the low-cost Reason Intro edition, allowing you to get hands-on practice and easily experience the world of Reason software. Everything discussed in this book translates fully to the standard edition of Reason software, as well as to the expansive Reason Suite edition.With this book and the included online media files, you'll get working experience using Reason, covering everything from setting up your computer to the fundamentals of audio production, including: Basic digital audio workstation operations and audio hardware options Principles of sound production and microphone use Essential Reason concepts and operations MIDI fundamentals for playing and recording virtual instruments Managing devices and routing signals in Reason's unique rack interface Using automation to create dynamic changes to audio Mixing your project and exporting your final mixed track Reason Intro is affordable, easy, and fun. And everything you learn here will apply when you are ready to move on to more advanced versions of Reason. Take the first step now, with Audio Production Basics with Reason Software.
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Rowman & Littlefield Avid Media Composer First: Fundamentals of
Book SynopsisThis book familiarizes users with techniques needed to complete a Media Composer First project. Each Lesson and exercise will focus on a phase of the editing process, starting with organizing media, assembling a sequence, refining a sequence, creating titles and effects, and outputting your program so that others can view it.
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Rowman & Littlefield Music Production Methods: A Concise Guide for
Book SynopsisJosh Bess provides a concise and accessible guide to music production and the role of a producer, breaking it down into core concepts, approaches, and methods essential to any piece of recorded music regardless of style or genre. Music Production Methods will help producers troubleshoot workflows and ultimately create better music.
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Rowman & Littlefield Music Production Methods: A Concise Guide for
Book SynopsisJosh Bess provides a concise and accessible guide to music production and the role of a producer, breaking it down into core concepts, approaches, and methods essential to any piece of recorded music regardless of style or genre. Music Production Methods will help producers troubleshoot workflows and ultimately create better music.
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Rowman & Littlefield Logic Pro 101: Music Production Fundamentals
Book SynopsisLearn the basics of producing music with Apple's Logic Pro digital audio workstation. Since its introduction by Emagic in the 1990s, Logic software has become a favorite platform among musicians and music creators everywhere. Today's Logic Pro features an intuitive interface that is easy for beginners to learn while also offering deep functionality and robust audio and MIDI features that meet the needs of the most advanced user.Logic Pro 101 and the included online media files will guide you through the fundamentals of music production, including: Studio setup and configuration Basic Logic Pro controls Creating Logic Pro projects Importing and working with audio and MIDI files Recording audio and MIDI Making selections and navigating Editing audio and MIDI Working in the Live Loops Grid Basic mixing and exporting The included exercises and hands-on projects will help you put your learning into practice, Launch your journey to producing better music using a tried and tested approach that has proven successful in certification programs worldwide. Get started today with Logic Pro 101your path to music production success!
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